Introduction [PDF]

Current Context for Performance Indicators in Higher Education

Performance Indicators in Academic Libraries

Factors Affecting the Reliability and Validity of Data

Types of Ratios and Organization of the Tables

Organization of the Report

Interpreting Ratios and Percentages

Recommendations for Research Libraries

Internal Ratios

Table 1: Professional Staff as a Percentage of Total Staff

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of professional staff and total staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 2: Support Staff as a Percentage of Total Staff

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of support staff and total staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 3: Student Assistants as a Percentage of Total Staff

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of student assistants and total staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 4: Ratio of Support to Professional Staff

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of professional staff and support staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 5: Items Loaned over Items Borrowed

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of items loaned and items borrowed in 1996 and 1997

Table 6: Serials Expenditures as a Percentage of Materials Expenditures

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) expenditures for serials and library materials in 1996 and 1997

Table 7: Expenditures for Library Materials as a Percentage of Total Expenditures

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) library materials and total expenditures in 1996 and 1997

Table 8: Binding Expenditures as a Percentage of Total Expenditures

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) binding and total expenditures in 1996 and 1997

Table 9: Salary Expenditures as a Percentage of Total Expenditures

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) salary and total expenditures in 1996 and 1997

Table 10: Operating Expenditures as a Percentage of Total Expenditures

(a) sorted by percentage in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the percentage between 1996 and 1997
(c) operating and total expenditures in 1996 and 1997

Table 11: Unit Price of Monographs

(a) sorted by unit price in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the unit price between 1996 and 1997
(c) monograph expenditures and number purchased in 1996 and 1997

Table 12: Unit Price of Serials

(a) sorted by unit price in 1996
(b) sorted by difference in the unit price between 1996 and 1997
(c) serials expenditures and number purchased in 1996 and 1997

Per Faculty Ratios

Table 13: Items Borrowed per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) items borrowed and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 14: Total Expenditures per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) total expenditures and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 15: Volumes Added (Gross) per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) volumes added (gross) and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 16: Volumes Held per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) volumes held and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 17: Paid Serial Subscriptions per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) paid serial subscriptions and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 18: Monographs Purchased per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) monographs purchased and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Table 19: Number of Faculty per Library Staff Member

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of faculty and total staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 20: Expenditures for Library Materials per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) materials expenditures and number of faculty in 1995 and 1996

Table 21: Expenditures for Serials per Faculty

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) serials expenditures and number of faculty in 1996 and 1997

Per Student Ratios

Table 22: Items Borrowed per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) items borrowed and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 23: Total Expenditures per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) total expenditures and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 24: Volumes Added (Gross) per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) volumes added (gross) and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 25: Volumes Held per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) volumes held and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 26: Paid Serial Subscriptions per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) paid serial subscriptions and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 27: Monographs Purchased per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) monographs purchased and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 28: Number of Students per Library Staff Member

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) number of students and total staff in 1996 and 1997

Table 29: Expenditures for Library Materials per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) materials expenditures and number of students in 1996 and 1997

Table 30: Expenditures for Serials per Student

(a) sorted by ratio values in 1997
(b) sorted by difference in the ratios between 1996 and 1997
(c) serials expenditures and number of students in 1996 and 1997