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Library Statistics 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Annual 2007 Increase
Staff (FTE) Down Arrow
Professional 104 103 107 103 109 109 115 5.5%
Support 54 55 55 55 57 55 53 -3.6%
Students Down Arrow 164 169 177 196 181 191 183 -4.2%
Total Staff 322 327 339 354 347 355 351 -1.1%
Patron Counts Down Arrow
Total patrons 2,763,761 2,834,794 3,036,598 3,151,278 3,221,551 3,188,005 3,163,622 -0.8%
Daily average 9,723 9,466 9,882 10,510 10,434 10,376 10,565 1.8%
Weekday average (w/o Holidays) 11,011 11,294 12,098 12,588 12,844 12,566 12,170 -3.2%
Materials
Volumes Down Arrow 2,998,157 3,058,410 3,128,808 3,293,196 3,404,112 3,570,930 3,734,144 4.6%
Serials Down Arrow 16,086 21,580 22,714 23,684 26,904 83,749 95,669 14.2%
Microforms Down Arrow 2,552,467 2,587,970 2,621,643 3,018,581 3,023,964 3,033,219 3,040,926 0.3%
Gov Docs 409,102 408,083 411,025 414,836 418,406 420,238 423,514 0.8%
Maps 245,480 248,232 249,325 252,440 255,854 257,799 257,886 0.0%
Graphics Down Arrow 18,163 1,130,404 1,135,123 1,154,991 1,239,477 1,266,084 1,275,047 0.7%
Audio Down Arrow 145,883 152,404 163,792 172,887 188,650 213,831 238,962 16.2%
Film & Video 15,703 16,297 17,528 21,170 23,541 33,616 39,055 16.2%
Total Materials 6,401,041 7,623,380 7,749,958 8,351,785 8,580,908 8,879,466 9,105,973 2.6%
Titles Down Arrow 2,321,480 2,476,318 2,575,632 2,693,382 2,825,431 3,045,534 3,217,003 5.6%
Special Collections
Manuscripts & Archives Down Arrow 18,683 19,694 20,676 38,434 39,977 42,875 45,643 6.5%

Return Arrow General HBLL statistics
Many of the figures reported below are forwarded to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) each year as a part of their annual statistical surveys. The most current ranking available (for 2002 out of 114 institutions) is shown in parentheses. This ranking is based on the figures shown plus the Hunter Law Library.

Return Arrow Staff (FTE)
As reported each year to ARL and reflect full-time equivalent (FTE) based on the University Formula to determine such.

Return Arrow Students
For 2004 the significant increase was a result of including other funds from which students were paid as opposed to just the library budget for student wages.

Return Arrow Patron Counts
The number reported for total patrons is an estimate based on daily weekday average of patrons per month. The data is taken at the East and West Gates at the main atrium entrance to the library.

Return Arrow Volumes
The Volumes figure reflects the number of bound paper volumes available in the library, including copies, volumes within a given title, and bound serials. The significant increase in volumes in 2001 was due to the addition of bound serials, which in the past had been neglected in the reporting of this statistic.

Return Arrow Serials
Beginning in the ARL Statistical Report for 2002-2003, electronic serials were included in the count for serials, which in the past only included print and microform subscriptions. Serial counts were changed from total subscriptions to deduped titles and were effective in the 2006 ARL Statistics Survey.

Return Arrow Microforms
An assessment was made of microgorm holdings in the HBLL at the end of 2004. It was discovered that the previous number reported understated the actual number determined from this effort. The figure was adjuested upward to account for the discrepancy.

Return Arrow Graphics
Previous to 2002, Graphics count included only Learning Resource Center (LRC) items. In 2002 this count was altered to include items in Special Collections and digitized images that had been neglected in the past.

Return Arrow Audio
An audit of audio/video materials resulted in a discovery of a gross shortfall in what had been reported in past years. The figure was adjusted in 2001 to reflect this discrepency.

Return Arrow Titles
The Titles figures shown, which is not reported to ARL, indicate the number of titles of all materials (volumes, serials, audio, etc.) in the library online catalog as of the beginning of the academic calendar (Sept. 1) in that calendar year.

Return Arrow Manuscripts & Archives
Manuscripts and Archives shelving space in Special Collections was measured at the end of 2004. The figure from 2004 onward better represents the current status of manuscripts and archives.