ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2010–2011

Kyrillidou, Martha; Morris, Shaneka; Roebuck, Gary

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Number
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INDIANA, cont.
1.b.ii A large number of volumes were withdrawn in 2010-2011 due to a reduction in library space.
2 More accurate count of titles in the upcoming 2011-2012 survey.
3 Additional e-books purchased.
5.b.ii Correction.
16 Increase in materials budget.
16.a Fewer monographs purchased other formats purchased.
16.c Increase in nonprint formats purchased.
17 Purchasing fewer books and print periodicals thus, binding less.
18.c Fewer student hours hired.
20 Increase in operating budget.
22 Purchased additional databases and e-books.
24.a Increase in cataloging costs.
27.c Fewer students hired.
33-34 Better circulation data.
35 More requests sent to the library, perhaps via WorldCat Local.
36 WorldCat Local may have increased ease of identifying materials available from other libraries.
IOWA
3 This is an estimate.
16 This includes $128,328 of unexpended salary funds available only in 2010-2011 that were spent in 2010-2011 for materials.
18 Includes fringe benefits.
18.a Does not include Associate Dean salary or wages. Includes fringe benefits.
18.b-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
KANSAS
1.b In 2009-2010 we purchased a number of new serial titles with high volume counts several new sets of state statutes. In 2010-2011
our new serial titles had much lower volume counts. In 2009-2010 we had 14 new serial titles with a volume count of 368. In 2010-
2011 we had 23 new serial titles with a volume count of 50.
5, 5.a, 5.a.i Increase over 2009-2010 due to purchase of additional electronic serials (BNA Premiere, HeinOnline Bar Journals collection,
HeinOnline Kluwer law journals collection).
17 2010-2011 increase due to bindery budget rebound.
18.a 2010-2011 decrease due to Associate Director transition.
18.c Decrease in student assistant expense in 2010-2011 due to desk coverage by library staff.
20 Increase in 2010-2011 expenditures due to copiers and other miscellaneous expenses.
22 2010-2011 increase in expenditures due to purchase of Making of Modern Law Primary Sources II &Digital Archive Collection.
24.b 2010-2011 increase due to Cassidy cataloging and BCR expenditures.
26 2009-2010 was high in comparison to 2010-2011 due to lost book.
27.a 2010-2011 lower due to Associate Director transition.
36 2010-2011 lower due to less demand for the service.
LOUISIANA STATE
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 463,806.
1.b.i Includes ProQuest Congressional Hearings (retrospective).

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Question
Number
Footnote
INDIANA, cont.
1.b.ii A large number of volumes were withdrawn in 2010-2011 due to a reduction in library space.
2 More accurate count of titles in the upcoming 2011-2012 survey.
3 Additional e-books purchased.
5.b.ii Correction.
16 Increase in materials budget.
16.a Fewer monographs purchased other formats purchased.
16.c Increase in nonprint formats purchased.
17 Purchasing fewer books and print periodicals thus, binding less.
18.c Fewer student hours hired.
20 Increase in operating budget.
22 Purchased additional databases and e-books.
24.a Increase in cataloging costs.
27.c Fewer students hired.
33-34 Better circulation data.
35 More requests sent to the library, perhaps via WorldCat Local.
36 WorldCat Local may have increased ease of identifying materials available from other libraries.
IOWA
3 This is an estimate.
16 This includes $128,328 of unexpended salary funds available only in 2010-2011 that were spent in 2010-2011 for materials.
18 Includes fringe benefits.
18.a Does not include Associate Dean salary or wages. Includes fringe benefits.
18.b-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
KANSAS
1.b In 2009-2010 we purchased a number of new serial titles with high volume counts several new sets of state statutes. In 2010-2011
our new serial titles had much lower volume counts. In 2009-2010 we had 14 new serial titles with a volume count of 368. In 2010-
2011 we had 23 new serial titles with a volume count of 50.
5, 5.a, 5.a.i Increase over 2009-2010 due to purchase of additional electronic serials (BNA Premiere, HeinOnline Bar Journals collection,
HeinOnline Kluwer law journals collection).
17 2010-2011 increase due to bindery budget rebound.
18.a 2010-2011 decrease due to Associate Director transition.
18.c Decrease in student assistant expense in 2010-2011 due to desk coverage by library staff.
20 Increase in 2010-2011 expenditures due to copiers and other miscellaneous expenses.
22 2010-2011 increase in expenditures due to purchase of Making of Modern Law Primary Sources II &Digital Archive Collection.
24.b 2010-2011 increase due to Cassidy cataloging and BCR expenditures.
26 2009-2010 was high in comparison to 2010-2011 due to lost book.
27.a 2010-2011 lower due to Associate Director transition.
36 2010-2011 lower due to less demand for the service.
LOUISIANA STATE
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 463,806.
1.b.i Includes ProQuest Congressional Hearings (retrospective).

