ARL Statistics In recognition of Kendon Stubbs contributions

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ARL Statistics In recognition of Kendon Stubbs
contributions
Martha Kyrillidou Senior Program Officer for
Statistics and Measurement Julia
Blixrud Assistant Executive Director, External
Relations Mark Young Statistics Research
Assistant
Webcast Washington, DC October 9, 2003
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Kendon Stubbs (retired 2003)
Karin Wittenborg and Kendon Stubbs (University of
Virginia) A tribute to Kendon Stubbs is also
available atlthttp//www.lib.virginia.edu/kls/gt
Photo Credit Hoke Perkins
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Why are they important?

• Longest and most reliable data series (started in
  1908 with the Gerould Statistics)
• Describe level of investment
• Define membership for the Association of Research
  Libraries
• Used for budget justification purposes
• Used for benchmarking with other peer
  institutions
• Describe trends in scholarly communication and
  for research libraries in general

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Data audit procedures

• Calculation and logical errors
• Percent Increases how large is too large of an
  increase http//www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/arlstat
  percent.xls
• Comparison from year to year
• Summary Statistics
• Trends in key indicators

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Data audit procedures

• Calculation and logical errors
• Percent Increases how large is too large of an
  increase http//www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/arlstat
  percent.xls
• Comparison from year to year
• Summary Statistics
• Trends in key indicators

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Data audit procedures

• Calculation and logical errors
• Percent Increases how large is too large of an
  increase http//www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/arlstat
  percent.xls
• Comparison from year to year
• Summary Statistics
• Trends in key indicators

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Availability of data and publications on the web

• Download preliminary data and print your own
  survey results
• Machine-readable data
• http//www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/mrstat.html
• ARL Statistics publications (pdf)
• Research Libraries Trends introduction, graphs
  (html)
• Electronic edition of the ARL Statistics at the
  Geostat Center at the U. of Virginia

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Upcoming Changes

• Volumes Held Collectively
• Expenditures for Electronic Resources move into
  the annual ARL Statistics
• E-Metrics pilot move into an annual supplementary
  survey
• Publish ARL membership criteria index as new
  table in the ARL Statistics publication

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Volumes held collectively
Volumes in Library (See instruction
Q1-4.)   1a. Volumes held June 30,
2002. (Exclude microforms, uncataloged govt.
docs., maps, a/v material. Record figure
reported last year or footnote adjusted figure on
p. 4.) 2. Volumes added during year -- Gross.
(See instruction Q2.) (Exclude microforms,
uncataloged govt. docs., maps, a/v
material.) 2a. Volumes withdrawn during
year. (Exclude microforms, uncataloged govt.
docs., maps, a/v material.)   3. Volumes added
during year -- Net. (Subtract line 2a from line
2.)   1. Volumes held June 30, 2003. (Add
line 1a to line 3.)   1b. Volumes held
collectively June 30, 2003.
  1c. Volumes held June 30, 2003 (locally
and collectively) (Add line 1 to line 1b)
(Collecting these data requires staff familiar
with the digital environment.)
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From Supplementary into the ARL Statistics

• 1. Computer Files (one-time/monographic purchase)
  
• 2. Electronic Serials
• 3. Bibliographic Utilities, Networks, and
  Consortia
• 3a. Library
• 3b. External
• 4. Computer Hardware and Software
• 5. Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan
• Service Hours and Staffed Services Points
• 9. Number of staffed library service points
• 10. Number of weekly public service hours

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Use of Networked Resources Related
Infrastructure

• U1 Number of electronic reference transactions
• U2 Number of logins (sessions) to electronic
  databases
• U3 Number of queries (searches) in electronic
  databases
• U4 Items requested in electronic databases
• U5 Virtual visits to librarys website and
  catalog

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Library Digitization Activities

• D1 Size of library digital collection
• D2 Use of library digital collection
• D3 Cost of digital collection construction
  management

(Collecting these data requires staff familiar
with the digital environment.)
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Feedback please

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(Collecting these data requires staff familiar
with the digital environment.)