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The complete data set from ACRL's comprehensive
statistics-gathering project encompassing all academic libraries. Data
from 1,603 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.;
- 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., and
- Supplementary Statistics: which includes expenditures for computer files, electronic serials, bibliographic utilities,
network, and consortia.
Also included in 2001 is summary data on the reporting institutions' activities in implementing programs to teach information
literacy skills. The data is reported in summary form fro current program status and four key areas of program organization:
library involvement, collaboration, administration/resources, and assessment.
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