ARL Statistics 2010-2011

Kyrillidou, Martha; Morris, Shaneka; Roebuck, Gary

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NEW MEXICO, cont.
35 Discontinued outside contracts for ILL.
37 Includes Ph.D.s awarded in physical therapy and biomedical sciences, which were not included in prior year reports.
NEW YORK
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
Library branches included: Bobst Library Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) Library Brause Real Estate Library Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) Library Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) Library NYU Abu Dhabi Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held revised to 5,457,916. Includes 784,238 e-books.
1.b.ii Decreased removal of duplicate and deteriorated items also, there were significant withdrawals from Medical and Dental
collections.
3, 22-23 Increase due to NYU Abu Dhabi Library.
5.a Effective increase is 13% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.) See explanation to variance in 5ai.
5.a.i Effective increase is 15% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.) This increase is due to more backfiles and e-journal subscriptions purchased.
5.b Effective variance is a 4% increase after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
5.b.i Effective variance is 0% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.)
5.b.ii Effective variance is a 7% increase after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
5.b.iv Effective variance is a 2% decrease after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
14 Increase due to corrected data counts and addition of new collections.
16.a Increase due to purchases made for NYU Abu Dhabi.
16.c Increased expenditures for Medical/Dental Library backfiles and memberships.
16.d Effective decrease is 35% after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010. This decrease is due to one-time expenditures made in
2009-2010.
17 Decrease due to one-time projects completed in 2009-2010.
18.b Effective variance is a 1% increase after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010.
20 Effective variance is a 22% decrease after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010. Decrease due to one-time scholarship
funding in 2010 and stabilization of NYU Abu Dhabi Library operating expenditures following prior year start-up mode.
25 Increase due to server and system upgrades made in 2010-2011.
26 Increase of consortial borrowing and catch-up of ILL service payments.
30 Increase due to new instructional initiatives.
32 Increase due to virtual reference expansion and more accurate data collection.
35-36 Decrease indicates a change in demand that requires further monitoring.
NORTH CAROLINA
Library branches included: Art, Music, Sciences (Bio/Chem, Math/Physics,Geology), Institute of Marine Sciences, School of
Government.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1 Includes government documents.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 7,110,510 to reflect 103,484 e-books purchased in previous years but cataloged in 2010-2011.
2 Increased from 2009-2010 to reflect 103,484 e-books purchased in previous years but cataloged in 2010-2011.
5.b.ii Large increase due to identification of large collection of SerialsSolutions freely accessible journal titles.

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NEW MEXICO, cont.
35 Discontinued outside contracts for ILL.
37 Includes Ph.D.s awarded in physical therapy and biomedical sciences, which were not included in prior year reports.
NEW YORK
All figures are as of 08/31/2011.
Library branches included: Bobst Library Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) Library Brause Real Estate Library Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) Library Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) Library NYU Abu Dhabi Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held revised to 5,457,916. Includes 784,238 e-books.
1.b.ii Decreased removal of duplicate and deteriorated items also, there were significant withdrawals from Medical and Dental
collections.
3, 22-23 Increase due to NYU Abu Dhabi Library.
5.a Effective increase is 13% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.) See explanation to variance in 5ai.
5.a.i Effective increase is 15% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.) This increase is due to more backfiles and e-journal subscriptions purchased.
5.b Effective variance is a 4% increase after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
5.b.i Effective variance is 0% after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not provided in
2009-2010.)
5.b.ii Effective variance is a 7% increase after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
5.b.iv Effective variance is a 2% decrease after adjusting for understated 2009-2010 data. (Medical/Dental Library serials data was not
provided in 2009-2010.)
14 Increase due to corrected data counts and addition of new collections.
16.a Increase due to purchases made for NYU Abu Dhabi.
16.c Increased expenditures for Medical/Dental Library backfiles and memberships.
16.d Effective decrease is 35% after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010. This decrease is due to one-time expenditures made in
2009-2010.
17 Decrease due to one-time projects completed in 2009-2010.
18.b Effective variance is a 1% increase after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010.
20 Effective variance is a 22% decrease after adjusting for overstated data in 2009-2010. Decrease due to one-time scholarship
funding in 2010 and stabilization of NYU Abu Dhabi Library operating expenditures following prior year start-up mode.
25 Increase due to server and system upgrades made in 2010-2011.
26 Increase of consortial borrowing and catch-up of ILL service payments.
30 Increase due to new instructional initiatives.
32 Increase due to virtual reference expansion and more accurate data collection.
35-36 Decrease indicates a change in demand that requires further monitoring.
NORTH CAROLINA
Library branches included: Art, Music, Sciences (Bio/Chem, Math/Physics,Geology), Institute of Marine Sciences, School of
Government.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Library are also included in the figures reported.
1 Includes government documents.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 7,110,510 to reflect 103,484 e-books purchased in previous years but cataloged in 2010-2011.
2 Increased from 2009-2010 to reflect 103,484 e-books purchased in previous years but cataloged in 2010-2011.
5.b.ii Large increase due to identification of large collection of SerialsSolutions freely accessible journal titles.

