For immediate release:
November 29, 2007
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Kristina Justh
Association of Research Libraries
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Washington DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2005–06, which presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 65 medical libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America.
In 2005–06, the reporting health sciences libraries held a median of 245,212 volumes, spent a total of $239,944,918, and employed 2,524 FTE staff. Expenditures for materials and staff accounted for the bulk of total expenditures, at 46% and 41% respectively. Respondents reported spending a total of $51,689,469 for electronic materials, or a median of 54% of their total materials budgets; this includes a total of $47,179,215 for electronic serials.
For more information about the ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics or to download the data files or a PDF of the publication, visit http://www.arl.org/stats/annualsurveys/med/. See below to order print copies of the publication.
ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2005-06
Mark Young and Martha Kyrillidou, comps. and eds.
2007 * ISBN 1-59407-782-7 * EAN 9781594077821 * 52 pages
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