118 · ARL Statistics 2011–2012
Question
Number
Footnote
SYRACUSE
Library branches included: Special Collections is included in these figures.
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
1 Title counts include monographic and serial titles in print and electronic formats but may be
incomplete for microforms and audiovisual materials.
TEMPLE
Library branches included: Ambler Library, Science and Engineering Library, Blockson Afro-
American Collection (except as reported in Special Collections), Harrisburg Library, and Kardon
Depository.
Library branches NOT included: Tokyo, Japan Rome, Italy Boyer College of Music listening room
Social Science Data Library and Liberal Arts Educational Technology Center.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
1 Includes approximately 60,000 digitized objects now presented with discovery metadata not
previously reported in titles counts.
7.c Memberships in multiple ILL consortia, Illiad SW, ILL shipping, doc delivery, shelf-ready processing
and contract cataloging costs included. Excluded OCLC ILL and cataloging payment which was not
registered in FY12. FY13 will have double payment.
8.b Lowered expenditure in FY12 reflects university hiring freeze and loss of positions.
TEMPLE, cont.
10–11 The benefits percentage is 35.80 for FY2011–2012 for full-time personnel. Part-time personnel paid
hourly (students and part-time or temporary staff) are at 8.50%. These percentages were used to
calculate line-by-line and then totaled to form the number reported in question 10.
16 Reference transactions reported increased substantially over prior year in part due to significantly
improved system for tracking in the units that reported last year, adding a branch library that had not
previously reported, and systematizing reporting from three special collections units.
18–20 Reflects calendar 2011, not academic 2011–12 figures
19–20 First year we have attempted to collect this data — figures are likely far from comprehensive.
TENNESSEE
Library branches included: UT Libraries-Knoxville and UT Space Institute Library -Tullahoma.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
20 We do not have this for FY2011-12. Next year we will get the federated searches from our ERMS for
Project COUNTER statistics only.
TEXAS
All figures are as of 08/31/2012.
Library branches included: University of Texas at Austin Libraries, the Briscoe Center for American
History, the Tarlton Law Library, and the Humanities Research Center.
Please note that errors were discovered in the following data reported in FY 2010–2011. The corrected
data is as follows: salaries and wages for professional staff -$9,455,976 salaries and wages for support
staff -$10,391,937 salaries and wages for student assistants -$1,482,223 total salaries and wages -
$21,330,136 total library expenditures -$44,006,479. The corrected ARL Investment index score is 1.03,
which places University of Texas at 15th.
Question
Number
Footnote
SYRACUSE
Library branches included: Special Collections is included in these figures.
Data from the Law Library are included in the figures reported.
1 Title counts include monographic and serial titles in print and electronic formats but may be
incomplete for microforms and audiovisual materials.
TEMPLE
Library branches included: Ambler Library, Science and Engineering Library, Blockson Afro-
American Collection (except as reported in Special Collections), Harrisburg Library, and Kardon
Depository.
Library branches NOT included: Tokyo, Japan Rome, Italy Boyer College of Music listening room
Social Science Data Library and Liberal Arts Educational Technology Center.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
1 Includes approximately 60,000 digitized objects now presented with discovery metadata not
previously reported in titles counts.
7.c Memberships in multiple ILL consortia, Illiad SW, ILL shipping, doc delivery, shelf-ready processing
and contract cataloging costs included. Excluded OCLC ILL and cataloging payment which was not
registered in FY12. FY13 will have double payment.
8.b Lowered expenditure in FY12 reflects university hiring freeze and loss of positions.
TEMPLE, cont.
10–11 The benefits percentage is 35.80 for FY2011–2012 for full-time personnel. Part-time personnel paid
hourly (students and part-time or temporary staff) are at 8.50%. These percentages were used to
calculate line-by-line and then totaled to form the number reported in question 10.
16 Reference transactions reported increased substantially over prior year in part due to significantly
improved system for tracking in the units that reported last year, adding a branch library that had not
previously reported, and systematizing reporting from three special collections units.
18–20 Reflects calendar 2011, not academic 2011–12 figures
19–20 First year we have attempted to collect this data — figures are likely far from comprehensive.
TENNESSEE
Library branches included: UT Libraries-Knoxville and UT Space Institute Library -Tullahoma.
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
20 We do not have this for FY2011-12. Next year we will get the federated searches from our ERMS for
Project COUNTER statistics only.
TEXAS
All figures are as of 08/31/2012.
Library branches included: University of Texas at Austin Libraries, the Briscoe Center for American
History, the Tarlton Law Library, and the Humanities Research Center.
Please note that errors were discovered in the following data reported in FY 2010–2011. The corrected
data is as follows: salaries and wages for professional staff -$9,455,976 salaries and wages for support
staff -$10,391,937 salaries and wages for student assistants -$1,482,223 total salaries and wages -
$21,330,136 total library expenditures -$44,006,479. The corrected ARL Investment index score is 1.03,
which places University of Texas at 15th.
