ARL Statistics 2008-2009

ARL Statistics 2008-2009 gibt einen Überblick über diverse statistische Zahlen der Bibliotheken, die der Association of Research Libraries (ARL) angeschlossen sind, so zu den Beständen, dem Wachstum der Bibliotheken, der Personalentwicklung und den Dienstleistungen.

Inhalt des Dokuments sowie Bedeutung der hier angeführten Statistiken:

"ARL Statistics 2008–2009 is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 124 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 114 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. ARL member libraries are the largest research libraries in North America, representing 17 Canadian and 107 U.S. research institutions. The academic libraries, which comprise about 92% of the membership, include 15 Canadian and 99 U.S. libraries.

Statistics have been collected and published annually for the members of the Association of Research Libraries since 1961-62, and the data are available through an interactive Web interface. Prior to 1961-62, annual statistics for university libraries were collected by James Gerould, first at the University of Minnesota and later at Princeton University. These data, covering the years 1907-08 through 1961-62, are now called the Gerould statistics. The whole data series from 1908, which is available on the ARL website, represents the oldest and most comprehensive continuing library statistical series in North America.

ARL libraries are a relatively small subset of libraries in North America, but they do account for a large portion of academic library resources in terms of assets, budgets, and the number of users they serve. The total library expenditures of all 124 member libraries in 2008-2009 was slightly more than $4 billion; from that, roughly $3.1 billion was spent by the 114 university libraries and slightly more than $940 million by the nonuniversity libraries. The pie charts below show how the two types of libraries divide these expenditures differently." (S. 5 im pdf)

Gliederung:

Research Library Trends
Research Library Trends Tables and Graphs
ARL Statistics® Interactive Analytics
ARL Library Data Tables
Analysis of Selected Variables of University Libraries, 2008–2009
PhD, Faculty, and Enrollment Statistics
Rank Order Tables of University Libraries 2008–2009
ARL Statistics Questionnaire 2008-2009
ARL Statistics Worksheet 2008-2009
Footnotes
ARL Member Libraries as of January 1, 2010
Bibliography