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Key Statistics, 2004/05

Contents:

Information Resources:
Total print volumes
2,006,887
Microform units 1,707,697
Cartographic materials 150,983
Manuscripts & Archives (linear metres) 1,530
Audio & Video materials 1,178
 
Total monograph titles:

1,461,886
     Print

1,431,825
     Electronic

46,696

Current serial titles received:
     Print
7,017
     Electronic
13,011
 

Services:
Number of library staffed service points
15
Number of weekly public service hours 106
Turnstile count (Porter, Davis & Map Library) 1,352,224
 
Circulation transactions:
     Number of initial loans 256,608
     Number of renewals 364,995
     Number of journal loans 13,353
     Number of reserves loans 36,694
     Number of e-reserves uses 150,883
 
Interlibrary loans to other institutions 72,073
Interlibrary loans from other institutions 46,513
 
Number of reference transactions
28,611
 
Library instruction:
     Number of presentations to groups 202
     Number of participants in instruction sessions 2,975
 
Library web page usage 6,654,094
WebVoyage (TRELLIS) searches 1,820,036
 

Facilities:
Number of study seats 2,325
Number of public computer workstations 192
Number of public laptop drops (hard-wired) *  136
Number of staff computer workstations 209
On-site shelving (metres) 41,934
Off-site shelving (metres) 15,837
* Wireless access is also available throughout all libraries.
 

Expenditures:
Total Library expenditures $ 15,359,534
     Library materials $ 7,741,539
     Binding $ 68,550
     Salaries $ 6,758,392
     Other operating expenditures $ 791,053
 

Staffing:
Total staff FTE (excludes casual staff) 133.06
     Librarians 28
     Other professionals 6.66
     Support staff 98.4
Casual staff (# of casual hours) 77,623

Linda Teather
lmteathe@uwaterloo.ca
December 14, 2004


Administrative Assistant
Last Updated: March 27, 2006