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Compiled by: Center for Survey Research, Thomas Guterbock, Director; Project Coordinator: Hugh Thompson, Association of College and Research Libraries Year 2005
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Academic Library Trends and Statistics

The complete data set from ACRL's comprehensive statistics-gathering project encompassing all academic libraries. Data from 1,215 academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications is included. The core set of data consists of:
  • 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.;
  • Supplementary Statistics For Networked Electronic Resources and Library Digitization Activities