ARL Statistics 2010-2011

Kyrillidou, Martha; Morris, Shaneka; Roebuck, Gary

134 · ARL Statistics 2010–2011
GEORGETOWN
Library branches included: Woodstock Theological Library, Blommer Science Library, Bioethics Library, Qatar Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
2 Corrected to reflect actual number of titles.
32 Sampling of reference transactions was introduced in 2009-2010. We experienced something of an over-count in that first year so
expected to see a reduction in the reference transactions reported in 2010-2011 as the numbers begin to stabilize and become more
reliable. Complex technical questions have also been included in the reference transaction number for 2010-2011.
GEORGIA
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
1 Includes OECD: 3,352 EEBO: 164,896 Gale: 10 Misc. e-books: 786 Springer: 24,935.
3 Includes 8,978 e-books purchased.
16.d Memberships: $130,141 Bibliograhic Utilities: $118,729 Shipping &Handling: $102,779 Endnote &Refworks: $41,485 Media:
$54,954 Maintenance: $9,789 EDS: $58,000.
GEORGIA TECH
Library branches included: Main Library and Architecture Branch Library.
2 The methodology used to answer this question has been revised from previous years. This year's method follows a data mining
approach as opposed to an incremental annual count.
3 Starting with 2010-2011, this number now corresponds directly to cost data reported in 16.a.
GUELPH
All figures are as of 04/30/2011.
1.b Fewer materials were withdrawn.
1.b.ii Variation in volumes withdrawn, relative to 2009-2010.
5.a.i Increase due primarily to recalculation of size of several major publishers suites and aggregator packages.
5.a.ii Print subscriptions are renewed in electronic format whenever possible.
5.b, 5.b.ii Increase due to growth of "Directory of Open Access Journals" (7,100 journals in total) available through Library's web site.
16-26 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars: (16a) $1,620,168 (16b) $3,772,857 (16c) $341,833 (16d) $907,740 (16) $6,642,598 (17)
$17,030 (18a) $4,108,979 (18b) $2,680,161 (18c) $220,448 (18) $7,009,588 (20) $745,180 (21) $14,414,396 (22) $1,011,596 (23) $3,615,479
(24a) $173,705 (24b) $0 (25) $399,589 (26) $52,588.
16.a Reflects increase in spending on electronic books.
16.d Increased due tax to law changes. Harmonization of provincial and federal sales taxes into a single tax (HST) removed the
"exempt" status on some goods which lead to higher expenditures.
18.a Two new management level hiring positions account for the increase in costs.
20 Decreased because there were no associated library voluntary early retirement program costs in the 2010-2011 fiscal year
compared to 2009-2010.
22 Increase in expenditures due to expanded purchasing of electronic books.
24.a Includes payments to OCLC for technical services support, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, and the Ontario
Council of University Libraries. Expenditures for contract cataloguing were down substantially compared to 2009-2010 fiscal
year.
25 Net increase made up of decrease in public printing costs (mostly access copyright fees), and increase in staff support costs
(purchased desktops outright -as opposed to leasing). This will result in lower staff costs for the years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
26 Continuation of a trend in decreasing numbers and associated expenditures for ILL and DD.
27.b Decrease in number due to early retirement program associated with the previous fiscal year (2009-2010).
27.c Current library services related to student assistant work volumes have decreased.
30-31 Comprehensive review suggested wider range of inclusion activities for pan-library group sessions. Previous years activities had
been limited to bibliographic instruction sessions alone.
33-34 Decrease due to shift toward e-resources and ongoing decline in usage of print resources.

