The Chronicle: Facts & Figures: 8/9/2002

From the issue dated August 9, 2002

Holdings of University Research Libraries in U.S. and Canada, 2000-1

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Changes in Spending, 1995-96 to 2000-1

Previous years:
1999-2000
1998-99
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94

	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Harvard U.	14,685,926	292,140	108,506	1,077	$86,217,127	1	1
Yale U.	10,707,270	218,217	68,539	600	51,492,922	2	2
U. of California at Berkeley	9,280,266	191,993	81,996	474	42,250,373	3	4
Stanford U.	7,488,125	193,738	45,967	560	64,093,306	4	5
U. of Toronto	9,346,479	232,783	53,547	535	39,241,675	5	8
U. of Michigan	7,484,343	172,287	68,684	501	43,558,787	6	7
U. of California at Los Angeles	7,653,382	163,518	94,824	427	38,939,911	7	3
U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	9,647,652	183,915	91,054	397	30,457,637	8	6
U. of Texas	8,074,630	158,342	49,771	469	33,060,093	9	10
Cornell U.	6,797,144	141,356	62,731	430	36,727,459	10	11
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Columbia U.	7,400,416	149,247	48,777	452	36,415,091	11	9
U. of Washington	6,158,797	139,388	56,708	364	30,867,887	12	12
Pennsylvania State U.	4,614,949	108,409	49,148	537	37,745,294	13	19
U. of Wisconsin	6,143,455	101,803	52,452	374	33,340,581	14	14
U. of Minnesota	5,979,843	142,350	41,048	328	30,139,362	15	15
Indiana U.	6,385,603	94,892	57,377	318	28,538,333	16	13
U. of North Carolina	5,234,540	122,616	46,942	342	26,946,433	17	17
Princeton U.	5,989,601	133,627	34,786	345	28,203,788	18	16
Ohio State U.	5,491,498	132,838	42,915	306	28,256,469	19	22
U. of Chicago	6,693,321	144,635	39,759	272	24,679,773	20	18
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
U. of Pennsylvania	5,027,301	122,659	39,439	302	31,250,575	21	21
U. of Virginia	4,779,269	109,081	53,327	293	26,939,896	22	20
Duke U.	5,149,772	110,416	37,036	310	26,535,270	23	23
New York U.	4,044,704	120,358	33,405	335	29,946,470	24	24
U. of Pittsburgh	4,299,579	143,814	38,043	276	23,767,895	25	28
U. of Florida	3,854,264	124,269	30,611	311	28,322,205	26	34
Rutgers U.	3,918,930	83,259	34,352	347	28,565,032	27	25
U. of Alberta	5,624,382	106,322	35,469	297	17,502,386	28	26
U. of Georgia	3,789,228	95,235	46,431	304	21,464,214	29	30
U. of Iowa	4,210,463	105,221	47,264	228	23,295,286	30	31
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
U. of Arizona	4,825,657	106,507	31,360	272	23,708,017	31	27
North Carolina State U.	3,061,005	127,099	47,680	243	22,350,859	32	56
Arizona State U.	3,614,279	91,886	32,565	318	23,853,817	33	33
Northwestern U.	4,150,148	89,863	38,257	255	22,349,621	34	32
Texas A&M U.	2,844,379	101,436	38,102	284	22,271,309	35	42
U. of British Columbia	4,175,294	81,983	23,171	320	20,340,196	36	29
Johns Hopkins U.	3,451,227	80,089	24,745	286	26,057,806	37	39
U. of California at Davis	3,250,545	76,724	44,730	228	20,263,343	38	35
U. of Maryland	2,897,466	86,223	33,310	284	21,048,580	39	43
U. of Southern California	3,666,034	72,883	29,528	235	25,787,091	40	38
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
U. of Utah	2,909,643	85,942	32,800	274	21,681,364	41	55
U. of California at San Diego	2,890,650	91,275	28,104	256	23,369,175	42	36
U. of Kansas	3,829,530	81,037	32,873	225	17,198,445	43	40
U. of Kentucky	2,936,426	80,672	29,499	238	20,476,921	44	51
Michigan State U.	4,420,208	68,220	30,501	192	18,838,311	45	37
Emory U.	2,653,346	64,428	28,158	258	25,011,476	46	44
U. of Notre Dame	2,891,460	101,912	25,417	223	18,368,912	47	53
Washington U. in St. Louis	3,486,079	73,093	18,302	232	24,630,142	48	41
U. of Cincinnati	2,801,910	87,282	33,778	187	18,158,377	49	61
U. of Colorado	3,014,969	100,114	25,607	175	17,103,116	50	49
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Vanderbilt U.	2,689,580	74,564	26,885	216	17,620,048	51	58
U. of Tennessee	2,771,642	76,379	21,959	244	17,593,187	52	65
U. of Connecticut	3,043,706	70,031	28,161	178	18,868,857	53	50
State U. of New York at Buffalo	3,256,131	62,046	30,662	184	16,946,542	54	46
Georgetown U.	2,268,879	77,021	25,731	204	20,346,796	55	48
U. of South Carolina	3,283,749	69,497	21,426	201	18,390,602	56	54
Rice U.	2,192,312	58,947	28,758	216	22,258,520	57	108
U. of New Mexico	2,411,476	69,121	21,416	240	20,014,903	58	47
U. of Montreal	3,106,971	49,596	21,087	317	15,222,263	59	n/a
Wayne State U.	3,158,539	52,608	19,531	202	18,528,622	60	52
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
U. of California at Irvine	2,199,067	69,342	25,774	185	16,906,705	61	70
