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Table 410. | Collections, staff, and operating expenditures of degree-granting institution libraries: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2003-04 |
Collections, staff, and operating expenditures | 1976–771 | 1978–791 | 1981–82 | 1984–85 | 1987–88 | 1991–92 | 1994–95 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 2003–04 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Number of libraries | 3,058 | 3,122 | 3,104 | 3,322 | 3,438 | 3,274 | 3,303 | 3,408 | 3,658 | 3,527 | 3,568 | 3,653 | |
Number of circulation transactions (in thousands) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231,503 | 230,733 | 216,067 | 193,948 | 189,248 | 200,204 | |
Total enrollment (in thousands)2 | 11,121 | 11,392 | 12,372 | 12,242 | 12,767 | 14,359 | 14,279 | 14,300 | 14,502 | 14,791 | 15,928 | 16,911 | |
Full-time-equivalent enrollment2 | 8,313 | 8,348 | 9,015 | 8,952 | 9,230 | 10,361 | 10,348 | 10,402 | 10,615 | 10,944 | 11,766 | 12,688 | |
Collections (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
Number of volumes at end of year3 | 481,442 | 519,895 | 567,826 | 631,727 | 718,504 | 749,429 | 776,447 | 806,717 | 878,906 | 913,547 | 954,030 | 982,590 | |
Number of volumes added during year | 22,367 | 21,608 | 19,507 | 20,658 | 21,907 | 20,982 | 21,544 | 21,346 | 24,551 | 24,436 | 24,574 | 24,615 | |
Number of serial subscriptions at end of year | 4,670 | 4,775 | 4,890 | 6,317 | 6,416 | 6,966 | 6,212 | 5,709 | 10,908 | 4 | 7,499 | 9,855 | 12,764 |
Microform units at end of year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,062,082 | 1,111,389 | 1,143,678 | 1,173,287 | |
Electronic units at end of year5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 465 | 983 | 3,473 | — | — | — | |
Full-time-equivalent (FTE) library staff | |||||||||||||
Total staff in regular positions6 | 57,087 | 58,416 | 58,476 | 58,476 | 67,251 | 67,166 | 67,433 | 67,581 | 68,337 | 69,123 | 69,526 | 69,047 | |
Librarians and professional staff | 23,308 | 23,676 | 23,816 | 21,822 | 25,115 | 26,341 | 26,726 | 27,268 | 30,041 | 31,001 | 32,053 | 32,280 | |
Other paid staff | 33,779 | 34,740 | 34,660 | 38,026 | 40,733 | 40,421 | 40,381 | 40,022 | 38,026 | 37,893 | 37,473 | 36,767 | |
Contributed services | — | — | — | — | 1,403 | 404 | 326 | 291 | 270 | 229 | — | — | |
Student assistants | — | — | — | — | 33,821 | 29,075 | 28,411 | 27,998 | 28,373 | 26,518 | 25,305 | 25,038 | |
FTE student enrollment per FTE staff member | 146 | 143 | 154 | 153 | 137 | 154 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 158 | 169 | 184 | |
Hours of student and other assistance (in thousands) | 39,950 | 39,552 | 40,068 | 28,360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Library operating expenditures7 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenditures (in thousands) | $1,259,637 | $1,502,158 | $1,943,769 | $2,404,524 | $2,770,075 | $3,648,654 | $4,013,333 | $4,301,815 | $4,592,657 | $5,023,198 | $5,416,716 | $5,751,247 | |
Salaries8 | 698,090 | 824,438 | 1,081,894 | 1,156,138 | 1,451,551 | 1,889,368 | 2,021,233 | 2,147,842 | 2,314,380 | 2,430,541 | 2,753,404 | 2,913,221 | |
Hourly wages | 68,683 | 79,535 | 100,847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Fringe benefits | — | — | — | 231,209 | — | — | — | — | — | 271,954 | — | — | |
Preservation | 22,521 | 25,274 | 30,351 | 32,939 | 34,144 | 43,126 | 46,554 | 45,610 | 42,919 | 43,832 | 46,499 | 42,976 | |
Furniture/equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55,915 | 56,128 | 57,013 | 63,459 | — | — | |
Computer hardware/software | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128,128 | 157,949 | 164,379 | 160,294 | 155,791 | 143,042 | |
Utilities/networks/consortia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81,106 | 85,113 | 89,618 | 90,264 | 92,242 | 101,293 | |
Information resources | 373,699 | 450,180 | 561,199 | 750,282 | 891,281 | 1,197,293 | 1,348,933 | 1,499,249 | 1,600,995 | 1,822,277 | 1,944,490 | 2,114,555 | |
Books and serial backfiles—paper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 514,048 | 552,100 | 563,007 | 550,599 | |
Books and serial backfiles—electronic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28,061 | 33,888 | 44,792 | 65,597 | |
Current serials—paper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 849,399 | 945,958 | 926,105 | 883,534 | |
Current serials—electronic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125,470 | 203,371 | 297,657 | 480,138 | |
Audiovisual materials | — | — | — | — | — | 23,879 | 28,753 | 28,879 | 30,623 | 32,039 | 37,041 | 35,216 | |
Document delivery/interlibrary loan | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,238 | 17,645 | 19,309 | 20,540 | 22,913 | 24,823 | |
Other collection expenditures | 373,699 | 450,180 | 561,199 | 750,282 | 891,281 | 1,173,414 | 1,307,942 | 1,452,725 | 34,086 | 34,381 | 52,976 | 74,648 | |
Other library operating expenditures | 96,643 | 122,731 | 169,478 | 233,957 | 393,099 | 518,867 | 331,463 | 309,925 | 323,354 | 140,579 | 424,290 | 436,160 | |
Operating expenditures per FTE student | 152 | 180 | 216 | 269 | 300 | 352 | 388 | 414 | 433 | 459 | 460 | 453 | |
Operating expenditures per FTE student in constant 2005–06 dollars9 |
527 | 536 | 468 | 518 | 529 | 520 | 526 | 531 | 546 | 553 | 527 | 497 | |
Operating expenditures (percentage distribution) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Salaries8 | 55.4 | 54.9 | 55.7 | 48.1 | 52.4 | 51.8 | 50.4 | 49.9 | 50.4 | 48.4 | 50.8 | 50.7 | |
Hourly wages | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Fringe benefits | — | — | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | — | — | |
Preservation | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
Information resources | 29.7 | 30.0 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 36.8 | |
Other library operating expenditures10 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 11.8 | |
Library operating expenditures as percent of total institutional expenditures for educational and general purposes |
3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— Not available. 1 Includes data for U.S. territories. 2 Fall enrollment for the academic year specified. 3 Includes data for schools newly added to the survey system, so end of year figure exceeds total of additions plus end of year value from previous year. 4 Includes microform and electronic serials. 5 Electronic files, formerly labeled "Computer files." 6 Excludes student assistants. 7 Excludes capital outlay. 8 Includes expenditures for fringe benefits (except for 1984–85 and 1987–88), salary equivalents of contributed services staff, and hourly wages for 1996–97 and 1997–98. 9 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. 10 Includes furniture/equipment, computer hardware/software, and utilities/networks/consortia as well as expenditures classified as "other library operating expenditures." NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Library Statistics of Colleges and Universities, selected years, 1976–77 through 1984–85; 1987–88 through 2003–04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Academic Libraries Survey" (IPEDS-L:88–98), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:87–99), and Spring 2002 and Spring 2004; Academic Libraries Survey (ALS), 2000, 2002, and 2004; and Academic Libraries: 2004 (NCES 2007-301). (This table was prepared August 2007.) |