83 ARL Statistics 2014–2015
Question Number Footnote
DARTMOUTH
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Baker-Berry Library, Feldberg Business &Engineering Library,
Kresge Physical Sciences Library, Paddock Music Library, Rauner Special Collections, Sherman
Art Library, Storage &Dartmouth Library Depository.
2 Increased purchasing in digital collection. Major discard project in FY15.
4 Electronic books not counted as part of any individual library section, total overall for college is
771,536. Increased purchasing in digital collection.
7.c Yearly fluctuations due to purchasing decisions and costs.
11 Fringe benefits at 34% include amounts for all regular and term employees. The fringe rate for
temporary employees is 9%, and there is no fringe charged for student assistants.
14 Increased outreach and yearly fluctuations due to class needs.
18–20 Figures are for the library system as a whole, not for any one branch so only recorded on the
main report. Increased digital use and our report generator is giving better usage statistics.
DELAWARE
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
10 For 2014/2015, the fringe benefit rate was 35.8% for professional staff (exempt employees),
64.9% for support staff (non-exempt employees), and 7.5% for graduate assistants. The
University of Delaware offers an excellent package of benefits, part of which includes
comprehensive health care coverage and educational benefits. The University of Delaware also
makes a generous contribution to a 403b retirement plan for exempt employees and to the state
pension plan for non-exempt staff. Detailed information about the benefits program can be
found at http://www.udel.edu/Benefits/menu/index.html.
11 For 2014/2015, the fringe benefit rate was 35.8% for professional staff (exempt employees).
17 The automated library system does not separate the number of initial circulations from
renewals. Only total circulation of materials is known. Reserve loans, however, have been
excluded.
18 Information is not available.
DUKE
Library branches included: Main library statistics include: Perkins, Bostock, Lilly, Music, Duke
Marine Lab Library, Duke Kunshan University Library, Ford, Divinity, and Rubenstein. Law
library statistics include: Goodson Law Library. Health Sciences library statistics include: the
Duke University Medical Center Library. Special Collections statistics include: the Rubenstein
Rare Book &Manuscript Library.
Library branches NOT included: None.
EMORY
All figures are as of 08/31/2015. [Main Library, Oxford College Library, and Theology Library]
Library branches included: Library branches included: Main, Health Sciences, Law, Oxford,
Theology, and Rose Library (Special Collections). [Main Library]
4 Count of electronic books is unavailable for Oxford Library. [Oxford College Library]
7.c Did not purchase Bowker Book Analysis in FY15. [Oxford College Library]
8.c The increase in student salaries is due to increased student staffing in scholarly communications
and services divisions. [Main Library]
9 Other operating expenditures were slightly overstated for Oxford Library in 2013–14 and
erroneously included a portion of salary expense. This problem has been corrected for FY2015.
[Oxford College Library]
13.b The 2013–14 number was overstated. [Main Library]
Question Number Footnote
DARTMOUTH
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
Library branches included: Baker-Berry Library, Feldberg Business &Engineering Library,
Kresge Physical Sciences Library, Paddock Music Library, Rauner Special Collections, Sherman
Art Library, Storage &Dartmouth Library Depository.
2 Increased purchasing in digital collection. Major discard project in FY15.
4 Electronic books not counted as part of any individual library section, total overall for college is
771,536. Increased purchasing in digital collection.
7.c Yearly fluctuations due to purchasing decisions and costs.
11 Fringe benefits at 34% include amounts for all regular and term employees. The fringe rate for
temporary employees is 9%, and there is no fringe charged for student assistants.
14 Increased outreach and yearly fluctuations due to class needs.
18–20 Figures are for the library system as a whole, not for any one branch so only recorded on the
main report. Increased digital use and our report generator is giving better usage statistics.
DELAWARE
All figures are as of 06/30/2015.
10 For 2014/2015, the fringe benefit rate was 35.8% for professional staff (exempt employees),
64.9% for support staff (non-exempt employees), and 7.5% for graduate assistants. The
University of Delaware offers an excellent package of benefits, part of which includes
comprehensive health care coverage and educational benefits. The University of Delaware also
makes a generous contribution to a 403b retirement plan for exempt employees and to the state
pension plan for non-exempt staff. Detailed information about the benefits program can be
found at http://www.udel.edu/Benefits/menu/index.html.
11 For 2014/2015, the fringe benefit rate was 35.8% for professional staff (exempt employees).
17 The automated library system does not separate the number of initial circulations from
renewals. Only total circulation of materials is known. Reserve loans, however, have been
excluded.
18 Information is not available.
DUKE
Library branches included: Main library statistics include: Perkins, Bostock, Lilly, Music, Duke
Marine Lab Library, Duke Kunshan University Library, Ford, Divinity, and Rubenstein. Law
library statistics include: Goodson Law Library. Health Sciences library statistics include: the
Duke University Medical Center Library. Special Collections statistics include: the Rubenstein
Rare Book &Manuscript Library.
Library branches NOT included: None.
EMORY
All figures are as of 08/31/2015. [Main Library, Oxford College Library, and Theology Library]
Library branches included: Library branches included: Main, Health Sciences, Law, Oxford,
Theology, and Rose Library (Special Collections). [Main Library]
4 Count of electronic books is unavailable for Oxford Library. [Oxford College Library]
7.c Did not purchase Bowker Book Analysis in FY15. [Oxford College Library]
8.c The increase in student salaries is due to increased student staffing in scholarly communications
and services divisions. [Main Library]
9 Other operating expenditures were slightly overstated for Oxford Library in 2013–14 and
erroneously included a portion of salary expense. This problem has been corrected for FY2015.
[Oxford College Library]
13.b The 2013–14 number was overstated. [Main Library]
