SLS / BIALL Annual Academic Law Library Survey 2010/2011

Today I learnt how to bench-mark my academic law library (if I had one).

The report analysing the results of the SLS / BIALL Annual Academic Law Library Survey was published this week on the BIALL website. 95 academic libraries from the UK and Ireland took part in the survey and the data relate to the academic year 2010/2011. The report was compiled by David Gee, Deputy Librarian and Academic Services Manager at IALS.

The survey provides a snapshot of different aspects of the academic law library, including services provided, database subscriptions, acquisitions expenditure and staffing levels. The report also provides further analysis and commentary on how these results have changed year on year.

No surprises that the three most popular databases were Westlaw UK, Lexis Library and HeinOnline. More surprising is that expenditure on law materials per student in old universities was down 2% on 2010 whereas in new universities it was up 12% in the same period. For context on these and other trends you will need to read the report itself.

SLS / BIALL Annual Academic Law Library Survey 2010/2011 (BIALL Members only):

http://www.biall.org.uk/publications.php?action=publication&id=28