98 · ARL Statistics 2013–2014
Question Number Footnote
LOUISVILLE
Library branches included: Main, Archives &Special Collections, Art, Law (collections,
circulation, and staff data only), and Music. Health Sciences data is included in the aggregated
institutional totals in this publication, and those data are also reported separately in the Health
Sciences publication.
10 Fringe benefits include health insurance retirement plan vacation, sick and holiday leave
education benefits for employees and dependents retiree benefits and wellness program.
12 Same figure as last year.
13 An incentive retirement program had an impact on our professional staffing.
15 Figure for 2012–2013 is incorrect, which makes the increase over the past year appear to be much
higher than it actually is. The 12,611 figure is the total from 2010–2011. The figure for last year
should have been 19,788.
19 Decline from last year can be attributed to implementation of WorldCat Local at the end of
calendar year 2013. Use of this approach reduces the need for regular database searches.
20 Significant difference from last year’s figure is due to implementation of WorldCat Local at the
end of the 2013 calendar year. Federated searches prior to this time were accomplished through
Voyager MetaLib which was not a high-use approach. All WCL searches are federated searches
and are easily measured.
MCGILL
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Birks Reading Room (religious studies), Education Curriculum
Resources Centre, Islamic Studies, Life Sciences, Osler (history and social sciences of
medicine), Humanities and Social Sciences (includes management and education), Blackader-
Lauterman (art, architecture), Marvin Duchow Music, Nahum Gelber Law, Rare-books and
Special Collections, McGill University Archives, Schulich Library of Science and Engineering,
Macdonald Campus, Edward Rosenthall Mathematics and Statistics.
4 This number represents e-book titles that are in our catalogue for the 2013–2014.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars. Collections Expenditures: (7a) $4,391,730 (7b)
$13,441,491 (7c) $0 (7) $17,833,221 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $5,512,002 (8b) $7,021,990 (8c)
$262,935 (8) $12,796,927 (10) $2,083,053 Overall Expenditures: (7) $17,833,221 (8) $12,796,927 (9)
$3,964,964 (6) $34,595,112 (12) NA/UA. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages (Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe
Benefits Expenditures (Q10).
10 Includes vacation, health and dental benefits, and pension.
12 Consortial and network expenditures are included in 7b.
13.b Reduction due to voluntary retirement program in August 2013.
15, 16 New measure.
16.a A portion of reference statistics was obtained using sampling.
21 Slight reduction due to portion of collection being unavailable during relocation.
22 Slight increase to due portion of collection being unavailable during relocation.
23 Includes PhDs, doctorates, medical, dentistry, and law degrees.
MCMASTER
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Mills Memorial Library, H.G. Thode Library of Science &
Engineering, and Innis (Business) Library.
Question Number Footnote
LOUISVILLE
Library branches included: Main, Archives &Special Collections, Art, Law (collections,
circulation, and staff data only), and Music. Health Sciences data is included in the aggregated
institutional totals in this publication, and those data are also reported separately in the Health
Sciences publication.
10 Fringe benefits include health insurance retirement plan vacation, sick and holiday leave
education benefits for employees and dependents retiree benefits and wellness program.
12 Same figure as last year.
13 An incentive retirement program had an impact on our professional staffing.
15 Figure for 2012–2013 is incorrect, which makes the increase over the past year appear to be much
higher than it actually is. The 12,611 figure is the total from 2010–2011. The figure for last year
should have been 19,788.
19 Decline from last year can be attributed to implementation of WorldCat Local at the end of
calendar year 2013. Use of this approach reduces the need for regular database searches.
20 Significant difference from last year’s figure is due to implementation of WorldCat Local at the
end of the 2013 calendar year. Federated searches prior to this time were accomplished through
Voyager MetaLib which was not a high-use approach. All WCL searches are federated searches
and are easily measured.
MCGILL
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Birks Reading Room (religious studies), Education Curriculum
Resources Centre, Islamic Studies, Life Sciences, Osler (history and social sciences of
medicine), Humanities and Social Sciences (includes management and education), Blackader-
Lauterman (art, architecture), Marvin Duchow Music, Nahum Gelber Law, Rare-books and
Special Collections, McGill University Archives, Schulich Library of Science and Engineering,
Macdonald Campus, Edward Rosenthall Mathematics and Statistics.
4 This number represents e-book titles that are in our catalogue for the 2013–2014.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars. Collections Expenditures: (7a) $4,391,730 (7b)
$13,441,491 (7c) $0 (7) $17,833,221 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $5,512,002 (8b) $7,021,990 (8c)
$262,935 (8) $12,796,927 (10) $2,083,053 Overall Expenditures: (7) $17,833,221 (8) $12,796,927 (9)
$3,964,964 (6) $34,595,112 (12) NA/UA. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages (Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe
Benefits Expenditures (Q10).
10 Includes vacation, health and dental benefits, and pension.
12 Consortial and network expenditures are included in 7b.
13.b Reduction due to voluntary retirement program in August 2013.
15, 16 New measure.
16.a A portion of reference statistics was obtained using sampling.
21 Slight reduction due to portion of collection being unavailable during relocation.
22 Slight increase to due portion of collection being unavailable during relocation.
23 Includes PhDs, doctorates, medical, dentistry, and law degrees.
MCMASTER
All figures are as of 04/30/2014.
Library branches included: Mills Memorial Library, H.G. Thode Library of Science &
Engineering, and Innis (Business) Library.
