id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15587 Swanepoel, A.J.; Smit, I.P.J. Towards an Understanding of Annual Reports of University and Technikon Libraries in South Africa 2003-03-01 10 .pdf application/pdf 5085 182 45 It includes issues such as the usefulness of annual reports, the future of annual re- ports, the readers of annual reports, an- nual report trends, and content analyses of annual reports.3�7 The latest develop- ments and trends in corporate annual re- porting also feature regularly at confer- ences, at annual competitions for the best annual report, and in newsletters and journals specifically aimed at corporate annual reporting.8�10 The Role of Annual Reports in University and Technikon Libraries From the introductory remarks above, it should be clear that many indicators point to the important role that annual reports play in the corporate world. 3 Publication Date of Last Annual Report Separate or Library Reports Own Reports Incorporated in the Parent Institutions� Annual Reports (Group 1 Libraries) (Group 2 Libraries) n=20 n=20 2000 and after 70% 11.11% 1999 10% 66.67% Before 1999 20% 22.22% annual reports and also that the annual reports of group 2 libraries often contain only a summary or selection of issues that a library would normally include in its own annual report. cache/crl-15587.pdf txt/crl-15587.txt