108 Footnotes
Question Number Footnote
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA cont.
9 Campus-wide FY14 figure for Operating Expenditures revised to 4,053,824. Campus-wide figure
for FY15 increased 64% by comparison.
13, 13.b Temp staff departure, attrition, and restructuring.
14–15 Decrease is due to implementation of more precise tracking software that eliminates reporting
duplications.
18 All resources considered for this section rely exclusively on COUNTER data.
19 USC added a large number of ProQuest databases and converted databases from other vendors
to ProQuest. ProQuest is phasing out federated searches.
20 Phasing out of federated searches.
24 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
Doctor’s Degrees awarded revised to 604. Campus-wide figure for FY15 increased 154.6% by
comparison.
25 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
fields in which Doctor’s Degrees can be awarded revised to 64. Campus-wide figure for FY15
increased 218.8% by comparison.
26 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
number of full-time instructional faculty revised to 3,651. Campus-wide figure for FY15
decreased -40.2% by comparison.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Data from the School of Law Library and the School of Medicine Library are also entered on the
appropriate ARL Surveys. Data from the Special Collections Research Center is also reported
under the Morris Library Survey.
2 Morris Library added 10,967 volumes of e-books in FY15: Alexander Street Press (2,765) Credo
(91) EBSCO e-books (660) Myilibrary e-books (228) and Springer e-books (72,231).
4 In addition to the breakdown under Q2, we added electronic theses and dissertations (498) and
Government Document e-books (7,126).
7.c Includes Binding =$49,740 Memberships =$289,282 and Document Delivery/ILL =$97,653.
8.b Decrease is due to vacant positions, staffing changes, and university budget reduction. Also, the
SIUC institution-level, aggregated total for this question has decreased due to significant budget
cuts resulting in delays in replacing retired/separated employees.
10 INCLUDES: Sick/Vacation Payouts, GA Health Insurance, FICA, Retirement, Workers’
Compensation, Life Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance,
and Vision Insurance.
11 Includes: FICA, Retirement, Workers’ Compensation, Life Insurance, Unemployment
Insurance, Health Insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision Insurance.
18 Includes: COUNTER compliant statistics for abstracting and indexing databases, full text
databases, and reference sources.
19 Includes COUNTER compliant statistics from 92 publishers/platforms.
20 Morris Library does not subscribe to a federated search product.
21 A) Fewer requests received. B) The institution-level, aggregated total has decreased due to
decreased requests at Morris Library (Main Library) and the Law School Library.
22 A) Fewer requests received from patrons. B) The institution-level, aggregated total has
decreased due to decreased requests by patrons at Morris Library (Main Library), SIU Med
School Library, and the Law School Library.
24–29 This data on the Main Library survey includes the Law Library survey the Medical School
Library survey, the Special Collections.
Question Number Footnote
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA cont.
9 Campus-wide FY14 figure for Operating Expenditures revised to 4,053,824. Campus-wide figure
for FY15 increased 64% by comparison.
13, 13.b Temp staff departure, attrition, and restructuring.
14–15 Decrease is due to implementation of more precise tracking software that eliminates reporting
duplications.
18 All resources considered for this section rely exclusively on COUNTER data.
19 USC added a large number of ProQuest databases and converted databases from other vendors
to ProQuest. ProQuest is phasing out federated searches.
20 Phasing out of federated searches.
24 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
Doctor’s Degrees awarded revised to 604. Campus-wide figure for FY15 increased 154.6% by
comparison.
25 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
fields in which Doctor’s Degrees can be awarded revised to 64. Campus-wide figure for FY15
increased 218.8% by comparison.
26 Adherence to data reporting rules followed caused increase. Campus-wide FY14 figure for
number of full-time instructional faculty revised to 3,651. Campus-wide figure for FY15
decreased -40.2% by comparison.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Data from the School of Law Library and the School of Medicine Library are also entered on the
appropriate ARL Surveys. Data from the Special Collections Research Center is also reported
under the Morris Library Survey.
2 Morris Library added 10,967 volumes of e-books in FY15: Alexander Street Press (2,765) Credo
(91) EBSCO e-books (660) Myilibrary e-books (228) and Springer e-books (72,231).
4 In addition to the breakdown under Q2, we added electronic theses and dissertations (498) and
Government Document e-books (7,126).
7.c Includes Binding =$49,740 Memberships =$289,282 and Document Delivery/ILL =$97,653.
8.b Decrease is due to vacant positions, staffing changes, and university budget reduction. Also, the
SIUC institution-level, aggregated total for this question has decreased due to significant budget
cuts resulting in delays in replacing retired/separated employees.
10 INCLUDES: Sick/Vacation Payouts, GA Health Insurance, FICA, Retirement, Workers’
Compensation, Life Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance,
and Vision Insurance.
11 Includes: FICA, Retirement, Workers’ Compensation, Life Insurance, Unemployment
Insurance, Health Insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision Insurance.
18 Includes: COUNTER compliant statistics for abstracting and indexing databases, full text
databases, and reference sources.
19 Includes COUNTER compliant statistics from 92 publishers/platforms.
20 Morris Library does not subscribe to a federated search product.
21 A) Fewer requests received. B) The institution-level, aggregated total has decreased due to
decreased requests at Morris Library (Main Library) and the Law School Library.
22 A) Fewer requests received from patrons. B) The institution-level, aggregated total has
decreased due to decreased requests by patrons at Morris Library (Main Library), SIU Med
School Library, and the Law School Library.
24–29 This data on the Main Library survey includes the Law Library survey the Medical School
Library survey, the Special Collections.
