143 SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Programs and Services Fiscal Year 2014 (excerpts)
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/ocpl/anreports/fy2014.pdf
Programs and Services, FY2014
18
Table 1: Collections
Physical Total1 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012
Monographs2
Before 1500 598 1 0 0
1501-1600 6,058 2 3 0
1601-1700 10,347 1 3 0
1701-1800 272,741 3 3 4
1801-1870 256,788 71 27 37
1871-Present 886,034 13,560 11,292 13,287
Bound Serial Volumes3 1,480,296 15,806 12,650 17,025
Microforms4 606,126 42 8 10
Audiovisuals and
Computer Software 95,356 2,395 1,701 1,310
Prints and Photographs 70,231 279 300 336
Manuscripts5 23,096,447 4,807,740 914,025 1,716,225
Withdrawn Items (132,761) (549) (350) (294)
Total items 26,648,261 4,839,351 939,662 1,747,940
Digital Total1 FY2014 FY2013 FY2012
PubMed Central Articles 3,227,379 368,111 318,316 263,203
PubMed Central Titles6 1,600 207 244 252
Bookshelf Titles7 3,106 1,387 323 323
Digital Collections Repository8
Texts9 12,201 2,642 2,580 5,075
Audiovisuals10 162 55 37 41
1 Total: Numbers are cumulative as of the end of the fiscal year.
2 Monographs: A bibliographic resource complete in one part or finite number of separate parts. Includes Americana, theses
and pamphlets. Starting in FY2011 numbers for these materials are reported under monographs by publication year.
3 Bound serial volumes: A serial is a continuing resource issued in separate parts with no predetermined conclusion. Bound
serial volumes include serials bound, serials pamphlet bound and bound serial gifts.
4 Microforms: Reduced size reproductions of monographs and serials including microfilm and microfiche.
5 Manuscripts: Total manuscripts equivalent to 8,948 linear feet of material, multiplied by a common factor to provide an
item number estimate.
6 PMC Titles: Only fully deposited titles.
7 Bookshelf Titles: Titles of books, reports, databases, documentation, and collections.
8 Digital Collections Repository: Digitized content in the public domain. In the future will contain born digital
items as well as reformatted items.
9 Includes monographs and serials such as annual reports. Referred to as “Print Materials” on Digital Collections website.
10 Referred to as “Films and Videos” on Digital Collections website.
Previous Page Next Page