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NORTH CAROLINA, cont.
16 Overall reduction in materials expenditures is result of 2010-2011 budget cuts and reduction in endowment spending.
16.a Accounting methodology for identifying e-book expenditures is more accurate than in 2009-2010, resulting in reported increase
for monographs expenditures.
16.c Decrease in expenditures for "other library materials" results from more accurate accounting methodology for monographs and
current serials, plus cuts to materials budget.
16.d Misc. library material expenditures include payments for CRL memberships. Increase in this category is result of increased CRL
costs.
17 Binding policies and practices were adjusted in 2010-2011 to reduce expenditures.
18 Includes 13 FTE professional and support staff on special grant funds. Excludes 3.25 FTE paid from funds contributed by Duke,
North Carolina State, and North Carolina Central universities for support of the Triangle Research Libraries Network.
20 Other operating expenditures include significant purchases of furniture, shelving, and carpet from library funds.
21 Includes $4,861,383 in grants, trust, and other special funds (excludes benefits) excludes $345,091 in expenditures for the Triangle
Research Libraries Network from funds contributed by Duke, North Carolina State, and North Carolina Central universities.
22 Reduction in one-time e-resource purchases reflects a reduction in available one-time funds for 2010-2011.
24 Increase in bibliographic utility costs reflects increase in grant funds for special projects that included funding of cataloging
activity.
25 Increased expenditures for computer hardware/software are mainly the result of significant grant funds received for technology
projects.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Library branches included: Includes the following libraries: Design, Natural Resources, Textiles, Veterinary Medical, African-
American Cultural Center Reading Room, and College of Education Media Center.
1 Includes 438,466 e-books.
1.b.i Reflects release of endowment funds and one-time funding from the Provost.
1.b.ii Several ongoing projects in anticipation of storage relocations.
3 Includes 5,780 e-books expenditures for monographs up due to release of endowment funds and one-time funding from Provost.
5.a.i, 5.a.ii Continuing trend of switching to electronic subscriptions and improving methodology for obtaining counts of titles.
5.b Adjustment due to more accurate methodology.
16 Reflects release of endowment funds and one-time funding from the Provost.
16.a Some monographic titles are paid from serials funds included in 16b reflects release of endowment funds and one-time funding
from Provost.
16.b Some monographic titles are paid from serials funds included in 16b.
16.c Increase due to one-time purchases.
17 Fewer physical volumes are being processed.
18.c, 27.c Effort made to restore some of the temporary wages funds cut in 2009-2010.
20 Reflects equipment/furniture purchases made to support new facility.
22 Purchases made possible by the release of endowment funds and one-time funding from the Provost.
23 Increase due to one-time purchases and continuing conversion to electronic subscriptions.
24 Reflects decreases in the number of physical volumes being processed.
31 Increase cannot be attributed to any one factor vacant position was filled and the collection of statistics related to number of
participants has improved.
33-34 In the course of gathering the 2010-2011, it was discovered that the system was including some categories that should have been
excluded past years' numbers were thus inflated.
35 Increase cannot be attributed to any one factor may reflect budget reductions at other institutions.
36 Discovery tools have improved, making it easier to find local resources.

