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Key Statistics, 2006/07

Contents:

Information Resources:
Total print volumes
2,017,312
Microform units 1,709,140
Cartographic materials 146,482
Manuscripts & Archives (linear metres) 1,670
Audio & Video materials 616
 
Total monograph titles:

1,630,705
     Print

1,440,287
     Electronic

217,351
Current serial titles received:
     Print
6,336
     Electronic
15,370
 

Services:
Number of library staffed service points
14
Number of weekly public service hours 106
Turnstile count (Porter, Davis & Map Library) 1,921,895
 
Circulation transactions:
     Number of initial loans 230,977
     Number of renewals 374,092
     Number of journal loans 10,185
     Number of reserves loans 43,360
     Number of e-reserves uses 141,827
 
Interlibrary loans to other institutions 64,683
Interlibrary loans from other institutions 48,204
 
Number of reference transactions
26,659
 
Library instruction:
     Number of presentations to groups 160
     Number of participants in instruction sessions 5,298
 
Library web page usage 8,788,682
WebVoyage (TRELLIS) searches 1,920,510
 

Facilities:
Number of study seats 2,390
Number of public computer workstations 190
Number of public laptop drops (hard-wired) *  136
Number of staff computer workstations 218
On-site shelving (metres) 41,802
Off-site shelving (metres) 15,837
* Wireless access is also available throughout all libraries.
 

Expenditures:
Total Library expenditures $ 15,569,313
     Library materials $ 6,711,801
     Binding $ 59,700
     Salaries $ 7,124,949
     Other operating expenditures $ 1,672,863
 

Staffing:
Total staff FTE (excludes casual staff) 133.96
     Librarians 32
     Other professionals 4.8
     Support staff 97.16
Casual staff (# of casual hours) 82,319

Linda Teather
lmteathe@uwaterloo.ca
January, 2008


Administrative Assistant
Last Updated: January 24, 2008