ARL Library Data Tables · 13
Collections and Collection Expenditures
Summary Summary DataData
Mean
Median
High
Low
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
4,087,170
3,466,784
14,195,095
796,729
465,937,422
114
5,418,614
4,460,406
19,848,652
2,021,024
623,140,553
115
932,998
793,492
2,524,792
60,930
107,294,732
115
3,125,872
2,070,985
24,036,092
258,156
356,349,450
114
9,513,812
8,803,752
17,024,865
3,546,179
1,084,574,536
114
628,008
405,395
9,636,705
0
71,592,873
114
13,339,807
11,708,485
44,854,018
4,424,542
1,534,077,856
115
University
Libraries
Titles Held
1
Volumes 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
1,757,256
145,792,557
8
2,827,708
64,167,147
8
32,703
1,590,596
8
844,940
29,141,843
8
1,429,689
25,260,362
9
115,051
1,680,500
8
3,166,118
56,082,705
9
Nonuniversity
Libraries
611,729,979 687,307,700 108,885,328 385,491,293 1,109,834,898 73,273,373 1,590,160,561 Grand Totals
Collections and Collection Expenditures
Summary Summary DataData
Mean
Median
High
Low
Totals
Number of
Libraries
Reporting
4,087,170
3,466,784
14,195,095
796,729
465,937,422
114
5,418,614
4,460,406
19,848,652
2,021,024
623,140,553
115
932,998
793,492
2,524,792
60,930
107,294,732
115
3,125,872
2,070,985
24,036,092
258,156
356,349,450
114
9,513,812
8,803,752
17,024,865
3,546,179
1,084,574,536
114
628,008
405,395
9,636,705
0
71,592,873
114
13,339,807
11,708,485
44,854,018
4,424,542
1,534,077,856
115
University
Libraries
Titles Held
1
Volumes 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
1,757,256
145,792,557
8
2,827,708
64,167,147
8
32,703
1,590,596
8
844,940
29,141,843
8
1,429,689
25,260,362
9
115,051
1,680,500
8
3,166,118
56,082,705
9
Nonuniversity
Libraries
611,729,979 687,307,700 108,885,328 385,491,293 1,109,834,898 73,273,373 1,590,160,561 Grand Totals