Texas Tech U.	2,230,039	63,982	28,477	189	15,499,138	62	n/a
U. of Illinois at Chicago	2,125,420	61,762	19,662	247	17,406,167	63	64
Boston U.	2,244,486	53,591	29,389	206	15,262,722	64	59
McGill U.	3,281,497	51,766	17,035	219	14,275,498	65	45
Dartmouth College	2,367,823	53,997	27,443	184	14,759,557	66	79
U. of Oklahoma	4,234,695	61,402	18,251	139	13,975,991	67	91
U. of Hawaii	3,180,383	58,761	26,869	143	12,328,840	68	78
U. of Miami	2,345,121	64,318	18,024	203	15,136,830	69	62
Brown U.	3,131,454	52,754	16,499	182	15,975,923	70	71
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Purdue U.	2,355,345	53,445	19,745	209	14,519,545	71	69
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2,623,154	45,210	21,974	184	15,610,535	72	73
Ohio U.	2,345,638	60,518	35,502	136	11,704,363	73	82
Oklahoma State U.	2,327,635	82,255	27,124	145	10,473,695	74	94
U. of California at Santa Barbara	2,674,331	53,959	17,649	174	15,429,378	75	63
Louisiana State U.	3,133,626	50,411	24,838	147	11,914,047	76	74
U. of Massachusetts	3,048,106	57,739	17,581	158	13,331,848	77	76
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln	2,668,833	56,763	22,524	165	11,709,845	78	68
Florida State U.	2,441,647	49,007	17,375	192	15,553,964	79	83
Syracuse U.	2,831,492	43,454	17,747	196	12,743,083	80	81
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Laval U.	2,469,051	64,387	15,999	210	10,478,562	81	57
Boston College	1,904,938	59,872	21,397	155	15,100,653	82	n/a
Iowa State U.	2,314,873	54,529	19,643	149	$14,996,223	83	66
U. of Missouri	3,060,509	38,012	16,684	208	12,406,775	84	60
Temple U.	2,596,923	55,627	17,649	159	13,113,573	85	84
Brigham Young U.	2,591,801	45,365	16,100	162	16,384,836	86	75
Southern Illinois U.	2,717,653	44,495	18,579	156	14,418,271	87	86
Washington State U.	2,082,199	45,187	31,237	146	12,397,511	88	96
U. of Western Ontario	2,513,831	62,272	16,463	171	11,514,610	89	67
U. of Rochester	3,111,632	41,117	19,178	164	12,257,046	90	93
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Colorado State U.	1,933,280	80,772	21,205	122	13,434,840	91	95
George Washington U.	2,015,940	38,178	17,872	200	16,350,682	92	n/a
York U. (Ontario)	2,385,233	47,501	17,511	174	12,597,738	93	77
U. of Oregon	2,466,453	57,177	16,612	143	13,115,419	94	80
U. of Houston	2,123,257	48,198	19,999	149	13,517,653	95	90
State U. of New York at Albany	2,013,344	42,291	28,055	144	12,205,980	96	100
U. of Manitoba	1,969,184	84,024	13,863	184	9,419,903	97	105
U. of Delaware	2,492,013	47,595	13,592	167	13,822,196	98	89
U. of California at Riverside	2,081,146	66,370	19,315	118	11,338,079	99	101
Auburn U.	2,628,411	45,731	23,102	113	11,110,307	100	72
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
Virginia Tech	2,098,074	57,429	17,562	134	11,698,268	101	85
U. of Alabama	2,268,631	48,030	21,828	133	10,428,505	102	97
Kent State U.	2,530,468	62,453	14,557	129	10,864,637	103	87
Tulane U.	2,285,029	45,801	14,234	155	12,430,323	104	92
State U. of New York at Stony Brook	2,110,278	35,103	23,639	116	13,143,780	105	99
Georgia Institute of Technology	2,193,478	66,274	19,267	106	8,759,101	106	103
U. of Saskatchewan	1,842,977	53,934	16,900	155	8,771,039	107	98
Howard U.	2,465,152	27,142	13,004	130	13,736,788	108	107
Case Western Reserve U.	2,205,774	32,692	16,773	119	11,294,556	109	102
Queen's U. (Ontario)	2,297,118	45,528	8,053	164	9,157,335	110	88
	2000-1
	Volumes in library	Volumes added	Current serials	Permanent staff¹	Total expenditures²	Rank³	1995-96 rank³
U. of Waterloo	1,950,530	44,357	12,557	141	8,557,445	111	104
McMaster U.	1,888,974	29,288	13,668	136	8,420,830	112	106
U. of Guelph	1,514,113	24,796	11,087	117	6,503,622	113	109
Note: This table omits footnotes qualifying some of the data. For more information, visit http://www.arl.org 1.Includes the full-time-equivalent number of professional and support workers. 2. Figures for Canadian libraries are expressed in U.S. dollars. 3. Based on an index developed by the Association of Research Libraries to measure the relative size of university libraries. The index takes into account the number of volumes held, number of volumes added during the previous fiscal year, number of current serials, total operating expenditures, and size of "permanent" staff, a figure that includes professional and support workers and excludes student assistants. The index does not measure a library's services, the quality of its collections, or its success in meeting the needs of users. n/a not available
SOURCE: Association of Research Libraries

