111 ARL Statistics 2014–2015
Question Number Footnote
TEXAS cont.
19 We counted statistics for July 2014 to June 2015 because this was the most current full year of
statistics available to us through our statistics tool, Intota Assessment, due to the tool’s biannual
upload schedule. For providers that offered both DB1 and DB3/PR1 reports, we chose to include
only the DB3/PR1 report in the total in order to avoid duplicate counting. For providers that
only offered one type of database report, we used whichever report was available.
20 We counted the number of searches in our discover tool, Summon, for September 2014 to
August 2015. Statistics in this tool are continually updated, so we did not have to shift the
months reported like we did in the previous two questions.
22 We had a 26% increase in borrowing items from other libraries. This increase is due primarily to
a new Get A Scan service that started in 2014, a service where our faculty, students and staff can
request a scan of an article or book chapter from the print collections of our libraries.
TEXAS A&M
All figures are as of 08/31/2015.
Library branches included: Libraries included are: 1) Sterling C. Evans Library, 2) Library
Annex, 3) Technical Reference Center (TRC -Architecture Library), 4) Cushing Memorial
Library, 5) Policy Sciences and Economics Library, 6) West Campus Library, 7) Medical Sciences
Library (Includes Bryan, College Station, Kingsville, Round Rock and Temple locations), 8) Jack
K. Williams Library (Galveston Library), 9) Dee J. Kelly Law Library, 10) Baylor Health Sciences
Library, 11) Texas A&M University Library at Qatar.
Library branches NOT included: none.
NOTE: This is the first year that the Texas A&M University Libraries is including full data from
the University’s law library (Dee J. Kelly Law Library). Also, per University Administration
instructions, proportional data from the Baylor Health Sciences Library are also included. This
is a jointly funded library with the Baylor Medical Center. Data reflected is, where applicable,
proportionate to funding.
2 Increase in total volumes held at the end of the current reporting period reflect the addition of
holdings from the Kelly Law Library and proportional holdings from the Baylor Health Sciences
Library.
6 In addition to normal increases in budgets due to cost increases, this year’s increase in library
expenditures reflect the addition of expenditures from the Kelly Law Library, proportional
expenditures from the Baylor Health Sciences Library, a continuing renovation project of the
University Libraries’ Medical Science Library, and an asbestos abatement project conducted at
the Sterling C. Evans Library.
7 In addition to normal increases in budgets due to cost increases this year’s increase in library
materials’ expenditures reflect the addition of materials expenditures from the Kelly Law
Library and proportional expenditures from the Baylor Health Sciences Library.
24 Reflects the inclusion of data from the college of medicine, the college of dentistry, the college of
pharmacy and the school of law that were not available in the previous year to report.
28, 30 Large variance between FY2013/2014 and FY2014/2015 is the result of two factors. First, the
addition of data from the University’s School of Law and the College of Dentistry, and, second, a
significant increase in the enrollment of part-time students, particularly graduate students. This
second factor was the larger contributor to the variance.
TEXAS TECH
All figures are as of 08/31/2015.
Library branches included: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Architecture
Library, Vietnam Archives, Education, and Museum.
1 University Library does not report titles held.
Question Number Footnote
TEXAS cont.
19 We counted statistics for July 2014 to June 2015 because this was the most current full year of
statistics available to us through our statistics tool, Intota Assessment, due to the tool’s biannual
upload schedule. For providers that offered both DB1 and DB3/PR1 reports, we chose to include
only the DB3/PR1 report in the total in order to avoid duplicate counting. For providers that
only offered one type of database report, we used whichever report was available.
20 We counted the number of searches in our discover tool, Summon, for September 2014 to
August 2015. Statistics in this tool are continually updated, so we did not have to shift the
months reported like we did in the previous two questions.
22 We had a 26% increase in borrowing items from other libraries. This increase is due primarily to
a new Get A Scan service that started in 2014, a service where our faculty, students and staff can
request a scan of an article or book chapter from the print collections of our libraries.
TEXAS A&M
All figures are as of 08/31/2015.
Library branches included: Libraries included are: 1) Sterling C. Evans Library, 2) Library
Annex, 3) Technical Reference Center (TRC -Architecture Library), 4) Cushing Memorial
Library, 5) Policy Sciences and Economics Library, 6) West Campus Library, 7) Medical Sciences
Library (Includes Bryan, College Station, Kingsville, Round Rock and Temple locations), 8) Jack
K. Williams Library (Galveston Library), 9) Dee J. Kelly Law Library, 10) Baylor Health Sciences
Library, 11) Texas A&M University Library at Qatar.
Library branches NOT included: none.
NOTE: This is the first year that the Texas A&M University Libraries is including full data from
the University’s law library (Dee J. Kelly Law Library). Also, per University Administration
instructions, proportional data from the Baylor Health Sciences Library are also included. This
is a jointly funded library with the Baylor Medical Center. Data reflected is, where applicable,
proportionate to funding.
2 Increase in total volumes held at the end of the current reporting period reflect the addition of
holdings from the Kelly Law Library and proportional holdings from the Baylor Health Sciences
Library.
6 In addition to normal increases in budgets due to cost increases, this year’s increase in library
expenditures reflect the addition of expenditures from the Kelly Law Library, proportional
expenditures from the Baylor Health Sciences Library, a continuing renovation project of the
University Libraries’ Medical Science Library, and an asbestos abatement project conducted at
the Sterling C. Evans Library.
7 In addition to normal increases in budgets due to cost increases this year’s increase in library
materials’ expenditures reflect the addition of materials expenditures from the Kelly Law
Library and proportional expenditures from the Baylor Health Sciences Library.
24 Reflects the inclusion of data from the college of medicine, the college of dentistry, the college of
pharmacy and the school of law that were not available in the previous year to report.
28, 30 Large variance between FY2013/2014 and FY2014/2015 is the result of two factors. First, the
addition of data from the University’s School of Law and the College of Dentistry, and, second, a
significant increase in the enrollment of part-time students, particularly graduate students. This
second factor was the larger contributor to the variance.
TEXAS TECH
All figures are as of 08/31/2015.
Library branches included: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Architecture
Library, Vietnam Archives, Education, and Museum.
1 University Library does not report titles held.
