Library Statistics

In ACRL’s publication of the 2010 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, data shows that the median unit cost of monographs increased slightly over 2009 for all types of academic libraries – associate degree granting institutions, baccalaureate institutions, comprehensive institutions, and doctoral/research institutions – while salary and wage expenditures as a percentage of total library expenditures remain unchanged for baccalaureate and comprehensive institutions, slightly decreased for doctoral institutions, and increased slightly for associate degree-granting institutions. Also, the percentage of student assistant staff as a percentage of total staff increased over 2009.

ACRL (2010). ACRL's 2010 academic library trends & statistics. Chicago, IL: ACRL. http://www.acrlmetrics.com/