34 · ARL Statistics 2007–2008
Summary Data
Current Serials
Total
Current Serials
Purchased
Current Serials
Purchased
Electronic
Current Serials
Purchased
Print
(SurveyQuestionNumber) (4) (4a) (4a.i) (4a.ii)
University Libraries
Mean 63,306 46,731 37,348 9,005
Median 61,812 47,236 35,973 6,820
High 133,831 103,444 76,604 46,850
Low 11,986 11,486 8,620 791
Totals 7,153,577 5,000,263 3,921,510 945,556
Number of Libraries Reporting 113 107 105 105
Nonuniversity Libraries
Median 22,240 12,460 3,871 4,550
Totals 447,160 245,253 127,814 117,439
Number of Libraries Reporting 9 9 9 9
GRAND TOTALS 7,153,577 5,245,516 4,049,324 1,062,995
Collections: Current Serials
Current Serials
Total
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Purchased
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(Survey Question Number) (4) (4a) (4a.i) (4a.ii)
INSTITUTION Notes
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY bG+ 15,033 3,436 1,148 2,288
LIBRARY &ARCHIVES CANADA G+ 46,062 1,885 265 1,620
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE G+ 22,240 18,834 3,871 14,963
NEW YORK PUBLIC +124,109 103,586 65,235 38,351
NEW YORK STATE G+ 42,500 31,877 23,915 7,962
SMITHSONIAN G+ 4,929 1,999 437 1,562
+-See Footnotes G -Government documents not included in serials count U/A -Unavailable
L -Includes Law library B -Includes branch campuses N/A -Not Applicable
M- Includes Medical library b – Basis of volume count is bibliographic .-no data supplied
Summary Data
Current Serials
Total
Current Serials
Purchased
Current Serials
Purchased
Electronic
Current Serials
Purchased
(SurveyQuestionNumber) (4) (4a) (4a.i) (4a.ii)
University Libraries
Mean 63,306 46,731 37,348 9,005
Median 61,812 47,236 35,973 6,820
High 133,831 103,444 76,604 46,850
Low 11,986 11,486 8,620 791
Totals 7,153,577 5,000,263 3,921,510 945,556
Number of Libraries Reporting 113 107 105 105
Nonuniversity Libraries
Median 22,240 12,460 3,871 4,550
Totals 447,160 245,253 127,814 117,439
Number of Libraries Reporting 9 9 9 9
GRAND TOTALS 7,153,577 5,245,516 4,049,324 1,062,995
Collections: Current Serials
Current Serials
Total
Current Serials
Purchased
Current Serials
Purchased
Electronic
Current Serials
Purchased
(Survey Question Number) (4) (4a) (4a.i) (4a.ii)
INSTITUTION Notes
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY bG+ 15,033 3,436 1,148 2,288
LIBRARY &ARCHIVES CANADA G+ 46,062 1,885 265 1,620
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE G+ 22,240 18,834 3,871 14,963
NEW YORK PUBLIC +124,109 103,586 65,235 38,351
NEW YORK STATE G+ 42,500 31,877 23,915 7,962
SMITHSONIAN G+ 4,929 1,999 437 1,562
+-See Footnotes G -Government documents not included in serials count U/A -Unavailable
L -Includes Law library B -Includes branch campuses N/A -Not Applicable
M- Includes Medical library b – Basis of volume count is bibliographic .-no data supplied