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MONTREAL, cont.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported. At the request of the Quebec government,
the fiscal year at the University of Montreal will start on May 1 and ends April 30. As a result, data from the libraries of the
University of Montreal for 2010-2011 are spread over eleven months rather than twelve. [Bibliothèques UdeM]
16-26 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars: (16a) $2,224,151 (16b) $9,436,728 (16c) $160,945 (16d) $20,680 (16) $11,842,504 (17)
$84,324 (18a) $7,271,647 (18b) $9,878,029 (18c) $66,376 (18) $17,216,052 (20) $929,452 (21) $30,072,332 (22) $626,706 (23) $8,264,695
(24a) $100,491 (24b) $0 (25) $750,617 (26) $146,945.
NEBRASKA
Library branches included: Don Love Memorial Library, Architecture Library, Music Library, Geology Library, C. Y. Thompson
Library, Mathematics Library, Engineering Library.
Data from the Law Library are also included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 3,500,414.
1.b UNL Libraries added batch load of e-book records and less pieces were withdrawn than previous years.
1.b.i Increase is due to adding a large number of vendor-provided records to the OPAC.
1.b.ii Technical services did not have a large project to withdraw in 2010-2011 as we have in past years.
5.a.ii UNL libraries is intentionally purchasing print materials and substituting print serials with electronic serials.
5.b UNL Libraries is better able to count serials than in previous years.
14 Because film and video are in more demand we continue to purchase more of these material we expect this trend to continue.
16.c In 2010-2011, UNL Libraries devoted an unprecedented amount of resources towards electronic books and indexes/databases.
16.d UNL Libraries is purchasing less print and spending less on postage.
20 UNL Libraries devoted a considerable amount of resources for digital backup, facilities-related projects that required moving
shelves, replacing flooring, furniture, server upgrades, and high quality scanners for digital humanities.
22 This drastic increase is due to the fact that UNL Libraries will continue to purchase more electronic books as one-time purchases.
25 UNL Libraries devote more resources for digitization effort and other services to improve the user experience.
26 This statistic now includes OCLC ILL subscription, previously counted in a separate line entry in 2009-2010. Next year we do not
expect this value to change very much.
28 2009-2010 numbers were reported in error. UNL libraries has had 13 service points since 2007-2008.
30-31 UNL Libraries is putting more energies into its instruction program and finding better methods for counting the instruction that
is going on. In 2010-2011, we included the numbers of our course "LI110" as well as the Agriculture 103 course.
NEW MEXICO
Library branches included: Centennial Science &Engineering Library, Fine Arts &Design Library, Parish Memorial Library,
Zimmerman Library.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
1.a Volumes held June 30, 2010 revised to 3,429,490.
1.b.i University Libraries purchased more books after a rescission in 2009-2010.
3 Increased approval plan and librarian selections from 2009-2010 (when UNM was under a rescission).
5.a.i Purchased additional titles.
5.a.ii Counted some subscription items not properly counted in 2009-2010.
5.b.i Increased access to consortial journals.
5.b.ii Increased access to free journals.
12 The 2009-2010 figure should have read 781,682.
16.a Increased purchase after the 2009-2010 rescission.
22 Purchased several large archival digital collections.
23 Decreased because library did not make a periodical prepayment as we had in 2009-2010.
26 Discontinued outside contracts for ILL, which resulted in lower direct costs, especially for Copyright.
29 Reduces hours in Science Library and UNM West campus library.

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