108 · ARL Statistics 2011–2012
Question
Number
Footnote
NORTHWESTERN, cont.
13.a Does not include NU Press staff.
14, 15 Includes Africana, Archives, Music, Reference, and Transportation in Main counts.
14.a, 15.a Only Archives counts are based on sampling.
16 Includes Africana, Archives, Art, Media, Mudd, Music, Public Services, Schaffner, Special Collections,
and Transportation in Main counts. Public Services includes Periodicals, InfoCommons, and
Reference. The following explain a significant overall reduction from 2010–2011 to 2011–2012: (1) the
fall of queries in Health Sciences Library, (2) a change in reporting methods for Art and Media, and
(3) the exclusion of simple directional questions.
17 Includes Transportation in Main counts.
18–20, 26–29 This is recorded as a single figure for all branches of the Northwestern Libraries on the Evanston and
Chicago campuses.
21–22 Includes Seeley Mudd, Schaffner, and Transportation in Main counts.
23 The overall figure for Health Sciences, Law and Main is significantly higher because this is the first
year that professional practice degrees (J.D., M.D.) were counted.
24 Includes not only the number of fields in which Doctoral Degrees were awarded in 2011–2012, but
all fields in which it is possible to earn such degrees. Past surveys counted only those fields in which
degrees were awarded in the fiscal year reported.
26 This figure includes “Special” students with as-yet undeclared majors.
NOTRE DAME
Library branches included: The Hesburgh Libraries of the University of Notre Dame include the
Hesburgh Library (Main), and the following branch libraries and information centers: Architecture
Library, Art Image Library, Mahaffey Business Information Center, Chemistry/Physics Library,
Engineering Library, Kellogg/Kroc Library Information Center, O’Meara Mathematics Library,
Medieval Library, Radiation Chemistry Reading Room, and the Visual Resources Center. In addition
statistics have been provided for the University of Notre Dame Archives and Notre Dame Law
School’s Kresge Law Library.
1 Increase in titles held is due to the addition of titles held in more than one format in accordance with
the new definition. [Main Library]
The “Titles held” figure of 1,438 represents the number of manuscript collections and University
records series held by the Archives. These collections and series vary in size from one sheet of
paper to several thousand boxes and consist, variously, of manuscripts, printed materials (including
thousands of books), ephemera, microfilm, AV items, photographs, digital files, and artifacts.
Altogether, our collections contain over 39,000 linear feet of materials. The definition of “titles”
presented in the instructions obscures rather than illuminates the size and complexity of our
holdings. [University Archives]
2 Volumes held includes additional e-books that were batch loaded to the catalog as well as volumes
individually cataloged totaling approximately 300,000 volumes. [Main Library]
2 The number of “Volumes held” as defined in the instructions is impossible to accurately estimate
without spending an unwarranted amount of time. [University Archives]
4 See comments for question 2 above. [Main Library]
9 “Other operating expenditures” includes cost of supplies for housing collections (mainly boxes,
folders, and sleeves) and shipping costs for donated collections. [University Archives]
Question
Number
Footnote
NORTHWESTERN, cont.
13.a Does not include NU Press staff.
14, 15 Includes Africana, Archives, Music, Reference, and Transportation in Main counts.
14.a, 15.a Only Archives counts are based on sampling.
16 Includes Africana, Archives, Art, Media, Mudd, Music, Public Services, Schaffner, Special Collections,
and Transportation in Main counts. Public Services includes Periodicals, InfoCommons, and
Reference. The following explain a significant overall reduction from 2010–2011 to 2011–2012: (1) the
fall of queries in Health Sciences Library, (2) a change in reporting methods for Art and Media, and
(3) the exclusion of simple directional questions.
17 Includes Transportation in Main counts.
18–20, 26–29 This is recorded as a single figure for all branches of the Northwestern Libraries on the Evanston and
Chicago campuses.
21–22 Includes Seeley Mudd, Schaffner, and Transportation in Main counts.
23 The overall figure for Health Sciences, Law and Main is significantly higher because this is the first
year that professional practice degrees (J.D., M.D.) were counted.
24 Includes not only the number of fields in which Doctoral Degrees were awarded in 2011–2012, but
all fields in which it is possible to earn such degrees. Past surveys counted only those fields in which
degrees were awarded in the fiscal year reported.
26 This figure includes “Special” students with as-yet undeclared majors.
NOTRE DAME
Library branches included: The Hesburgh Libraries of the University of Notre Dame include the
Hesburgh Library (Main), and the following branch libraries and information centers: Architecture
Library, Art Image Library, Mahaffey Business Information Center, Chemistry/Physics Library,
Engineering Library, Kellogg/Kroc Library Information Center, O’Meara Mathematics Library,
Medieval Library, Radiation Chemistry Reading Room, and the Visual Resources Center. In addition
statistics have been provided for the University of Notre Dame Archives and Notre Dame Law
School’s Kresge Law Library.
1 Increase in titles held is due to the addition of titles held in more than one format in accordance with
the new definition. [Main Library]
The “Titles held” figure of 1,438 represents the number of manuscript collections and University
records series held by the Archives. These collections and series vary in size from one sheet of
paper to several thousand boxes and consist, variously, of manuscripts, printed materials (including
thousands of books), ephemera, microfilm, AV items, photographs, digital files, and artifacts.
Altogether, our collections contain over 39,000 linear feet of materials. The definition of “titles”
presented in the instructions obscures rather than illuminates the size and complexity of our
holdings. [University Archives]
2 Volumes held includes additional e-books that were batch loaded to the catalog as well as volumes
individually cataloged totaling approximately 300,000 volumes. [Main Library]
2 The number of “Volumes held” as defined in the instructions is impossible to accurately estimate
without spending an unwarranted amount of time. [University Archives]
4 See comments for question 2 above. [Main Library]
9 “Other operating expenditures” includes cost of supplies for housing collections (mainly boxes,
folders, and sleeves) and shipping costs for donated collections. [University Archives]
