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Question Number Footnote
CALGARY
All figures are as of 03/31/2015.
Library branches included: Taylor Family Digital Library, Bennett Jones Law Library, Business
Library, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, Downtown Campus Library, Gallagher
Library, Health Sciences Library, The Military Museums Library and Archives, and University
of Calgary in Qatar -Learning Commons.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars — Collections Expenditures: (7a) $2,334,083
(7b) $9,790,558 (7c) $1,840,699 (7) $13,965,340 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $6,749,738 (8b)
$9,038,096 (8c) $609,921 (8) $16,397,755 (10) $3,568,887 Overall Expenditures: (7) $13,965,340
(8) $16,397,755 (9) $1,330,246 (6) $31,693,341 (12) $296,185. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages
(Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe Benefits Expenditures (Q10).
7.c Includes document delivery, binding, software, metadata, shelf-ready processing, open access
publishing, memberships, evaluations, digitization charges, shipping increase in collection
support in 2014–2015 is the result of paying for software support every other year (last payment
was in 2012–2013) and from the significant increases in payments for the publication of articles
in Open Access publications.
10 Fringe benefits include: extended health care, dental, accidental death and dismemberment,
pension, wellness spending, tuition support and professional expense reimbursement.
11 The designated percentage for benefits varies by staff category: 20% for academic staff, 22% for
other professional staff, 24.5% for support staff and 7% for student assistants.
14–15 Decrease reflects the trend towards fewer formal sessions being scheduled, more one-on-one
support and more technology-related instruction.
17 Continuing trend towards the increased use of e-books.
22 More consistent reporting across the system than in–.
23 Provided one day sampling (October 29, 2014) rather than total gate count for the fiscal year,
since information is not compiled consistently across all library branches.
24 Annual fluctuation in the number of doctorates awarded.
30 No explanation provided regarding the decline in part-time graduate students.
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Anthropology, Art History/Classics, Bancroft, Bioscience &Natural
Resources, Business, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Data Lab, Doe, Earth Sciences/Maps,
East Asian, Education/Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Design, Graduate Services,
Mathematics/Statistics, Media Resources Center, Moffitt, Morrison, Music, Newspapers/
Microforms, Optometry/Health Sciences, Northern Regional Library Facility, Physics/
Astronomy, Public Health, Social Welfare, and South/Southeast Asia.
9 Fringe benefits are included in this category. We pay for them out of our budget.
11 We have a 3 tiered rate system for assessing fringe benefit expenses. For FY2014–15 the
percentages of salary were: Academic 34%, Staff 42.1%, Limited (temp) 17.5% Students are not
assessed for fringe benefits.
CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Main Library =Shields Library and Physical Sciences &Engineering
Library. Health Sciences =Carlson Health Sciences Library and Blaisdell Medical Library. Law =
Law Library.
7.c Collection Support Expenditures are included with Other Operating Expenditures.
13.b Support staffing levels have been reduced due to retirements and other departures. Staffing
plans being evaluated during reorganization efforts.
Question Number Footnote
CALGARY
All figures are as of 03/31/2015.
Library branches included: Taylor Family Digital Library, Bennett Jones Law Library, Business
Library, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, Downtown Campus Library, Gallagher
Library, Health Sciences Library, The Military Museums Library and Archives, and University
of Calgary in Qatar -Learning Commons.
6–9, 10, 12 Expenditures as reported in Canadian dollars — Collections Expenditures: (7a) $2,334,083
(7b) $9,790,558 (7c) $1,840,699 (7) $13,965,340 Salary Expenditures: (8a) $6,749,738 (8b)
$9,038,096 (8c) $609,921 (8) $16,397,755 (10) $3,568,887 Overall Expenditures: (7) $13,965,340
(8) $16,397,755 (9) $1,330,246 (6) $31,693,341 (12) $296,185. NOTE: Total Salaries and Wages
(Q8) EXCLUDES Fringe Benefits Expenditures (Q10).
7.c Includes document delivery, binding, software, metadata, shelf-ready processing, open access
publishing, memberships, evaluations, digitization charges, shipping increase in collection
support in 2014–2015 is the result of paying for software support every other year (last payment
was in 2012–2013) and from the significant increases in payments for the publication of articles
in Open Access publications.
10 Fringe benefits include: extended health care, dental, accidental death and dismemberment,
pension, wellness spending, tuition support and professional expense reimbursement.
11 The designated percentage for benefits varies by staff category: 20% for academic staff, 22% for
other professional staff, 24.5% for support staff and 7% for student assistants.
14–15 Decrease reflects the trend towards fewer formal sessions being scheduled, more one-on-one
support and more technology-related instruction.
17 Continuing trend towards the increased use of e-books.
22 More consistent reporting across the system than in–.
23 Provided one day sampling (October 29, 2014) rather than total gate count for the fiscal year,
since information is not compiled consistently across all library branches.
24 Annual fluctuation in the number of doctorates awarded.
30 No explanation provided regarding the decline in part-time graduate students.
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Anthropology, Art History/Classics, Bancroft, Bioscience &Natural
Resources, Business, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Data Lab, Doe, Earth Sciences/Maps,
East Asian, Education/Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Design, Graduate Services,
Mathematics/Statistics, Media Resources Center, Moffitt, Morrison, Music, Newspapers/
Microforms, Optometry/Health Sciences, Northern Regional Library Facility, Physics/
Astronomy, Public Health, Social Welfare, and South/Southeast Asia.
9 Fringe benefits are included in this category. We pay for them out of our budget.
11 We have a 3 tiered rate system for assessing fringe benefit expenses. For FY2014–15 the
percentages of salary were: Academic 34%, Staff 42.1%, Limited (temp) 17.5% Students are not
assessed for fringe benefits.
CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Main Library =Shields Library and Physical Sciences &Engineering
Library. Health Sciences =Carlson Health Sciences Library and Blaisdell Medical Library. Law =
Law Library.
7.c Collection Support Expenditures are included with Other Operating Expenditures.
13.b Support staffing levels have been reduced due to retirements and other departures. Staffing
plans being evaluated during reorganization efforts.
