41 ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014–2015
Question
Number
Footnote
CASE WESTERN RESERVE
1, 4 The Medical Library also has access to a number of electronic resources that are counted only in the
Main Library’s statistics.
12 Consortia/Networks/Bibliographic Utilities Expenditures are calculated in the Main Library Statistics.
16 Health Science Library does not calculate Reference Transactions.
CHICAGO
2 The process for calculating this number was changed to be more consistent with the way that it is
calculated for the Main Library.
7.a
Due to serials cancellations, we were able to redirect a portion of allocation to one-time resources in
addition, we were still in the process of revising our allocation/budgeting from general central funds to
subject-specific funds.
9 Reduced spending on binding, travel, and supplies.
14, 15 Previous year included a special outreach effort to all clinical medical departments.
16 FY 2014 reference transactions revised to 1,712. All reference transactions at the Science Library are
included we cannot reliably report only biomedical reference transactions.
17 FY 2014 initial circulations revised to 5,326. Revision due to better processes for identifying biomedical
transactions.
22 Transition to a new ILS resulted in increased borrowing during migration.
CINCINNATI
11 Official fringe rates vary by employee level: 35.8% for faculty librarians, 41.0% for administrative staff,
and 53.5% for support staff.
12 $858,794 for the institution included in main report.
18–20 Total for institution included in main report.
23 Gate count is not recorded.
CONNECTICUT
1 Our catalog is now combined with our journal resolver. The total now includes many more journal titles.
7.c Binding: $570 Membership: $200 OCLC Cat: $5,181 OCLC ILL: $1,141 Library System: $70,838 and
Document Delivery: $5,856.
10 Fringe Benefits includes pension, unemployment compensation, health services, group life insurance,
social security, &medical insurance.
17 We cannot separate out reserves.
CORNELL
Library branches included: Includes the Medical Library and the Medical Center Archives in New
York City. Also includes some counts for the Medical Library’s Patient Resource Center. IPEDS UnitID:
190424.
Library branches NOT included: Excludes the medical library at the Weill Cornell Medical College in
Qatar.
1, 2, 4 Includes some open access items selected and cataloged to support research and educational needs.
Includes only those Medical Center Archives titles in the Medical Library catalog.
2 The decrease reflects an ongoing withdrawal project through which the library has withdrawn a
significant portion of its print collection, especially journal volumes that are available online.
Question
Number
Footnote
CASE WESTERN RESERVE
1, 4 The Medical Library also has access to a number of electronic resources that are counted only in the
Main Library’s statistics.
12 Consortia/Networks/Bibliographic Utilities Expenditures are calculated in the Main Library Statistics.
16 Health Science Library does not calculate Reference Transactions.
CHICAGO
2 The process for calculating this number was changed to be more consistent with the way that it is
calculated for the Main Library.
7.a
Due to serials cancellations, we were able to redirect a portion of allocation to one-time resources in
addition, we were still in the process of revising our allocation/budgeting from general central funds to
subject-specific funds.
9 Reduced spending on binding, travel, and supplies.
14, 15 Previous year included a special outreach effort to all clinical medical departments.
16 FY 2014 reference transactions revised to 1,712. All reference transactions at the Science Library are
included we cannot reliably report only biomedical reference transactions.
17 FY 2014 initial circulations revised to 5,326. Revision due to better processes for identifying biomedical
transactions.
22 Transition to a new ILS resulted in increased borrowing during migration.
CINCINNATI
11 Official fringe rates vary by employee level: 35.8% for faculty librarians, 41.0% for administrative staff,
and 53.5% for support staff.
12 $858,794 for the institution included in main report.
18–20 Total for institution included in main report.
23 Gate count is not recorded.
CONNECTICUT
1 Our catalog is now combined with our journal resolver. The total now includes many more journal titles.
7.c Binding: $570 Membership: $200 OCLC Cat: $5,181 OCLC ILL: $1,141 Library System: $70,838 and
Document Delivery: $5,856.
10 Fringe Benefits includes pension, unemployment compensation, health services, group life insurance,
social security, &medical insurance.
17 We cannot separate out reserves.
CORNELL
Library branches included: Includes the Medical Library and the Medical Center Archives in New
York City. Also includes some counts for the Medical Library’s Patient Resource Center. IPEDS UnitID:
190424.
Library branches NOT included: Excludes the medical library at the Weill Cornell Medical College in
Qatar.
1, 2, 4 Includes some open access items selected and cataloged to support research and educational needs.
Includes only those Medical Center Archives titles in the Medical Library catalog.
2 The decrease reflects an ongoing withdrawal project through which the library has withdrawn a
significant portion of its print collection, especially journal volumes that are available online.
