ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014-2015

Morris, Shaneka; Roebuck, Gary

45 ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014–2015
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Number
Footnote
HARVARD cont.
6, 8.a-8.c,
9
Expenditures associated with the Center for Biomedical Informatics have been excluded. Staff costs
associated with circulation, preservation, and technical services are aggregated under MAIN as they are
part of the shared services administered by central administration of the library.
11 This is the amount for professional staff. Support staff is 45.5%.
14–16 Data unavailable.
18–20 Included in overall total in MAIN.
21 This is indicative of a continued decline in this category.
22 The increase represents increased demand for content currently unavailable.
HAWAII
10 Includes Social Security, Medicare, Workmans Comp, Unemployment Ins., Pension, and Healthfunds
(http://www.ors.hawaii.edu/index.php/rates/102-quick-links/rates/98-fringe-benefit-rates).
HOWARD
All figures are as of 07/31/2015.
Library branches included: Health Sciences Library.
Library branches NOT included: Main Library and Law Library.
The LSHSL weeded 34,755 monographs from the main, reference, and reserve collections in 2014–2015.
Print Journal titles and electronic journal titles recorded individually—some overlapping titles. Title
count for 2013–2014 is revised to 72,224. Electronic journal titles counted as one volume for each multi-
year subscription. Electronic Resources Counter figures are included in Main Library’s figures.
ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
Library branches included: Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences-
Peoria, Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford, and Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana.
Library branches NOT included: Richard J. Daley Library (main).
4, 18–20 Reported in Richard J. Daley Library data.
10
Rate includes employee health, life, and dental termination vacation and sick workers compensation
retirement OASDI and Overseas Worker’s Compensation. Fringe benefits are paid by the university, not
by the library.
IOWA
9 Cannot separate out all costs for health sciences.
11 Rate for professional and scientific staff.
18–20 Number pulled from Serials Solution. Unable to break out separate health sciences data.
KANSAS
Library branches included: Dykes Medical Center Library.
2 We have engaged in significant weeding of our print collection over the past year.
6 Significant reduction in staff caused significant expenditure reduction.
8, 8.a–8.b,
13.b
Significant reduction in staff due to: 1) loss of staff 2) former library director held additional positions
and was CIO and non-MLS.
11 18.434% for all non-health insurance related expenses for unclassified staff PLUS a flat rate of $6,273.60
for the annual general health insurance expense.

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45 ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2014–2015
Question
Number
Footnote
HARVARD cont.
6, 8.a-8.c,
9
Expenditures associated with the Center for Biomedical Informatics have been excluded. Staff costs
associated with circulation, preservation, and technical services are aggregated under MAIN as they are
part of the shared services administered by central administration of the library.
11 This is the amount for professional staff. Support staff is 45.5%.
14–16 Data unavailable.
18–20 Included in overall total in MAIN.
21 This is indicative of a continued decline in this category.
22 The increase represents increased demand for content currently unavailable.
HAWAII
10 Includes Social Security, Medicare, Workmans Comp, Unemployment Ins., Pension, and Healthfunds
(http://www.ors.hawaii.edu/index.php/rates/102-quick-links/rates/98-fringe-benefit-rates).
HOWARD
All figures are as of 07/31/2015.
Library branches included: Health Sciences Library.
Library branches NOT included: Main Library and Law Library.
The LSHSL weeded 34,755 monographs from the main, reference, and reserve collections in 2014–2015.
Print Journal titles and electronic journal titles recorded individually—some overlapping titles. Title
count for 2013–2014 is revised to 72,224. Electronic journal titles counted as one volume for each multi-
year subscription. Electronic Resources Counter figures are included in Main Library’s figures.
ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
Library branches included: Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences-
Peoria, Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford, and Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana.
Library branches NOT included: Richard J. Daley Library (main).
4, 18–20 Reported in Richard J. Daley Library data.
10
Rate includes employee health, life, and dental termination vacation and sick workers compensation
retirement OASDI and Overseas Worker’s Compensation. Fringe benefits are paid by the university, not
by the library.
IOWA
9 Cannot separate out all costs for health sciences.
11 Rate for professional and scientific staff.
18–20 Number pulled from Serials Solution. Unable to break out separate health sciences data.
KANSAS
Library branches included: Dykes Medical Center Library.
2 We have engaged in significant weeding of our print collection over the past year.
6 Significant reduction in staff caused significant expenditure reduction.
8, 8.a–8.b,
13.b
Significant reduction in staff due to: 1) loss of staff 2) former library director held additional positions
and was CIO and non-MLS.
11 18.434% for all non-health insurance related expenses for unclassified staff PLUS a flat rate of $6,273.60
for the annual general health insurance expense.

