110 · ARL Statistics 2011–2012
Question
Number
Footnote
OHIO, cont.
24 Includes Osteopathic Medicine degrees. New source for obtaining data allowed more detailed
account of subdisciplines within disciplines.
25 Main campus – 868, OU-HCOM (Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine) – 65, Regional campuses
– 142.
27 Increased part-time enrollment on regional campuses follows national trends in the current economic
environment.
29 Increased part-time enrollment is possibly the result of current economic conditions and follows
national trends.
OHIO STATE
Library branches included: Architecture Biological Sciences/Pharmacy Cartoon Research Geology
Health Sciences Fine Arts Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Law Music/Dance
Science and Engineering Thompson (Main) Library University Archives and Veterinary Medicine.
Library branches NOT included: Agricultural Technical Institute, Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center, and regional campus libraries at Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark.
1 Variance in title count is larger than expected because of error in FY11 data reported: regional
campus title counts were not deducted from Main total last year.
2 Volume count includes 526,075 electronic books and theses, which were acquired in 2011–12 from the
following publishers: ACLS, Alexander Street, American Mathematical Society, Cambridge Histories
Online, ebrary, Gale, Knovel, Lyell, Oxford, Project Muse, Sabin, Safari, Sage, SIAM, Springer, and
Wiley.
4 E-book count for FY11 did not include theses, was underreported by 12,640. Correct total: 479,674.
9 Some items previously reported in Other Operating Expenditures moved to Collection Support
category or to a new question related to Fringe Benefits, which are paid from the Libraries budget.
10 Fringe benefits include: retirement, group life, disability, unemployment compensation, workers
compensation, group vision, group dental, Medicare and group health plans, employee tuition,
graduate assistant fee waivers, and dependent tuition.
11 Benefit composite rates at Ohio State vary by employee type. Average of faculty and professional staff
rates reported here. University Hospitals rate for Health Sciences Library is slightly higher.
12 Data provided by OhioLINK for FY11 was incorrect amount should have been lower.
13 Main Library staffing actually increased by 13.4%. Health Sciences Library decreased by 32.3%, due to
internal transfers of some Human Resources and IT staff to other units within the Medical Center as
well as some student budget reductions. Additionally, personnel and methodology for compiling the
FTE data for Health Sciences changed.
13.c More aggressive recruiting of work study students this year resulted in an increased student FTE.
14–15 Fewer credit courses taught by library staff this year.
16 Better reporting throughout the year by some library locations resulted in a more accurate count this
year.
17 Circulation data fluctuate because of changes in OhioLINK rules concerning how requests for
materials are distributed to lending locations. Online journal usage and document delivery service
have also contributed to the decline in initial circulation.
18 Numbers are primarily COUNTER compliant, but also include OhioLINK databases and OhioLINK
EJC journals. Additional data was reported by Health Sciences Library for products not already
included in the Main Library count. Decrease from previous report may be due to a change in the
Libraries’ discovery layer interface this year.
Question
Number
Footnote
OHIO, cont.
24 Includes Osteopathic Medicine degrees. New source for obtaining data allowed more detailed
account of subdisciplines within disciplines.
25 Main campus – 868, OU-HCOM (Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine) – 65, Regional campuses
– 142.
27 Increased part-time enrollment on regional campuses follows national trends in the current economic
environment.
29 Increased part-time enrollment is possibly the result of current economic conditions and follows
national trends.
OHIO STATE
Library branches included: Architecture Biological Sciences/Pharmacy Cartoon Research Geology
Health Sciences Fine Arts Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Law Music/Dance
Science and Engineering Thompson (Main) Library University Archives and Veterinary Medicine.
Library branches NOT included: Agricultural Technical Institute, Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center, and regional campus libraries at Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark.
1 Variance in title count is larger than expected because of error in FY11 data reported: regional
campus title counts were not deducted from Main total last year.
2 Volume count includes 526,075 electronic books and theses, which were acquired in 2011–12 from the
following publishers: ACLS, Alexander Street, American Mathematical Society, Cambridge Histories
Online, ebrary, Gale, Knovel, Lyell, Oxford, Project Muse, Sabin, Safari, Sage, SIAM, Springer, and
Wiley.
4 E-book count for FY11 did not include theses, was underreported by 12,640. Correct total: 479,674.
9 Some items previously reported in Other Operating Expenditures moved to Collection Support
category or to a new question related to Fringe Benefits, which are paid from the Libraries budget.
10 Fringe benefits include: retirement, group life, disability, unemployment compensation, workers
compensation, group vision, group dental, Medicare and group health plans, employee tuition,
graduate assistant fee waivers, and dependent tuition.
11 Benefit composite rates at Ohio State vary by employee type. Average of faculty and professional staff
rates reported here. University Hospitals rate for Health Sciences Library is slightly higher.
12 Data provided by OhioLINK for FY11 was incorrect amount should have been lower.
13 Main Library staffing actually increased by 13.4%. Health Sciences Library decreased by 32.3%, due to
internal transfers of some Human Resources and IT staff to other units within the Medical Center as
well as some student budget reductions. Additionally, personnel and methodology for compiling the
FTE data for Health Sciences changed.
13.c More aggressive recruiting of work study students this year resulted in an increased student FTE.
14–15 Fewer credit courses taught by library staff this year.
16 Better reporting throughout the year by some library locations resulted in a more accurate count this
year.
17 Circulation data fluctuate because of changes in OhioLINK rules concerning how requests for
materials are distributed to lending locations. Online journal usage and document delivery service
have also contributed to the decline in initial circulation.
18 Numbers are primarily COUNTER compliant, but also include OhioLINK databases and OhioLINK
EJC journals. Additional data was reported by Health Sciences Library for products not already
included in the Main Library count. Decrease from previous report may be due to a change in the
Libraries’ discovery layer interface this year.
