THE BRITISH LIBRARY DOCUMENT SUPPLY CENTRE
Source of requests - UK & Eire customers 2000-01
Facts and Figures 2000-01
Demand |
1995-96 |
2000-01 | |||
UK requests received |
3,015,838 |
2,629,106 | |||
Overseas requests received |
1,097,748 |
1,268,256 | |||
Total requests received |
4,113,586 |
3,897,362 | |||
© fee requests received UK |
53,165 |
96,473 | |||
© fee requests received overseas |
250,967 |
540,716 | |||
UK requests sent overseas |
8,844 |
3,978 | |||
Total number of customers |
18,392 |
20,584 | |||
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Methods of requesting |
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ARTTel (computer to computer) |
59.6% |
33.4% | |||
E-mail/ARTWeb |
3.6 |
46.2% | |||
Postal |
22.0% |
4.3% | |||
Premium services |
3.8% |
5.5% | |||
OPAC 97/Blaise |
- |
4.5% | |||
Fax |
5.3% |
3.1% | |||
Database hosts |
3.3% |
1.5% | |||
inside web |
- |
1.4% | |||
Other |
1.4% |
0.1% | |||
Telex |
1.0% |
- |
2002 LIST online: NHS library statistics