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Number
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EMORY, cont.
16.a The Law Library made a focused effort to increase the number of monographs in several areas specified in our collection
development policy.
27.a The Law Library hired one new professional librarian: the Associate Librarian for Research and Electronic Services. The
incumbent joined the staff in August 2011.
FLORIDA STATE
1, 1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 418,180. The revised figure takes into account large one-time additions to the catalog of a
number of electronic resources, namely, a number of Hein Online e-libraries that are now tracked in Serial Solutions.
1, 1.b, 1.b.i Added volumes reflects both an increase in the purchase of electronic volumes as well as increased accuracy in counting such
electronic volumes.
1.b, 1.b.ii Withdrawn volumes is lower than 2009-2010 due to a smaller amount of weeding projects in 2010-2011.
3 Small decrease in purchases reflective of collection needs in 2010-2011. 2009-2010 was a comparatively high number against prior
years.
5, 5.a, 5.a.i Purchased a number of new electronic serial collections as they became available in HeinOnline et al.
5, 5.b, 5.b.iii We are gradually cancelling serials which are also available to the current issue in HeinOnline.
16 Expenditures were higher due to some one-time monies for various projects.
16.a Due to a decreased number of monographs purchased (Q3, expenditures in this category were lower.
16.c This figure includes a one-time $60,000 expenditure for the new ProQuest Legislative Insight product.
16.d The dramatically higher amount reflects a one-time purchase of catalog records for materials in the LexisNexis and Westlaw
database.
17 Increase is due to one-time gift materials which were sent for binding.
18.b Increased staff time on Florida Supreme Court digitization project.
18.c The library hired research assistants in 2010-2011 to work on faculty research projects.
20 Fewer technology purchases 2010-2011.
23 The 2009-2010 figure was lower than average due to some pre-payments that occurred in 2008-2009.
24.b Zero was reported last year in error. $19,945 should have been reported in this category for 2009-2010.
25 This number is lower in 2010-2011 because we completed a periodic replacement/upgrade of computer equipment.
26 Between increased electronic delivery and decreased borrowing costs, ILL had lower expenses in 2010-2011.
27.c As noted in 18c, the library hired research assistants in 2010-2011, which represented an overall increase in student assistant FTE.
HARVARD
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 1,801,257.
HAWAII
1.b Deaccessioning projects at Law Library continue.
HOUSTON
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
HOWARD
18-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
INDIANA
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 447,334.
1.b Number related to the large number of withdrawals in 2010-2011.
1.b.i Given reduced library space, fewer volumes are being added to the collection.

