Library & Information Spend Predictions for 2021: Research Study undertaken by Ipsos MORI and PCG

A global telephone survey was carried out at 670 institutions across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa. • Senior librarians and information officers with control over and knowledge of library and information services budgets for 2021 were contacted in order to understand current industry trends and predict future purchasing behaviour. • Institutions included academic institutions, hospitals/trusts, medical schools, government functions and corporations. Academic institutions were categorised by their size and highlevel information needs. • Mixed mode, online and telephone surveys were carried out by independent research agencies Ipsos MORI and PCG who have specialist knowledge of conducting international research studies. • Quotas for this study were set to reflect the global contribution to library and information spend by region and type of institute. Small scale imbalances in the final profile achieved were adjusted by weighting at the analysis stage. • It should be noted that some participants could only give broad indications as to what they expected to occur in regard to next year’s budge