23 TABLE7B
ELECTRONIC
RESOURCES
AND MATERIALS
EXPENDITURESIN
ARL UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES,2002-2006
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
a. Computer
File Expenditures
(monographic/onetime)
Total
$23,275,683
$32,098,404
$38,744,076
$48,793,981
Average
$225,978
$314,690
$372,539
$478,372
Median
$111,266
$191,148
$210,576
$336,338
N
103
102
104
102
b. Electronic
Serial Expenditures
Total
$205,300,292
$269,601,241
$328,166,027
$383,127,163
Average
$1,849,552
$2,450,920
$3,038,574
$3,547,474
Median
$1,649,361
$2,348,463
$2,824,962
$3,349,709
N
111
110
108
108
c. Total
Electronic
Resources
(Total
a+b)
Total
$228,575,974
$301,699,645
$366,910,103
$431,921,144
Average
$2,059,243
$2,718,015
$3,366,147
$3,962,579
Median
$1,775,865
$2,705,847
$3,144,841
$3,792,873
N
111
111
109
109
Total
Library
Materials
Expenditures**
Total
$950,275,167
$1,016,121,605
$1,031,619,722
$1,109,340,878
Average
$8,561,038
$9,154,249
$9,464,401
$10,177,439
Median
$7,707,153
$8,276,175
$8,662,668
$9,156,974
N
111
111
109
109
Electronic
Resources
Expenditures
as
a Percent
of Total
Materials
Expenditures
Average
25.02
31.33
37.46
40.93
Median
22.01
29.81
37.53
43.14
N
111
111
109
109
Expenditures
for Bibliographic
Utilities,
Networks,
etc. (External)
+
Total
$21,470,716
$17,420,520
$16,082,790+
$15,930,476
Average
$438,178
$335,010
$349,626+
$318,610
Median
$250,000
$94,837
$149,396+
$143,649
N
49
52
46+
50
**Figures
reflect
Materials
Expenditures
only
from
those institutions
that
reported
nonzero
figures
for
Total
Electronic
Resources.