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Number
Footnote
OHIO STATE, cont.
22 Purchase of several large online serial back files has made more resources immediately available to
our users.
23 New definitions for “doctoral degrees” resulted in inclusion of professional degrees granted at Ohio
State (Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, Veterinary Medicine, Law) in addition to PhDs.
26–27 Higher education enrollments are generally lower this year, per Chronicle of Higher Education.
OKLAHOMA
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
11 Full time employees 37.6%, graduate assistants 6.5%, and student employees 1.2%. [Main Library]
OKLAHOMA STATE
Library branches included: Includes OSU-Oklahoma City, OSU-Okmulgee, OSU-Tulsa as well as
the Architecture Library, Curriculum Materials Library, and Veterinary Medicine Library on the
Stillwater campus.
Data from the Health Sciences Library are included in the figures reported.
6 In past years total library expenditures reported has included fringe benefits. With fringe benefits
included, it would represent a 4.71% increase from FY11.
8–8.c Numbers reported for the last 5 years have included fringe benefits. This number does not.
10 For tenure-track faculty, other professional staff, and staff this includes FICA, workers compensation,
unemployment compensation, medical insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, Oklahoma
Teachers Retirement System employer and matching fees, and a benefit administration fee.
11 Fringe benefits rates vary by type of position and by campus. The rate given is the OSU system
official designated rate.
18 Decrease attributable to COUNTER only, and COUNTER implementation by vendors to de-duplicate
counts across multiple databases.
19 Decrease attributable to increased use of Summon.
20 Sum of searches in Summon for Stillwater and Aquabrowser [360Search] for Tulsa, Oklahoma City,
and Okmulgee.
21 In FY11, the person reporting this number reported the total number of requests to provide NOT the
filled requests provided. The number for FY11 should have been 37,763. The change for this year then
would be -1.56%
22 In FY11, the person reporting this number reported the total number of requests NOT the filled
requests received. The number for FY11 should have been 16,658. The change for this year then would
be +15.55%
OREGON
Library branches included: This report includes Knight (main) Library, Architecture and Allied Arts
Library, Science Library, Math Library, Rippey Library at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, and
UO Portland Library and Learning Commons.
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
10–11 Includes health care costs, retirement, payroll taxes, workers comp, bus pass. Fixed cost for health
care is $14,700 per employee. Other costs are variable, at a rate of 29.3% of salary.
12 In previous years the state contribution for our Orbis Cascade Alliance membership was reported
here (roughly $55,000). However, these funds are rolled into our general fund budget (E&G) and
should not be reported as external contributions.
Question
Number
Footnote
OHIO STATE, cont.
22 Purchase of several large online serial back files has made more resources immediately available to
our users.
23 New definitions for “doctoral degrees” resulted in inclusion of professional degrees granted at Ohio
State (Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, Veterinary Medicine, Law) in addition to PhDs.
26–27 Higher education enrollments are generally lower this year, per Chronicle of Higher Education.
OKLAHOMA
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
11 Full time employees 37.6%, graduate assistants 6.5%, and student employees 1.2%. [Main Library]
OKLAHOMA STATE
Library branches included: Includes OSU-Oklahoma City, OSU-Okmulgee, OSU-Tulsa as well as
the Architecture Library, Curriculum Materials Library, and Veterinary Medicine Library on the
Stillwater campus.
Data from the Health Sciences Library are included in the figures reported.
6 In past years total library expenditures reported has included fringe benefits. With fringe benefits
included, it would represent a 4.71% increase from FY11.
8–8.c Numbers reported for the last 5 years have included fringe benefits. This number does not.
10 For tenure-track faculty, other professional staff, and staff this includes FICA, workers compensation,
unemployment compensation, medical insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, Oklahoma
Teachers Retirement System employer and matching fees, and a benefit administration fee.
11 Fringe benefits rates vary by type of position and by campus. The rate given is the OSU system
official designated rate.
18 Decrease attributable to COUNTER only, and COUNTER implementation by vendors to de-duplicate
counts across multiple databases.
19 Decrease attributable to increased use of Summon.
20 Sum of searches in Summon for Stillwater and Aquabrowser [360Search] for Tulsa, Oklahoma City,
and Okmulgee.
21 In FY11, the person reporting this number reported the total number of requests to provide NOT the
filled requests provided. The number for FY11 should have been 37,763. The change for this year then
would be -1.56%
22 In FY11, the person reporting this number reported the total number of requests NOT the filled
requests received. The number for FY11 should have been 16,658. The change for this year then would
be +15.55%
OREGON
Library branches included: This report includes Knight (main) Library, Architecture and Allied Arts
Library, Science Library, Math Library, Rippey Library at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, and
UO Portland Library and Learning Commons.
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
10–11 Includes health care costs, retirement, payroll taxes, workers comp, bus pass. Fixed cost for health
care is $14,700 per employee. Other costs are variable, at a rate of 29.3% of salary.
12 In previous years the state contribution for our Orbis Cascade Alliance membership was reported
here (roughly $55,000). However, these funds are rolled into our general fund budget (E&G) and
should not be reported as external contributions.
