ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2005-06
Author | : Mark Young (Comp) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 1594077835 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781594077838 |
Rating | : 4/5 (838 Downloads) |
Download or read book ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2005-06 written by Mark Young (Comp) and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented herein are data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 65 medical libraries at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions throughout North America. In 2005-06, the reporting health sciences libraries held a median of 245,212 volumes, spent a total of $239,944,918, and employed 2,524 FTE staff. Expenditures for materials and staff accounted for the bulk of total expenditures, at 46% and 41% respectively. Respondents reported spending a total of $51,689,469 for electronic materials, or a median of 54.29% of their total materials budgets. This includes a total of $47,179,215 for electronic serials. List of ARL Member Libraries as of June 1, 2007 is appended. (Contains 6 tables.) [For "ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2004-05," see ED498304.].