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A snapshot of the UO
Libraries as of June 30, 2007
Facilities:
- Knight Library (main library)
- Special Collections and University Archives
- John E. Jaqua Law Library
- Science Library
- Mathematics Library
- Rippey Library (Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston)
- Architecture and Allied Arts Library
- Visual Resources Collection (slides and digital images)
-
Portland Architecture Library
(now UO Portland Library and Learning Commons at White Stag)
| Finances: Fiscal Year '07 Expenditures |
|
% change from previous fiscal year |
| Unclassified staff |
$3,572,371 |
3.1% |
| Classified staff |
$2,585,207 |
5.1% |
| Students |
$798,131 |
13.0% |
| Other payroll expense |
$3,410,693 |
3.9% |
| Collection purchases |
$3,659,237 |
6.4% |
| Access to information content |
$2,613,927 |
21.1% |
| Technology |
$924,482 |
25.1% |
| Other supplies and services |
$667,643 |
2.7% |
| Staff development |
$162,064 |
3.4% |
| Total expenditure |
$18,393,755 |
7.8% |
Endowments:
- The libraries have 59 endowments (or
quasi-endowments).
11% increase
- The market value of these was $17
million as of 06/30/07.
20% increase
| Collections: | % change from previous fiscal year | |
| Print volumes (books, serials, gov docs) |
3,009,927 | 0.9% |
| Microforms (revised count this year) | 4,156,078 | 42.3% |
| Audio and Video items (reflects withdrawals) |
106,676 | -2.2% |
| Cartographic materials (revised count this year) |
829,833 |
9.5% |
| Manuscripts and archives (linear feet) | 73,843 |
0.6% |
| Electronic books | 164,321 |
2.3% |
| Electronic databases | 293 |
15.8% |
| Current acquisitions: | % change from previous fiscal year |
|
| New volumes added (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) |
29,220 | -28.5% |
| Current serial titles (new way of counting this year) Print only=7,336, Electronic=55,012 |
62,348 | 169 |
Technology: |
% change |
|
| Public computers in the libraries | 200 |
-2% |
| Laptops available for student checkout | 49 |
345% |
| Library catalog: Millennium WebPAC Pro (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) |
| Human resources: | amt. increased | |
| Faculty (Officers of Administration) |
70 FTE |
0 |
| Classified staff | 85 FTE |
4 FTE |
| Student staff (including GTFs) |
58 FTE |
1 FTE |
| Avg. number of students employed (headcount) |
333 |
-13 (4%) |
| Usage: | % change from previous fiscal year |
|
| Initial circulation (excluding reserves) |
226,527 |
-10.7% |
| Reserve circulation (print, audio, video) |
59,544 |
-26.9% |
| Electronic reserves usage |
76,071 |
-6% |
| Total circulation (includes renewals and reserves) |
421,331 |
-12.0% |
| Patrons with checkouts (includes room keys and laptops) |
20,044 |
n/a |
| Virtual visits to the UO Libraries' web site |
3,567,246 |
11.1% |
| Unique visitors to the web site (highest month) |
110,260 |
4.1% |
| Electronic full-text articles retrieved |
1,937,244 |
104% |
| Reference questions answered |
76,046 |
14.1% |
| Classroom instruction, presentations |
556 |
-5.6% |
| Classroom instruction, participants |
10,094 |
-7.7% |
| Items borrowed from other libraries |
59,316 |
-6.2% |
| Items loaned to other libraries |
73,797 |
6.0% |
Gate Count: (excludes Visual Resources Collection, OIMB, and Portland)
Memberships:
- Association of Research Libraries
- Coalition for Networked Information
- SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)
- Council on Library and Information Resources
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Freedom to Read Foundation (of the American Library Association)
- OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
- Center for Research Libraries
- Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance
- Greater Western Library Alliance
- Orbis Cascade Alliance
For additional information, contact:
Nancy Slight-Gibney
Director, Library Resource Management
Knight Library Room 115E
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299
(541) 346-1831 (voice), (541) 346-3485 (fax)