CHANGES IN SPENDING, 1995-96 TO 2000-1

Institutions with the largest increases in total expenditures:

Change

Rice U. +153.6%

U. of Florida +68.2%

North Carolina State U. +65.2%

Florida State U. +61.5%

Pennsylvania State U. +57.0%

U. of Oklahoma +54.2%

Stanford U. +51.1%

Washington U. in St. Louis +50.9%

Howard U. +48.4%

State U. of New York at Albany +48.4%

U. of Texas +44.9%

U. of Utah +44.8%

U. of Notre Dame +42.0%

Colorado State U. +40.7%

U. of Tennessee +39.3%

Institutions where total expenditures fell or increased the least:

Change

Laval U. -14.7%

York U. (Ontario) -12.2%

Queen¹s U. (Ontario) -6.3%

U. of Western Ontario -4.1%

U. of Waterloo -3.5%

McMaster U. -3.5%

U. of Guelph -2.2%

U. of Alberta -0.7%

U. of Missouri -0.5%

U. of Saskatchewan 0.0%

U. of British Columbia +1.4%

U. of California at Los Angeles +4.2%

U. of Manitoba +5.5%

Ohio U. +5.6%

McGill U. +5.9%

SOURCE: Association of Research Libraries

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Institutions with the largest increases in total expenditures:
	Change
Rice U.	+153.6%
U. of Florida	+68.2%
North Carolina State U.	+65.2%
Florida State U.	+61.5%
Pennsylvania State U.	+57.0%
U. of Oklahoma	+54.2%
Stanford U.	+51.1%
Washington U. in St. Louis	+50.9%
Howard U.	+48.4%
State U. of New York at Albany	+48.4%
U. of Texas	+44.9%
U. of Utah	+44.8%
U. of Notre Dame	+42.0%
Colorado State U.	+40.7%
U. of Tennessee	+39.3%
Institutions where total expenditures fell or increased the least:
	Change
Laval U.	-14.7%
York U. (Ontario)	-12.2%
Queen¹s U. (Ontario)	-6.3%
U. of Western Ontario	-4.1%
U. of Waterloo	-3.5%
McMaster U.	-3.5%
U. of Guelph	-2.2%
U. of Alberta	-0.7%
U. of Missouri	-0.5%
U. of Saskatchewan	0.0%
U. of British Columbia	+1.4%
U. of California at Los Angeles	+4.2%
U. of Manitoba	+5.5%
Ohio U.	+5.6%
McGill U.	+5.9%

SOURCE: Association of Research Libraries