ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2010-2011

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58 · ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2010–2011
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Number
Footnote
CHICAGO
John Crerar Library is a central science library with a biomedical collection for health sciences. Many numbers are estimated
from percentages of total for library as a result. Data for the ARL survey are matched as closely as possible to data compiled for
AAHSL annual survey statistics.
1.b-1.b.ii We continue to decrease the acquisition of print journals, resulting in fewer bound volumes added and have increasingly begun
to acquire e-book formats instead of print books. We cannot estimate the number of biomedical e-books reliably, but we are
purchasing significant numbers of e-books.
5.a.ii Continued cancelation of print journals duplicated by online subscriptions.
18-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
22 Some additional purchases were made possible using discretionary centralized funds.
23 Serials expenditures in Q23 includes all types of ongoing electronic expenditures for e-journals, e-books subscriptions,
databases, etc. in aggregate. We have no mechanism for separating out the various types of resources, so many e-journals
expenditures are not included in Q16.b that are in Q23.
26 We had about 500 more requests for articles than in previous years, increasing our overall costs.
27, 27.c Due to budget decreases we reduced our student staffing significantly.
31 More sessions were presented during classes and to other larger groups in 2010-2011.
CINCINNATI
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 293,522.
1.b, 1.b.ii This negative number reflects weeding of some bound journals in the Health Sciences Library.
5, 37-43 Numbers are included in Main statistics.
COLUMBIA
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 373,238. Restatement from 2009-2010 survey due to continued stacks cleanup and
barcoding efforts associated with offsite processing.
5-5.b.iii Information included in Butler data.
12 Wilcox Collection.
16.a Additional endowment income spending.
16.c Audio visual materials.
CONNECTICUT
32 Prior year’s figures included in-depth Academic Computer Support questions which were not true reference questions.
CORNELL
Library branches included: Includes the Medical Library in New York, NY only.
Library branches NOT included: Excludes the Medical Center Archives in New York, NY, and the Medical library in Qatar.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 205,832. Increased to reflect additional e-books.
1.b.i Does not include manually cataloged e-books as it has in the past.
5 Estimate only. Less than 1% of the final count was estimated to be print. 1,030 of the e-titles were estimated to be non-current.
7 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 12,900.
9 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2009-2010) was 612.
11 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 0.
12 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 928.
14 The motion picture count is no longer kept up to date. The last complete film and video count (in 2007-2008) was 920 (no motion
pictures). Videos/DVDs increased by 4% to 1,010.

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58 · ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2010–2011
Question
Number
Footnote
CHICAGO
John Crerar Library is a central science library with a biomedical collection for health sciences. Many numbers are estimated
from percentages of total for library as a result. Data for the ARL survey are matched as closely as possible to data compiled for
AAHSL annual survey statistics.
1.b-1.b.ii We continue to decrease the acquisition of print journals, resulting in fewer bound volumes added and have increasingly begun
to acquire e-book formats instead of print books. We cannot estimate the number of biomedical e-books reliably, but we are
purchasing significant numbers of e-books.
5.a.ii Continued cancelation of print journals duplicated by online subscriptions.
18-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
22 Some additional purchases were made possible using discretionary centralized funds.
23 Serials expenditures in Q23 includes all types of ongoing electronic expenditures for e-journals, e-books subscriptions,
databases, etc. in aggregate. We have no mechanism for separating out the various types of resources, so many e-journals
expenditures are not included in Q16.b that are in Q23.
26 We had about 500 more requests for articles than in previous years, increasing our overall costs.
27, 27.c Due to budget decreases we reduced our student staffing significantly.
31 More sessions were presented during classes and to other larger groups in 2010-2011.
CINCINNATI
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 293,522.
1.b, 1.b.ii This negative number reflects weeding of some bound journals in the Health Sciences Library.
5, 37-43 Numbers are included in Main statistics.
COLUMBIA
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 373,238. Restatement from 2009-2010 survey due to continued stacks cleanup and
barcoding efforts associated with offsite processing.
5-5.b.iii Information included in Butler data.
12 Wilcox Collection.
16.a Additional endowment income spending.
16.c Audio visual materials.
CONNECTICUT
32 Prior year’s figures included in-depth Academic Computer Support questions which were not true reference questions.
CORNELL
Library branches included: Includes the Medical Library in New York, NY only.
Library branches NOT included: Excludes the Medical Center Archives in New York, NY, and the Medical library in Qatar.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 205,832. Increased to reflect additional e-books.
1.b.i Does not include manually cataloged e-books as it has in the past.
5 Estimate only. Less than 1% of the final count was estimated to be print. 1,030 of the e-titles were estimated to be non-current.
7 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 12,900.
9 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2009-2010) was 612.
11 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 0.
12 Count is no longer kept up to date. The last count (in 2007-2008) was 928.
14 The motion picture count is no longer kept up to date. The last complete film and video count (in 2007-2008) was 920 (no motion
pictures). Videos/DVDs increased by 4% to 1,010.