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134 · ARL Statistics 2010–2011
GEORGETOWN
Library branches included: Woodstock Theological Library, Blommer Science Library, Bioethics Library, Qatar Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
2 Corrected to reflect actual number of titles.
32 Sampling of reference transactions was introduced in 2009-2010. We experienced something of an over-count in that first year so
expected to see a reduction in the reference transactions reported in 2010-2011 as the numbers begin to stabilize and become more
reliable. Complex technical questions have also been included in the reference transaction number for 2010-2011.
GEORGIA
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
1 Includes OECD: 3,352 EEBO: 164,896 Gale: 10 Misc. e-books: 786 Springer: 24,935.
3 Includes 8,978 e-books purchased.
16.d Memberships: $130,141 Bibliograhic Utilities: $118,729 Shipping &Handling: $102,779 Endnote &Refworks: $41,485 Media:
$54,954 Maintenance: $9,789 EDS: $58,000.
GEORGIA TECH
Library branches included: Main Library and Architecture Branch Library.
2 The methodology used to answer this question has been revised from previous years. This year's method follows a data mining
approach as opposed to an incremental annual count.
3 Starting with 2010-2011, this number now corresponds directly to cost data reported in 16.a.
GUELPH
All figures are as of 04/30/2011.
1.b Fewer materials were withdrawn.
1.b.ii Variation in volumes withdrawn, relative to 2009-2010.
5.a.i Increase due primarily to recalculation of size of several major publishers suites and aggregator packages.
5.a.ii Print subscriptions are renewed in electronic format whenever possible.
5.b, 5.b.ii Increase due to growth of "Directory of Open Access Journals" (7,100 journals in total) available through Library's web site.
16-26 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars: (16a) $1,620,168 (16b) $3,772,857 (16c) $341,833 (16d) $907,740 (16) $6,642,598 (17)
$17,030 (18a) $4,108,979 (18b) $2,680,161 (18c) $220,448 (18) $7,009,588 (20) $745,180 (21) $14,414,396 (22) $1,011,596 (23) $3,615,479
(24a) $173,705 (24b) $0 (25) $399,589 (26) $52,588.
16.a Reflects increase in spending on electronic books.
16.d Increased due tax to law changes. Harmonization of provincial and federal sales taxes into a single tax (HST) removed the
"exempt" status on some goods which lead to higher expenditures.
18.a Two new management level hiring positions account for the increase in costs.
20 Decreased because there were no associated library voluntary early retirement program costs in the 2010-2011 fiscal year
compared to 2009-2010.
22 Increase in expenditures due to expanded purchasing of electronic books.
24.a Includes payments to OCLC for technical services support, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, and the Ontario
Council of University Libraries. Expenditures for contract cataloguing were down substantially compared to 2009-2010 fiscal
year.
25 Net increase made up of decrease in public printing costs (mostly access copyright fees), and increase in staff support costs
(purchased desktops outright -as opposed to leasing). This will result in lower staff costs for the years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
26 Continuation of a trend in decreasing numbers and associated expenditures for ILL and DD.
27.b Decrease in number due to early retirement program associated with the previous fiscal year (2009-2010).
27.c Current library services related to student assistant work volumes have decreased.
30-31 Comprehensive review suggested wider range of inclusion activities for pan-library group sessions. Previous years activities had
been limited to bibliographic instruction sessions alone.
33-34 Decrease due to shift toward e-resources and ongoing decline in usage of print resources.

