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A 1976-77 study of the requests sent by the library at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, to the Center for Research Libraries showed that, of the 524 requests sent in a 14-month period, 371 (70.8%) were filled by CRL. Of the 524 requests 160 (31%) were sent on behalf of faculty, 275 (52%) were on behalf of graduate students, 75 (14%) were on behalf of library staff, and the remaining 14 (3%) were on behalf of other community members.               (Source)

        Ibid…. showed thatthe Journals Access Service was the service most successfully used, with 58.5% of the materials received coming from this CRL service. Average receipt time for photocopied materials through this service was 10-13 days.                     (Source)

Dr. David Kohl

 "Libraries in the digital age are experiencing the most profound transformation since ancient Mesopotamian scribes first began gathering and organizing cuneiform tablets."

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