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Footnotes · 57
Footnotes
Footnotes may also include errata and corrections to data not previously reported from prior years. Numbers refer to
columns in Library Data Tables and to Questionnaire numbers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are as of 06/30/2011.
Question
Number
Footnote
ALABAMA
All figures are as of 09/30/2011.
Using October through September fiscal year, instead of July through June
1.a Volumes held September 30, 2010 revised to 15,745.
ARIZONA
Library branches included: Arizona Health Sciences Library in Phoenix.
1 Includes print volumes and e-book titles.
1.a 2009-2010 figure includes print volumes only (not e-books).
24.a Includes OCLC and ILS maintenance.
28 Does not include liaison librarians who have physical offices in the colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health.
CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
1.b 2009-2010 figure did not include CDL electronic shared monograph volumes.
3 For 2009-2010 ability to purchase was hampered by budget constraints. For 2010-2011 our YBP profile was refined resulting in
more monographic purchases.
5. 5.a, 5.b Number is higher because of better reporting from SFX and the inclusion of free or open access titles we provide through SFX.
16.a Variance in figures reported as compared to 2009-2010 versus 2010-2011 is due to deposit account off-set/declining balance
information being included in previous years figures but should have been excluded based on ARL definition within this
category. In addition, Library paid replacement cost for materials that were damaged in the flood of 2008-2009. Health Science
donor expenses were inadvertently reported with Main Library's expenses rather than with Health Science's expenses.
33-34 2009-2010 total includes in-house use. This year we have excluded processing in-house "circulation" transactions.
37-43 Data are reported in the Main Library survey.
CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are included in the figures reported
18, 19 Beginning in 2010-2011, salaries and wages includes employee benefits, because the UCLA Library must now fund its employee
benefits.
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Library branches included: Biomedical Library and Medical Center Library.
PhD Degrees/Faculty and Enrollment figures combined with general campus data
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 228,639.
24.b, 37-43 Included with the general campus count.
CASE WESTERN RESERVE
Questions 29, 34-43 are reported on the Main Library's statistics.
1.b.i The Medical Library has access to 10,225 e-books that were added to the collection and are reported in the Main library's
statistics.
5.a.i The Medical Library has access to 65,123 e-journals that are reported in the Main library's statistics.

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Question
Number
Footnote
CORNELL, cont.
16 We cannot provide these breakouts. The counts we are able to get for this type of breakout are no longer meaningful.
17 Binding was stopped as of July 2009 due to budgetary pressures. The library has very few print journal subscriptions.
18.a Includes expenditures for academic and exempt staff.
18.b Includes expenditures for non-academic non-exempt staff only.
27.a Includes academic and exempt staff.
27.b Includes non-academic non-exempt staff only.
30 Starting with 2010-2011, CUL broadened the coverage of the statistics it keeps on its information contacts with, and presentations
to its users it now records some of its outreach efforts. In the past, some consultations and some sessions planned for one user
were included in the count for presentations to groups. They are now counted as reference transactions.
32 Extrapolated from 12 random sampling weeks.
32-33 2009-2010 counts incorrectly included reserve, non-laptop equipment, and laptop charges which inflated the count.
40 The 2009-2010 student counts should have been 1,036 full-time and 113 part-time graduate students.
DARTMOUTH
Library branches included: Dana Biomedical Library, Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library.
1.b, 1.b.i Indicates emphasis on electronic-only and reduction due to budget constraints.
1.b.ii, 2 Withdrawals part of ongoing deaccessioning project.
5-5.a.ii Both the transition to electronic journals from print journals and the purchase of electronic journals by a general fund instead of
individual funds contribute to this figure.
5.b, 5.b.iii-
5.b.iv
Did not include freely accessible e-journals with Health library figure and indicates increased consortial activity as well as the
decline in retention of print journals.
16.a Indicates emphasis on e-journals.
16.c Increased purchase by $10.
17 No longer binding the majority of our serials.
18.c Increase in student pay.
20 Budget changes.
22 Included with Main library figure.
25 Relates to the cyclical nature of computer replacement.
30, 32 Staffing and time constraints reduced the number of presentations.
31 Staffing and time constraints reduced the number of presentations, therefore the number of participants.
33-34 Increased use of collections in house and of digital collections.
35-36 Increase in use of our collection through our Borrow Direct consortium.
EMORY
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
Library branches included: Grady Branch Library, Emory University Hospital Branch Library, and Emory Midtown Branch
Library.
Emory Midtown data not included in Q1-Q14.
1.b, 1.b.ii Withdrawal of bound journal volumes for titles with archival electronic access.
3 Increased purchase of monographs due to changes in programs supported.
5 Duplication eliminated and reduction in titles via link resolver, revised count, and move to electronic.
5.a More accurate.

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