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FLORIDA STATE, cont.
12 The 2010-2011 number includes previously uncounted graphic materials in Special Collections, including a substantial university
photographic and negatives collection.
16, 16.a The Libraries' received federal stimulus dollars which were primarily spent in arts and humanities monographs.
16, 16.b, c There are 2 reasons for the jump in this number. 1) Some are federal stimulus funds. 2) The budget code reporting system has
been adjusted.
16, 16.d Some memberships were canceled for budget savings.
18.c Federal stimulus dollars were used to hire student workers for new projects and to supplement empty full-time lines.
21 The increase due to more accurate reporting of library expenditures and due to federal stimulus funds.
22 One-time stimulus money were used to purchase database backfiles.
24.a FCLA paid membership fees previously paid directly by the Library.
24.b FCLA funds were not reported in 2009-2010. In 2010-2011, we are reporting them.
25 The increase in computer hardware and software expenditures is due to the creation of a campus student technology fee giving
us a sustained, new source of technology funds.
27.c Federal stimulus dollars were used to hire student workers for new projects and to supplement empty full-time lines.
28 Consolidated service points in Strozier and Dirac Libraries.
29 The increase is due to the 24/7 virtual reference service we offer.
30-31 The rise in classes and participants were due to significant, targeted outreach initiatives and the opening of the new Learning
Commons, which increased awareness of library instruction.
32 FSU libraries opened a new Learning Commons with associated new services and resources.
33 Consistent with the national trend, we continue to see declines in the circulation in our general collection while use of electronic
materials and loans in specialty collections (media and technology) are rising.
34 Due to an increase of library staff-mediated overdue renewals for faculty, which are recorded by our system as initial circulations,
the number of renewals is undercounted. This also drives up our number for initial circulations. The reality is that these numbers
are probably closer to each other in value that is displayed here.
35 A reorganization of ILL permitted staff with the best experience to be matched to the appropriate tasks. Moreover, since ILL have
been relocated to the building with the collection, student workers are no longer depended on to locate the books.
37 There were increases in doctoral graduation across colleges, in particular Arts &Sciences and Education.
38 Number of degree programs source for the 2009-2010 number was from IPEDS. The 2010-2011 number was taken from FSU's
Degree Program Inventory (DPI). From that inventory, the percentage change is minimal if comparing the most recent two years
at FSU with the 2010-11 current number. 2010-2011 figure =77, as compared to 75 doctoral programs for 2009-2010, and 74 doctoral
programs for 2008-2009.
42 The 2010-2011 number excluded law and medical and was not taken from IPEDS data. If taken from FSU IR data set from 2009,
the number would have been 4,759, resulting in 0% change from the 2010-2011 figure, 4,741. Instead, the 2009-2010 IPEDS data
included GRAD and Professional degrees, which should not have been reported.
43 The 2009-2010 IPEDS number included professional and graduate programs. If FSU's IR data were included with law and medical
separated out, the 2009-2010 figure would have been 2,586, and the percent change when compared to 2,523 (the 2010-2011 figure)
would have been 2%.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 2,352,115.
8 We ordered more titles in 2010-2011 than in 2009-2010.
11 2009-2010 figure revised to 18,943.
16.c We collected fewer fines and photocopying fees than in 2009-2010.

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GUELPH, cont.
35-36 ILL loads (demand and supply) are dropping because of local and system-wide collection improvements.
37 Increase due to general growth in the PhD program enrollments that began in 2007-2008.
HARVARD
Library branches included: Itatti, Extension, Hellenic, Dumbarton, Forrest, Business, University Library, University Planning
Archive, Design, Divinity, Education, Fung, Botany, MCZ, Cabot, Tozzer, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Lamont, Widener, Fine Arts,
Harvard Yenching, Houghton, Lamont, Music, Widener, Kennedy, McKay, MCZ.
Library branches NOT included: Wolbach, 13 House Libraries, Additional departmental units with minimal to no financial
expenditures.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported. Libraries included in the 2009-2010
submission should be closely represented in this survey but may not match completely.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 16,557,002.
5.a.i This number represents all identified electronic serial titles including Law and Health.
20 Backed out 10,519,172 due to internal cost recovery operations.
37 Only includes students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
39 Used the 2010-2011 University Factbook to get Faculty headcounts.
HAWAII
Library branches included: University of Hawaii at Manoa Library (main) housed in two buildings: Hamilton Library, Sinclair
Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
20 Includes grant-funded projects and start-up costs of GIS lab.
22 No back files purchased.
25, 27.c Budget constraints.
26 Reduced staffing may have impacted ILL.
31 Library Essentials program focused on English 101 writing sections.
32 Continuation of general trend.
34 Major construction project (flood mitigation and renovation) completed July 2010.
35-36 Access Services were unable to fill 50% losses due to attrition because of State-wide hiring freeze on civil service positions and
this may have impacted ILL.
HOUSTON
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
Library branches included: Architecture and Art Library, Weston A. Pettey Optometry Library, Music Library.
Data from the Law Library are also included in the figures reported.
2 The number of titles recorded in 2009-2010 was incorrect.
18.a-18.b The library determined that some positions that were previously reported as support staff should be reported as professional
positions. These included our business manager, development director, a fellow and web developer positions. This resulted in an
increase for 18a and a corresponding decrease for 18b.
24.a Costs of a consortial agreement for 2012 were paid in 2011 accounting for an increase in line 24a.
HOWARD
Library branches included: Main Library with its special collections.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported. The library data show gains and losses
in 2010-2011. There was a continuing shift toward electronic resources over print, although monographs were not ignored. There
was a modest reduction in force university-wide.
5.a.i Increase is due to the use of SFX knowledgebase in acquiring the 2010-2011 count.
27.c This figure includes student assistants paid from the libraries' budget, not students on federal work study or another Howard
University financial aid program.

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