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The Survey of Library Furniture Acquisitions Practices
gives highly detailed data for public and academic libraries
on their furniture purchasing policies including use of
consortium purchases, online purchases, use of auctions and
buying and selling of used furniture. The study gives highly
detailed data on product choices, views on favored vendors,
sources of information on best deals, and the impact of
design, price, safety, durability, environmental impact and
other considerations in the purchase decision. Survey
participants tell of their best furniture purchases, and what
they look for in a vendor of particular types of furniture.
The survey gives data on buying plans for a broad range of
furniture types including children's furniture, carrels, wall
hangings, flooring and carpeting, shelves, desks,
computer-related furniture and many other types of library
furniture. Data is broken out for public and academic
libraries and by library overall budget and furniture budget.
The study is designed to help librarians answer questions such
as: where do I find the best possible furniture and the best
possible price? What are our peers buying and what are they
satisfied with?