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44 Footnotes
Question
Number
Footnote
FLORIDA STATE cont.
8.b, 13,
13.b We did not have to hire a temporary OPS assistant this year.
8.c, 13.c We hired one part-time GA for the 2014–2015 reporting period.
12 This includes payments to medical libraries’ consortia.
14 The library was involved in more faculty development instructional workshops this year.
15 This is a sample of the number of participants in group presentations this year.
16 This is a sample of our reference transactions for the 2014–2015 reporting period.
17 This figure includes our circulating reserve collection which is attached to the curriculum in the College
of Medicine.
18–20 We do not have a mechanism in place to report this information in a meaningful way.
21 We had a slight increase in interlibrary loan requests.
22 We provided increased access to e-resources this FY.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Library branches included: Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library at George Washington University.
2 More consistent in weeding older editions this year.
7.a Figure calculated incorrectly last year.
8.b Two staff positions were eliminated.
12 N/A Gelman has traditionally provided this figure.
13.c One position was defunded in 2014.
14 Librarians embedded in fewer courses this year and curricular changes in the medical school resulted in
less librarian participation.
16 Decrease possibly due to staff not recording all reference transactions.
20 Search tool increasingly promoted and popular.
22 Fewer requests received from library patrons for materials not owned by the library.
23 Decrease likely due to power outages, turnstile problems, and construction on the library during the
summer.
GEORGETOWN
2 Ongoing weeding.
6, 7 A significant one-time e-backfile investment project increased materials expenditures, and a salary
adjustment project increased salary expenditures.
13, 13.b Increase reflects increased FTE support for on-going projects.
21 Reflects significant increase in holdings via e-backfile.
22 Purchases and program support changes.
HARVARD
Library branches included: Countway Library of Medicine.
4 Included in total for MAIN.

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46 Footnotes
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Number
Footnote
KANSAS cont.
13.c Increase in student use to cover staffing reduction.
16 Fewer staff, workstations, and telephones.
21 We have engaged in significant weeding of our print collection over the past year. With fewer staff to
adjust holdings displayed for other libraries, more requests were cancelled because we lacked items.
22
Received fewer requests from users that needed to be provided from outside library users may be
utilizing more open access resources rather than requesting via ILL users may be utilizing payment
options available direct from publishers rather than requesting via ILL.
KENTUCKY
1, 2, 4,
18–20
Medical Center Library total is included in the “Main Library’ total. (Unable to provide a separate total
for the Medical Center Library.)
10 Includes: retirement, health insurance, life insurance, and misc. fringe benefits (FICA and Social
Security).
LOUISVILLE
Library branches included: Kornhauser Health Sciences Library.
Library branches NOT included: Archives &Special Collections, Art, Ekstrom (Main), Law, Music.
2 The Kornhauser Health Sciences Library undertook a significant print retention project in 2014/15 to
repurpose existing physical collections space to user space.
4, 18–19 Included in Main Library survey.
10 Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Disability Insurance, Retirement, Tuition Remission, and Flexible
Spending Accounts.
MCMASTER
All figures are as of 04/30/2015.
Library branches included: Health Sciences Library.
Library branches NOT included: Mills Memorial Library, H.G. Thode Library of Science &Engineering,
Innis (Business) Library.
6–9, 10, 12
Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars — Collections Expenditures: (7a) $337,968 (7b) $1,914,517
(7c) $8,751 (7) $2,261,236 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $614,973 (8b) $907,617 (8c) $59,194 (8) $1,581,784
(10) $415,127 Overall Expenditures: (7) $2,261,236 (8) $1,581,784 (9) $144,917 (6) $3,987,937 (12) $2,255.
NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages (Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe Benefits Expenditures (Q10).
10 Includes Statutory CPP, EI, EHT, WSIB Pension Dental Major Medical Life Insurance Surcharge
Post-Retirement surcharge WSIB NEER surcharge and Sick Leave Pool for permanent staff.
11
Percentages are based on pay group and salary range. This figure represents an average. Please note that
the university’s approach to charging departments for benefit costs changed effective May 1, 2014. The
change resulted in lower percentage costs for the departments.
MIAMI
All figures are as of 05/31/2015.
Library branches included: Calder Library and its branch UM Hospital Library are included in the
medical library survey report.
1 Previous years’ reporting omitted AV materials (CDs, DVDs, slides, films).
11 Professional =27% Support staff =43%

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