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Question Number Footnote
SYRACUSE
Library branches included: Carnegie, Geology, Facility.
2 Modifications to bibliographic count processes.
4 From Serials Solutions Data Summary. These titles will be included in MARC Updates for
e-books and reflected in catalog.
8.a, 8.b Changes in how staff were classified for ARL reporting purposes, e.g., non-MLSs in librarian
positions, who are support staff. They are now based on level instead of title, which are in the
midst of changing based on standardization within the university.
11 Reflects the official percentage for professional staff only.
13.a Changes in how staff were classified for ARL reporting purposes, e.g., non-MLSs in librarian
positions, who is support staff..
13.c Reductions in work-study funds available.
16 Data drawn from “New Metrics PatronAssist” tab of PatronAssistance.xlsx file in PMC Docs
operational metrics folder. Includes Reference, Print Access, Electronic Access. Does not include
“Directional” or “Tech Support” based on ARL definition.
18 Fiscal Year: 2014. Source: COUNTER Reports JR1 and JR2 Reporting data updated 9/23. 930,436
+2,888 from JR1a (archived) =933,324.
19 Source: COUNTER Reports DB1 and DB2. Month: July 2013 to June 2014. No rational explanation
for last year’s value beyond data entry error.
20 Source: COUNTER Reports DB1 and DB2. Month: July 2013 to June 2014.
21 Significant improvements in ability to respond to ILL requests from other libraries, including
workflow automations.
23 Numbers are supplied by the university’s Office of Research (OIRA), and have been verified as
correct.
TEMPLE
Library branches included: Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, Beasley Law Library, and Special
Collections Research Center.
11 Editor’s Note: Published figure reflects the official designated percent for the Law Library, as
this is the maximum value entered for this question.
18–19 Figure based on 2013 calendar year.
TENNESSEE
Library branches included: UT Libraries-Knoxville (Hodges [Main] Library, Pendergrass
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library, Devine Music Library, Social Work Library, and
UT Space Institute Library. Data from the Law Library and the Health Science Libraries are also
included in the figures reported.
TEXAS
All figures are as of 08/31/2014.
Library branches included: University of Texas at Austin Libraries, the Briscoe Center for
American History, the Tarlton Law Library, and the Harry Ransom Center.
2 The volume count includes e-books such as EBL, MyILibrary, ebrary, Gale Virtual Reference,
ARTFL, CIAO, LION, Evans Early American Imprints, Making of Modern Law, Sabin
Americana, Making of America, Oxford Reference-books online, Gerritsen, History e-book
(now Humanities), OECD, World Bank eLibrary, Annual Reviews, Si Ku Quan Shu, Old English
Corpus, Heritage Quest, Stat Reference, Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, and CHANT–Chinese
Ancient Texts.
Question Number Footnote
SYRACUSE
Library branches included: Carnegie, Geology, Facility.
2 Modifications to bibliographic count processes.
4 From Serials Solutions Data Summary. These titles will be included in MARC Updates for
e-books and reflected in catalog.
8.a, 8.b Changes in how staff were classified for ARL reporting purposes, e.g., non-MLSs in librarian
positions, who are support staff. They are now based on level instead of title, which are in the
midst of changing based on standardization within the university.
11 Reflects the official percentage for professional staff only.
13.a Changes in how staff were classified for ARL reporting purposes, e.g., non-MLSs in librarian
positions, who is support staff..
13.c Reductions in work-study funds available.
16 Data drawn from “New Metrics PatronAssist” tab of PatronAssistance.xlsx file in PMC Docs
operational metrics folder. Includes Reference, Print Access, Electronic Access. Does not include
“Directional” or “Tech Support” based on ARL definition.
18 Fiscal Year: 2014. Source: COUNTER Reports JR1 and JR2 Reporting data updated 9/23. 930,436
+2,888 from JR1a (archived) =933,324.
19 Source: COUNTER Reports DB1 and DB2. Month: July 2013 to June 2014. No rational explanation
for last year’s value beyond data entry error.
20 Source: COUNTER Reports DB1 and DB2. Month: July 2013 to June 2014.
21 Significant improvements in ability to respond to ILL requests from other libraries, including
workflow automations.
23 Numbers are supplied by the university’s Office of Research (OIRA), and have been verified as
correct.
TEMPLE
Library branches included: Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, Beasley Law Library, and Special
Collections Research Center.
11 Editor’s Note: Published figure reflects the official designated percent for the Law Library, as
this is the maximum value entered for this question.
18–19 Figure based on 2013 calendar year.
TENNESSEE
Library branches included: UT Libraries-Knoxville (Hodges [Main] Library, Pendergrass
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library, Devine Music Library, Social Work Library, and
UT Space Institute Library. Data from the Law Library and the Health Science Libraries are also
included in the figures reported.
TEXAS
All figures are as of 08/31/2014.
Library branches included: University of Texas at Austin Libraries, the Briscoe Center for
American History, the Tarlton Law Library, and the Harry Ransom Center.
2 The volume count includes e-books such as EBL, MyILibrary, ebrary, Gale Virtual Reference,
ARTFL, CIAO, LION, Evans Early American Imprints, Making of Modern Law, Sabin
Americana, Making of America, Oxford Reference-books online, Gerritsen, History e-book
(now Humanities), OECD, World Bank eLibrary, Annual Reviews, Si Ku Quan Shu, Old English
Corpus, Heritage Quest, Stat Reference, Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, and CHANT–Chinese
Ancient Texts.
