ARL Library Data Tables · 15
Collections and Collection Expenditures
Summary Summary DataData
Mean
Median
High
Low
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
3,674,664
2,987,926
13,732,301
209,353
418,911,747
114
5,118,733
4,118,575
19,090,452
1,951,981
588,654,239
115
703,888
633,506
2,715,914
4,247
80,947,142
115
3,290,385
2,263,608
24,715,304
124,731
371,813,526
113
8,701,590
8,202,158
16,311,051
3,109,791
983,279,614
113
612,702
424,374
12,750,000
0
69,235,291
113
12,660,765
11,405,344
45,220,000
3,751,585
1,455,987,991
115
University
Libraries
Titles Held
1
Volues in
Library
2
Electronic
Books
4
One-time
resource
purchases
7a
Ongoing
resource
purchases
7b
Collection
Support
7c
Total Library
Materials
7
Median
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
1,716,247
145,071,578
10
2,597,351
65,697,200
10
7,509
763,472
9
599,901
25,972,479
8
4,001,690
32,369,714
8
62,522
3,343,342
8
3,304,980
61,685,535
10
Nonuniversity
Libraries
563,983,325 654,351,439 81,710,614 397,786,005 1,015,649,328 72,578,633 1,517,673,526 Grand Totals
Collections and Collection Expenditures
Summary Summary DataData
Mean
Median
High
Low
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
3,674,664
2,987,926
13,732,301
209,353
418,911,747
114
5,118,733
4,118,575
19,090,452
1,951,981
588,654,239
115
703,888
633,506
2,715,914
4,247
80,947,142
115
3,290,385
2,263,608
24,715,304
124,731
371,813,526
113
8,701,590
8,202,158
16,311,051
3,109,791
983,279,614
113
612,702
424,374
12,750,000
0
69,235,291
113
12,660,765
11,405,344
45,220,000
3,751,585
1,455,987,991
115
University
Libraries
Titles Held
1
Volues in
Library
2
Electronic
Books
4
One-time
resource
purchases
7a
Ongoing
resource
purchases
7b
Collection
Support
7c
Total Library
Materials
7
Median
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
1,716,247
145,071,578
10
2,597,351
65,697,200
10
7,509
763,472
9
599,901
25,972,479
8
4,001,690
32,369,714
8
62,522
3,343,342
8
3,304,980
61,685,535
10
Nonuniversity
Libraries
563,983,325 654,351,439 81,710,614 397,786,005 1,015,649,328 72,578,633 1,517,673,526 Grand Totals
