86 · ARL Statistics 2011–2012
Question
Number
Footnote
CINCINNATI, cont.
23–24 This year’s numbers are larger than in the past because only PhD degrees were counted previously,
while now all Doctor’s degrees are counted.
COLORADO
Library branches included: Main (Norlin) Library Business Earth Sciences/Map and Engineering,
Math, Physics.
Library branches NOT included: Law Library.
2 ERIC fiche that duplicate digitized versions included in this count.
4 Added locally digitized records, Serials Solutions e-book counts, acquired new databases such as
Making of the Modern World and others with large e-book content.
11 University of Colorado Boulder has several categories of benefits, so we chose to record the faculty
percentage.
16 Several departments moved from sampling to whole-year actual counts, which accounts for the drop
in totals this year.
19–20 The difference is due to new questions added 20+ resources searches run in discovery portal are
automatically run against several aggregated databases leading to high federated search numbers.
COLORADO STATE
1 Increase likely due to the fact that we didn’t have as many withdrawals as in FY11.
6, 9 Change could be result of the new survey format.
8.c, 13.c Variance in student employment amounts could have been caused by the full year of construction at
our main library.
17 Circulations continue to decrease as a trend. Construction, again, could have been a factor this year,
but we had excellent book paging services for our patrons.
23, 28 Number provided by the university. No explanation provided for increase.
COLUMBIA
All figures are as of 08/31/2012. [Teachers College]
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
Columbia data includes The Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) and
the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS). [Butler]
1 FY11 should have excluded 369,293 HathiTrust titles. FY12 titles exclude HathiTrust (547,440 titles in
FY12). [Butler]
7.b We cancelled close to 50% of our print journal subscriptions. [Barnard]
11 The majority of Columbia’s fringe benefits are based upon an official designated percent of 33.7%.
However, the official designated percent for the Barnard Library is 34.3%. [Barnard]
11 The majority of Columbia’s fringe benefits are based upon an official designated percent of 33.7%.
However, the official designated percent for the Teacher’s College Library is 34.7%. [Teachers College]
16 In 2011–2012, we decommissioned our physical reference desk and now provide reference online or
through individual research consultations. Although the number dropped significantly, it is a more
accurate reflection of our support of the research community. [Barnard]
16 Data collection method has changed, affecting the comparability of year-to-year data. [Butler]
21–22 Excludes ILL for Barnard handled by Butler office. [Barnard]
Question
Number
Footnote
CINCINNATI, cont.
23–24 This year’s numbers are larger than in the past because only PhD degrees were counted previously,
while now all Doctor’s degrees are counted.
COLORADO
Library branches included: Main (Norlin) Library Business Earth Sciences/Map and Engineering,
Math, Physics.
Library branches NOT included: Law Library.
2 ERIC fiche that duplicate digitized versions included in this count.
4 Added locally digitized records, Serials Solutions e-book counts, acquired new databases such as
Making of the Modern World and others with large e-book content.
11 University of Colorado Boulder has several categories of benefits, so we chose to record the faculty
percentage.
16 Several departments moved from sampling to whole-year actual counts, which accounts for the drop
in totals this year.
19–20 The difference is due to new questions added 20+ resources searches run in discovery portal are
automatically run against several aggregated databases leading to high federated search numbers.
COLORADO STATE
1 Increase likely due to the fact that we didn’t have as many withdrawals as in FY11.
6, 9 Change could be result of the new survey format.
8.c, 13.c Variance in student employment amounts could have been caused by the full year of construction at
our main library.
17 Circulations continue to decrease as a trend. Construction, again, could have been a factor this year,
but we had excellent book paging services for our patrons.
23, 28 Number provided by the university. No explanation provided for increase.
COLUMBIA
All figures are as of 08/31/2012. [Teachers College]
Data from the Law and Health Sciences Libraries are included in the figures reported.
Columbia data includes The Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) and
the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS). [Butler]
1 FY11 should have excluded 369,293 HathiTrust titles. FY12 titles exclude HathiTrust (547,440 titles in
FY12). [Butler]
7.b We cancelled close to 50% of our print journal subscriptions. [Barnard]
11 The majority of Columbia’s fringe benefits are based upon an official designated percent of 33.7%.
However, the official designated percent for the Barnard Library is 34.3%. [Barnard]
11 The majority of Columbia’s fringe benefits are based upon an official designated percent of 33.7%.
However, the official designated percent for the Teacher’s College Library is 34.7%. [Teachers College]
16 In 2011–2012, we decommissioned our physical reference desk and now provide reference online or
through individual research consultations. Although the number dropped significantly, it is a more
accurate reflection of our support of the research community. [Barnard]
16 Data collection method has changed, affecting the comparability of year-to-year data. [Butler]
21–22 Excludes ILL for Barnard handled by Butler office. [Barnard]
