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Key Statistics, 2005/06

Contents:

Information Resources:
Total print volumes
2,008,232
Microform units 1,708,666
Cartographic materials 147,181
Manuscripts & Archives (linear metres) 1,635
Audio & Video materials 1,224
 
Total monograph titles:

1,493,616
     Print

1,459,476
     Electronic

53,061

Current serial titles received:
     Print
6,607
     Electronic
13,917
 

Services:
Number of library staffed service points
15
Number of weekly public service hours 106
Turnstile count (Porter, Davis & Map Library) 1,645,069
 
Circulation transactions:
     Number of initial loans 228,928
     Number of renewals 360,161
     Number of journal loans 10,060
     Number of reserves loans 39,863
     Number of e-reserves uses 166,066
 
Interlibrary loans to other institutions 68,736
Interlibrary loans from other institutions 46,413
 
Number of reference transactions
27,703
 
Library instruction:
     Number of presentations to groups 166
     Number of participants in instruction sessions 5,166
 
Library web page usage 9,711,194
WebVoyage (TRELLIS) searches 1,880,424
 

Facilities:
Number of study seats 2,301
Number of public computer workstations 191
Number of public laptop drops (hard-wired) *  136
Number of staff computer workstations 212
On-site shelving (metres) 41,802
Off-site shelving (metres) 15,837
* Wireless access is also available throughout all libraries.
 

Expenditures:
Total Library expenditures $ 17,255,135
     Library materials $ 7,187,515
     Binding $ 73,241
     Salaries $ 6,978,244
     Other operating expenditures $ 3,016,135
 

Staffing:
Total staff FTE (excludes casual staff) 130.96
     Librarians 30
     Other professionals 4.8
     Support staff 96.16
Casual staff (# of casual hours) 78,970

Linda Teather
lmteathe@uwaterloo.ca
January, 2007


Administrative Assistant
Last Updated: January 30, 2007