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Key Statistics, 2008/09

Contents:

Information Resources:
Total Print Volumes
2,031,199
Microform Units 1,712,333
Cartographic Materials 146,808
Manuscripts & Archives (linear metres) 1,784
Audio & Video Materials 737
 
Total monograph titles (1 + 2):

1,693,911
     1. Print

1,448,164
     2. Electronic (only)

245,747

     3. Number of titles available in

         both print and electronic format

 

276,330
Current Serials Received:
     Print
4,201
     Electronic
30,757
 

Services:
Number of Library Staffed Service Points
14
Number of Weekly Public Service Hours 106
Turnstile Count

2,687,165
Turnstile Count (1-day count)

15,329
 
Circulation Transactions:
     Number of Initial Loans 205,368
     Number of Renewals 349,241
     Number of Journal Loans 8,088
     Number of Reserves Loans 44,843
     Number of E-reserves Uses 211,491
 
Interlibrary Loans to Other Institutions 50,116
Interlibrary Loans from Other Institutions 46,099
 
Number of Reference Transactions
20,665
 
Library Instruction:
     Number of Presentations to Groups 174
     Number of Participants 6,271
 
Library Web Page Usage 8,813,167
WebVoyage (TRELLIS) Searches 1,591,655
 

Facilities:
Number of Study Seats 2,079
Number of Public Computer Workstations 202
Number of Public Laptop Drops (Hard-wired) 175
Number of Staff Computer Workstations 203
On-Site Shelving (metres) 41,995
Off-Site Shelving (metres) 15,837
 

Expenditures:
Total Library Expenditures $ 15,592,207
     Library materials $ 6,847,614
     Binding $ 58,454
     Salaries $ 7,198,595
     Other Operating Expenditures $ 1,487,544
 

Staff:
Total Staff FTE (excludes casual staff) 124.58
     Librarians 33
     Other Professionals 4.8
     Support Staff 86.78
Casual Staff (# Casual Hours) 63,154

Richard Pinnell
rhpinnell@uwaterloo.ca
28 April 2010


Secretary to the University Librarian
Last Updated: June 14, 2011