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ACRL 2006 Academic Library Trends and Statistics. Doctoral-granting volume
Library Research Center, University of Illinois
Item Number: 978-0-8389-8440-6
 
Publisher: ACRL
Price: $182.00
 
 
 
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188 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-8440-6
Year Published: 2008
The complete data set from ACRL's comprehensive statistics-gathering project encompassing all academic libraries. Data from 1,100 academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications is included. The core set of data consists of five major categories:

• Collections: which includes monographic volumes, serials and microforms, etc.;
• Expenditures: which includes library materials, electronic serials, computer hardware and software, salaries and wages, etc.;
• Electronic Expenditures: which includes computer files; electronic serials; internal and external bibliographic utilities, networks, and consortia; computer hardware and software; and document delivery/ILL;
• Personnel and Public Services: which includes size of staff, reference transactions, circulations, ILL, etc.;
• Ph.D.s granted, Faculty and Enrollment Statistics: which includes Ph.D.s granted, number of faculty, undergraduate and graduate enrollment, etc.

The statistics are available in three volumes: one which includes institutions in Carnegie classification Associate of Arts degree granting, one with those in the combined Carnegie classifications of Master's Colleges and Universities, and Baccalaureate Colleges, and one with Research/Doctoral-granting Institutions. (May also be purchased as a three-volume set.)
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Survey Methods
Academic Library Data Tables:

Summary Data: Collections
Detail Data: Collections

Summary Data: Expenditures
Detail Data: Expenditures

Summary Data: Electronic Expenditures
Detail Data: Electronic Expenditures

Summary Data: Personnel and Public Services
Detail Data: Personnel and Public Services

Summary Data: Ph.D., Faculty, and Enrollment Statistics
Detail Data: Ph.D., Faculty, and Enrollment Statistics

Analysis of Selected Variables:
Summary Data: Trends
Detail Data: Trends, Electronic Resources

Detail Data: Trends, Network Resources and Services
Detail Data: Trends, Digitization Activities

Footnotes to the ACRL Statistics
Key to Participating Institutions
2006 Academic Library Trends and Statistics: Survey Form
2006 Academic Library Trends and Statistics: Instructions