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60 · ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2010–2011
Question
Number
Footnote
EMORY, cont.
16.a The Law Library made a focused effort to increase the number of monographs in several areas specified in our collection
development policy.
27.a The Law Library hired one new professional librarian: the Associate Librarian for Research and Electronic Services. The
incumbent joined the staff in August 2011.
FLORIDA STATE
1, 1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 418,180. The revised figure takes into account large one-time additions to the catalog of a
number of electronic resources, namely, a number of Hein Online e-libraries that are now tracked in Serial Solutions.
1, 1.b, 1.b.i Added volumes reflects both an increase in the purchase of electronic volumes as well as increased accuracy in counting such
electronic volumes.
1.b, 1.b.ii Withdrawn volumes is lower than 2009-2010 due to a smaller amount of weeding projects in 2010-2011.
3 Small decrease in purchases reflective of collection needs in 2010-2011. 2009-2010 was a comparatively high number against prior
years.
5, 5.a, 5.a.i Purchased a number of new electronic serial collections as they became available in HeinOnline et al.
5, 5.b, 5.b.iii We are gradually cancelling serials which are also available to the current issue in HeinOnline.
16 Expenditures were higher due to some one-time monies for various projects.
16.a Due to a decreased number of monographs purchased (Q3, expenditures in this category were lower.
16.c This figure includes a one-time $60,000 expenditure for the new ProQuest Legislative Insight product.
16.d The dramatically higher amount reflects a one-time purchase of catalog records for materials in the LexisNexis and Westlaw
database.
17 Increase is due to one-time gift materials which were sent for binding.
18.b Increased staff time on Florida Supreme Court digitization project.
18.c The library hired research assistants in 2010-2011 to work on faculty research projects.
20 Fewer technology purchases 2010-2011.
23 The 2009-2010 figure was lower than average due to some pre-payments that occurred in 2008-2009.
24.b Zero was reported last year in error. $19,945 should have been reported in this category for 2009-2010.
25 This number is lower in 2010-2011 because we completed a periodic replacement/upgrade of computer equipment.
26 Between increased electronic delivery and decreased borrowing costs, ILL had lower expenses in 2010-2011.
27.c As noted in 18c, the library hired research assistants in 2010-2011, which represented an overall increase in student assistant FTE.
HARVARD
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 1,801,257.
HAWAII
1.b Deaccessioning projects at Law Library continue.
HOUSTON
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
HOWARD
18-18.c Includes fringe benefits.
INDIANA
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 447,334.
1.b Number related to the large number of withdrawals in 2010-2011.
1.b.i Given reduced library space, fewer volumes are being added to the collection.

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Number
Footnote
MICHIGAN
1 Includes 75,448 e-books. Does not include electronic serials.
3 Includes 17,275 e-books.
33 Not kept separately.
34 Includes reserves.
MICHIGAN STATE
1.a, 3 Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 166,737 due to the purchase &cataloging of 10,068 bundled e-monographs (owned) from
Making of Modern Laws: Legal Treatises, 1800-1920 in 2010-2011.
2, 3, 16.a Increase due to bundled e-monograph purchases (owned): Purchase &cataloging of 10,068 e-monographs in 2010-2011 (Making
of Modern Laws: Trials, 1600-1926), and the purchase &cataloging of 21,800 e-monographs in 2007-2008 (Making of Modern
Laws: Legal Treatises, 1800-1920), which were included in the 2007-2008 volume counts but erroneously omitted from title count
and not yet reported.
5.a.i Online subscription databases have enhanced their title holdings.
5.a.ii Decrease due to adjustment in calculation method to reflect accurate current purchases.
43 The part-time enrollment has dropped because the Law College no longer admits to an evening (part-time) program.
MINNESOTA
2 Unique title count for Main ARL statistics comes from the shared ILS and includes all Twin Cities libraries. Separate attribution
of titles to branch libraries is not available.
5, 5.a, 5.b Electronic access is for whole Twin Cities campus, so cannot break down title count by location.
12-14 Breakdown by media type not available. Total count all types is 2,514.
MISSOURI
3 Increased focus on monographic purchases through revised profile in package plan.
16.a Adjusted monographic package plan and profile from 2009-2010.
22 Opportunity for a one-time purchase that was not available last year.
23 Adjustment to allow for one-time purchase of one-time resource purchases.
MONTREAL
All figures are as of 04/30/2011.
At the request of the Quebec government, the fiscal year at the University of Montreal will start on May 1 and ends April 30. As a
result, data from the libraries of the University of Montreal for 2010-2011 are spread over eleven months rather than twelve.
5.a.i An error occurred in 2009-2010. The figure should have been 2,639 instead of 4,001.
16-26 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars: (16a) $108,493 (16b) $539,401 (16c) $0 (16d) $0 (16) $647,894 (17) $4,986 (18a)
$367,252 (18b) $303,378 (18c) $0 (18) $670,630 (20) $7,694 (21) $1,331,204 (22) $22,809 (23) $213,515 (24a) $0 (24b) $0 (25) $0 (26) $0.
NEBRASKA
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 427,851.
1.b In 2010-2011 statistics are more accurate than in the past -this accuracy accounts for the drastic increase.
1.b.i The inability to gather this statistic in previous years accounts for the drastic increase seen in 2010-2011.
1.b.ii The amount of volumes withdrawn in 2009-2010 was uncharacteristically high however, the amount withdrawn in 2010-2011 is
more representative of a typical year.
3 Monograph monies are being diverted to serials. We expect to see this trend continue.
5 Overall, more money was devoted to serials from previous years.
5.a.ii More monies are being devoted to serials in 2010-2011.

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