152 · ARL Statistics 2009–2010
SASKATCHEWAN
All figures are as of 04/30/2010.
Library branches included: Includes Education, Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine branch libraries.
Library branches NOT included: Theological College libraries on campus that are not part of the library system.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2009 revised to 2,361,709.
2 Discrepancy between 2009 and 2010 due to different search strategy.
16 There was a budget adjustment given to the library due to the fiscal environment. The library did not receive a 5% increase to the
acquisitions budget. Therefore, to cover anticipated inflation associated with serials, the monograph budget was reduced for 2009-2010.
16-26 (16a) $1,734,278 (16b) $8,081,824 (16c) $0 (16d) $135,628 (16) $9,951,730 (17) $62,967 (18a) $4,688,715 (18b) $3,526,166 (18c) $243,237 (18)
$8,458,118 (20) $1,469,133 (21) $19,941,948 (22) $693,540 (23) $5,353,884 (24a) $80,079 (24b) $0 (25) $306,684 (26) $45,764.
18.a Computer programmers, budget officers, other specialists included in professional staff.
20 Includes funding from grants and special funds. 2008-2009 figure should be corrected to $1,306,749.
21 2008-2009 figure should be corrected to $20,784,191.
23 Includes $425,444 in provincial funding for resources for the Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership. 2008-2009 figure
should be corrected to $5,343,749.
39 Includes professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers and instructors.
42 Includes 315 post-graduate clinical students.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Library branches included: Business Library, South Caroliniana Library, Math Library, Music Library, Moving Image Research
Collections, South Carolina Political Collections, Rare Books and Special Collections.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2009 revised to 3,935,580.
4 Changed from a physical count to a bibliographic count this year.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.b-1.b.ii Large increase in volumes added during the year due to strategic initiative work and faster paced collection processing.
3 Increase due to significant number of e-books purchased in addition to Holocaust collection purchased in 2008-2009 but counted in
2009-2010.
16.a Increase represents additional e-book purchases.
20 Decrease in 2009-2010 results from onetime large computer purchase in 2008-2009.
22 Increase reflects a significant onetime funding opportunity.
23 2008-2009 number not corroborated and was under reported. 2009-2010 figure is complete and properly represents spending on
e-resources from all sources.
25 Decrease in 2009-2010 results from onetime large computer purchase in 2008-2009.
30, 31 Increase due to additional presentations offered and improved counting procedures.
32 New reference desk opened in Main Library. Dramatic increase of in-person visits recorded.
35 Increase attributed to first full-year participation in RAPID, improved accuracy of RAPID holdings, and increase in reciprocal
borrowing and lending relationships with peer institutions.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2009 revised to 3,171,619. Includes MyiLibrary and Springer e-book loads.
1.b Increase related to question 1.b.i. More books were cataloged, and fewer were withdrawn.
1.b.i Increase in previously uncataloged collections along with gifts and other acquisitions resulted in a rise in this figure.
3 Increase is a result of large e-book package purchase and an increase in the monograph budget due to a serial cancellation.
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