16 · ARL Statistics 2006–2007
Table 5
Resources per Student in ARL University Libraries, 1986–2007
Median of Ratio Values for Time-Series Trends
Year ILL:
Borrowed
Volumes
Held
Volumes
Added (Gross)
Total
Staff
Monographs
Purchased
(Libraries) (102) (103) (103) (103) (57)
1986 0.42 123.18 4.17 0.0159 2.20
1987 0.44 125.31 3.92 0.0164 1.88
1988 0.44 128.27 3.82 0.0161 1.66
1989 0.50 130.04 3.84 0.0162 1.77
1990 0.55 133.51 3.86 0.0155 1.83
1991 0.63 137.11 4.04 0.0154 1.86
1992 0.62 137.68 3.95 0.0153 1.58
1993 0.68 146.02 3.76 0.0152 1.49
1994 0.74 151.20 4.07 0.0152 1.55
1995 0.80 154.00 4.37 0.0147 1.59
1996 0.89 158.10 3.78 0.0145 1.48
1997 0.89 159.40 4.03 0.0142 1.52
1998 0.97 159.24 4.06 0.0143 1.44
1999 1.05 159.37 4.00 0.0142 1.42
2000 1.13 157.74 3.82 0.0139 1.63
2001 1.16 155.71 3.89 0.0136 1.69
2002 1.14 155.04 3.87 0.0131 1.54
2003 1.14 156.41 3.52 0.0125 1.47
2004 1.20 151.49 3.45 0.0120 1.53
2005 1.22 157.93 3.30 0.0118 1.42
2006 1.22 160.05 3.26 0.0117 1.64
2007 1.13 159.49 3.49 0.0114 1.54
Average annual
%change
4.8% 1.2% -0.8% -1.6% -1.7%
Over the 22-year period since 1986, ARL libraries are acquiring 30% fewer monographs per student. Libraries reported
fewer staff per student in 2006 as compared to 1986: in 2007, there was a median number of 11.4 total staff per 1,000
students, compared to the 1986 figure of 16 per 1,000.
Table 5
Resources per Student in ARL University Libraries, 1986–2007
Median of Ratio Values for Time-Series Trends
Year ILL:
Borrowed
Volumes
Held
Volumes
Added (Gross)
Total
Staff
Monographs
Purchased
(Libraries) (102) (103) (103) (103) (57)
1986 0.42 123.18 4.17 0.0159 2.20
1987 0.44 125.31 3.92 0.0164 1.88
1988 0.44 128.27 3.82 0.0161 1.66
1989 0.50 130.04 3.84 0.0162 1.77
1990 0.55 133.51 3.86 0.0155 1.83
1991 0.63 137.11 4.04 0.0154 1.86
1992 0.62 137.68 3.95 0.0153 1.58
1993 0.68 146.02 3.76 0.0152 1.49
1994 0.74 151.20 4.07 0.0152 1.55
1995 0.80 154.00 4.37 0.0147 1.59
1996 0.89 158.10 3.78 0.0145 1.48
1997 0.89 159.40 4.03 0.0142 1.52
1998 0.97 159.24 4.06 0.0143 1.44
1999 1.05 159.37 4.00 0.0142 1.42
2000 1.13 157.74 3.82 0.0139 1.63
2001 1.16 155.71 3.89 0.0136 1.69
2002 1.14 155.04 3.87 0.0131 1.54
2003 1.14 156.41 3.52 0.0125 1.47
2004 1.20 151.49 3.45 0.0120 1.53
2005 1.22 157.93 3.30 0.0118 1.42
2006 1.22 160.05 3.26 0.0117 1.64
2007 1.13 159.49 3.49 0.0114 1.54
Average annual
%change
4.8% 1.2% -0.8% -1.6% -1.7%
Over the 22-year period since 1986, ARL libraries are acquiring 30% fewer monographs per student. Libraries reported
fewer staff per student in 2006 as compared to 1986: in 2007, there was a median number of 11.4 total staff per 1,000
students, compared to the 1986 figure of 16 per 1,000.
