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Last updated: 9/6/2012

Library Statistics
Quick Stats

All figures below are given on an annual basis, unless otherwise noted, and are for the latest year available. Some figures are for the main library in Kingston only; others include the CCE and PELL branch libraries.

Materials

Total volumes in collection 1,553,709 volumes Updated: 6/11
Volumes added annually 24,339 volumes Updated: 6/11
Manuscripts & archives 16,234 linear feet Updated: 6/11

Books

Number of books purchased annually 7,832 books Updated: 6/11

Periodicals

Current print titles subscribed 577 titles Updated: 6/11
Current online titles subscribed 26,471 titles Updated: 6/11
TOTAL TITLES SUBSCRIBED 27,048 titles Updated: 6/11
Total number of titles received (includes freely accessible titles) 57,991 titles Updated: 6/11

Reference databases

Number of reference databases - paid

74 databases

Updated: 6/11
Number of reference databases - free

71 databases

Updated: 6/11
TOTAL REFERENCE DATABASES

145 databases

Updated: 6/11

Expenditures on library materials

For books $327,436 Updated: 6/11
For periodicals $2,619,365 Updated: 6/11
For reference databases $571,960 Updated: 6/11
For other library materials $321,705 Updated: 6/11
Total expenditures on library materials $3,268,506 Updated: 6/11

Total library expenditures

Total library expenditures

$6,442,093

Updated: 6/11

Activities

Hours open each week 107 hours Updated: 6/11
Gate count 796,747 visitors Updated: 6/11
Items checked out
54,117 initial circulations Updated: 6/11
Reference questions answered 17,801 questions Updated: 6/11
Presentations to groups 701 presentations Updated: 6/10
Credit courses taught 14 sections Updated: 6/11

Personnel

Number professional staff 18.5 FTE Updated: 1/12
Number of support staff 24 FTE Updated: 1/12
Number of student workers 34 FTE Updated: 1/12
TOTAL 76.5 FTE Updated: 1/12

Additional library metrics can be found in DigitalCommons@URI in the series Technical Services Reports and Statistics and University Libraries Reports and Statistics. Specifically:


For comparisons with other libraries, please see the following publications:

  • ACRL University Library Statistics, Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries (biennial) at Serial Z675 .U5 A278
  • Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Washington: National Center for Educational Statistics (annual) at Govt. Pub. CD-ROM ED1.334/4:. Also online at  http://nces.ed.gov/Ipeds/library.html.

Contact information
If you have any questions, please contact David Maslyn, Dean, University Libraries, by telephone at (401) 874-2594 or by e-mail at dcm@uri.edu.

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