ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2007-2008
Author | : Martha Kyrillidou (Comp) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 1594078475 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781594078477 |
Rating | : 4/5 (477 Downloads) |
Download or read book ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2007-2008 written by Martha Kyrillidou (Comp) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 64 medical libraries at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions throughout North America. In 2007-2008, the reporting health sciences libraries held a median of 240,955 volumes, spent a total of $240,019,298, and employed 2,304 full-time equivalent staff. Expenditures for library materials and staff made up the largest portion of total expenditures, at 48.61% and 42.06% respectively. Respondents reported spending a total of $81,986,136 for electronic materials, or a median of 76% of their total materials budgets. This includes a total of $76,921,558 for ongoing e-resource purchases. A list of ARL Member Libraries as of June 1, 2009 is provided. [For "ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics, 2006-2007," see ED503843.].