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Facts about the MU Libraries

FY 07

       FY 08    FY 09          FY 10       

COLLECTIONS

   

Volumes held

3,065,286

              3,098,259            3,124,933 3,152,151

Volumes added

48,071

                   32,973                26,674 27,218

Total number of journals received

49,322

                   36,239                44,788 53,394

Microforms

8,105,519

              7,526,114            7,517,944 7,518,745

Government documents

1,681,590

              1,681,883            1,684,682 1,685,351

Computer files

96

                    2,320                  2,401 2,502

Manuscripts and archives

11,422

                  11,853                12,234 12,609

Print maps

272,445

                 273,036               278,849 284,117

Audio recordings

24,984

                   25,578                 26,246 26,656

Film and video

3,591

                    4,645 
                  5,164 5,782

   

SERVICES

   

Total web visits

na

 1,271,156             1,286,160 1,592,934

Web visits excluding Health Sciences Library

na

 

Health Sciences Library Web visits

 

 

Visits to electronic journals. Includes (databases & Health Sciences resources)

 

              1,153,215
     

Reference Transactions

   

 Estimated total reference/directional questions

42,396

                   35,951                  38,790 33,582
     

Circulation Transactions

   

 Total checkouts/renewals

279,499

                 261,143                258,325 255,160
     

Course Reserves

   

 Electronic reserve visits

924,881 

 

 Print reserve circulations

27,214 

 
     

Interlibrary Loan ( ILL)

   

 Total Items borrowed from other libraries for MU users

34,585 

                    40,835

                 43,302

42,950

 Total MU Items lent to other libraries for their users

55,060 

                    53,868                  57,609 57,294
     

Library Presentations

   

 Number of tours and classes

611

                        637                      736 630

 Number of participants

9403

 10,298                   9,925 10,106

   

LIBRARY EXPENDITURES

   

Total Annual Expenditures

$12,087,085

         $13,155,704          $13,624,335 $16,812,057

Books, journals and electronic resources

$5,143,956

            $5,653,161            $5,830,826 $7,397,547

Salaries and benefits

$5,980,197

            $6,483,336            $6,632,099 $6,283,337

Normal operating expenditures (computers, travel, office supplies, etc.

 

$642,468 

               $674,840 

              $798,360

UM Libraries' Depository

                $320,464                $344,367               $363,050
   

FACILITIES (MU Libraries)

   

Annual estimated user visits (Ellis, Engr, HSL, Jour, Vet Libraries)

   

Individual study spaces

 

 

Instruction rooms (more than 15 seats)

 

 

Group study rooms/seminar rooms (seats 15 or fewer)

 

 

Public computer workstations

 

 
     

Facilities (Ellis Library)      

   

 Typical user visits per day

 

 

 Individual study spaces

 

 

 Instruction rooms (more than 15 seats)

 

 

 Group study rooms/seminar rooms (seats 15 or fewer)

 

 

 Public computer workstations

 

 

   

STAFFING

   

Total Full-time Employees (FTE)

                          170 172

 Librarians and Archivists (FTE)

52 

                         48 47

 Staff (FTE)

108 

                         93 94

 Student part-time employees (FTE)

                          33 

                         29 31