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Footnotes · 47 Footnotes Footnotes may also include errata and corrections to data from prior years not previously reported. Numbers refer to columns in Library Data Tables and to Questionnaire numbers. Unless otherwise stated all figures are as of 06/30/2012 Question Number Footnote ALABAMA All figures are as of 09/30/2012. ARIZONA 10 Includes professional and support staff. 11 For professional staff. ARIZONA STATE 8.a, 13.a Lost one .50 FTE librarian, and one .50 FTE librarian was on medical leave. 9 Made a large purchase. 21 Materials provided to libraries only if they are a member of one of our consortiums more resources available online and libraries borrowing less. BOSTON 20 Included in main library. BOSTON COLLEGE All figures are as of 05/31/2012. 10 Fringe benefits are reported only for full-time professional and support staff. Part-time staff benefits are not included in this figure if the position is benefits-eligible. 15 The number reported here follows the new ARL guideline of counting students in ongoing classes (e.g., semester-long classes) only once, rather than counting the students for each meeting of the class. Most of the law librarians’ contact hours are based on their semester-long courses in advanced legal research and subject specific legal research such as tax law, immigration law, intellectual property, etc. 18–20 The University Libraries numbers will stand for the Law Library. Law-only databases like Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law are not COUNTER-compliant. 21 This number is lower than last year due to a decrease in requests received from other libraries for materials held in our collection. 22 This figure is lower than last year due to new online research resources made available through subscriptions purchased by the Law Library and the University Library, thus decreasing the need for interlibrary loan requests from other institutions. 23 J.D. Degrees only. LL.M. degrees (15 awarded in 2012) are not counted in this figure. 28 759 J.D. students and 19 LL.M. students. 29 1 J.D. student and 1 LL.M. student. BRIGHAM YOUNG All figures are as of 12/31/2011. 10 Fringe benefits include employer-paid 401k contributions, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, sick leave, and vacation leave. 11 Official designated percentages: faculty: 49.6%, administrative: 54.1%, and staff: 70.1%. 18 These are from HeinOnline.
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ARL Statistics 2011–2012 Worksheet · 45 CIRCULATION 17. Number of initial circulations (excluding reserves) (17) USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (following COUNTER definitions) 18. Number of successful full-text article requests (journals) (18) 19. Number of regular searches (databases) (19) 20. Number of federated searches (databases) (20) INTERLIBRARY LOANS 21. Total number of filled requests provided to other libraries (21) 22. Total number of filled requests received from other libraries or providers (22) DOCTOR’S DEGREES AND FACULTY 23. Number of Doctor’s Degrees awarded in FY2011-2012 (23) 24. Number of fields in which Doctor’s Degrees can be awarded (24) 25. Number of full-time instructional faculty in FY2011-2012 (25) ENROLLMENT – FALL 2011 26. Full-time students, undergraduate and graduate (26) 27. Part-time students, undergraduate and graduate (27) 28. Full-time graduate students (28) 29. Part-time graduate students (29) FOOTNOTES NOTE: Any large shifts in reported data compared to last year should be explained with a footnote. Submit the completed questionnaire By October 15, 2012 For assistance, please e-mail or Google chat: stats@arl.org Tel. (202) 296-2296 FAX (202) 872-0884