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ARL Statistics In recognition of Kendon Stubbs’ contributions

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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ARL Statistics In recognition of Kendon Stubbs’ contributions

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  1. 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 www.arl.org

  2. Kendon Stubbs (retired 2003) Karin Wittenborg and Kendon Stubbs (University of Virginia) A tribute to Kendon Stubbs is also available at:<http://www.lib.virginia.edu/kls/> Photo Credit: Hoke Perkins www.arl.org

  3. 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 www.arl.org

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

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

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

  18. 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 www.arl.org

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  22. 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 www.arl.org

  23. 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.) www.arl.org

  24. 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 www.arl.org

  25. 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 library’s website and catalog www.arl.org

  26. 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.) www.arl.org

  27. Feedback please ? (Collecting these data requires staff familiar with the digital environment.) www.arl.org

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