2003-2004

2004-2005

'04 TO '05

COLLECTIONS

Volumes held

2,892,257

2,942,653

1.7%

Volumes added

52,949

41,515

-21.6%

Total number of journals

21,464

33,913

58.0%

Microforms

6,872,209

6,889,866

0.3%

Government docs

1,655,088

1,663,610

0.5%

Computer files

1,947

2,036

4.6%

Manuscripts and archives

10,525

10,764

2.3%

Print maps

271,364

271,709

0.1%

Audio recordings

22,705

22,991

1.3%

Film and video

1,651

2,986

80.9%

SERVICES

Web visits

880,250

1,270,213

44.3%

Web HSL

335,835

309,631

-7.8%

Total web visits

1,216,085

1,579,844

29.9%

Visits to electronic journals. Includes databases & Health Sciences resources

859,893

906,576

5.4%

Reference Transactions

Estimated total reference/directional questions

90,868

81,074

-10.8%

Estimated average daily questions

263

235

-10.6%

Circulation Transactions

 Total checkouts/renewals

296,027

311,517

5.2%

 Average daily circulation checkouts/renewals

846

890

5.2%

Course Reserves

 Electronic reserve visits

561,846

544,059

-3.2%

 Print reserve circulations

30,108

21,330

-29.2%

Interlibrary Loan ( ILL)

 Total Items borrowed from other libraries for MU users

39,954

44,312

10.9%

 Total MU Items lent to other libraries for their users

64,609

57,332

-11.3%

Library Presentations

 Number of tours and classes

649

613

-5.5%

 Number of participants

8,327

8,313

-0.2%

LIBRARY EXPENDITURES

Total Annual Expenditures

$ 10,379,960

$ 11,191,295

7.8%

Books, journals and electronic resources **

5,141,759

5,531,759

7.6%

Salaries and benefits

4,856,396

4,874,180

0.4%

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

381,805

785,356

105.7%

Budgeted E&E

381,805

440,526

15.4%

FACILITIES (MU Libraries)

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

1,289,316

1,448,376

12.3%

Individual study spaces

1,872

1,872

0.0%

Instruction rooms (more than 15 seats)

4

4

0.0%

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

15

15

0.0%

Public computer workstations

227

240

6.2%

Facilities (Ellis Library)      

Typical user visits per day

3,700

3,039

-17.9%

Individual study spaces

1,276

1,276

0.0%

Instruction rooms (more than 15 seats)

3

3

0.0%

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

11

11

0.0%

Public computer workstations

200

214

7.0%

Staffing  

Total Full-time Employees (FTE)

 Librarians and Archivists (FTE)

44

49

11.4%

 Staff (FTE)

101

107

5.9%

 Student part-time employees (FTE)

25

25

0.0%