ARL Supplementary Statistics 2001-02 Published

[Ann Okerson <aokerson@pantheon.yale.edu>]

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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:47:35 -0400
From: Judith Matz <judith@arl.org>
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Subject: ARL Supplementary Statistics 2001-02 Published

ARL Supplementary Statistics 2001-02 Published

How much do libraries spend on electronic resources? In the Internet era,
librarians must know the answer to this question, and whether their level
of investment is on par with other institutions and peers. Information
industry analysts also are trying to estimate the extent of the electronic
publishing market--especially commercial electronic scholarly
publishing--and the speed with which it is growing, using libraries'
experience as a proxy in the absence of other indicators.

The Association of Research Libraries is pleased to announce the
availability of the ARL Supplementary Statistics 2001-02, a compilation of
data that answers some of the questions about the use of electronic
resources. Experimental data collected by ARL libraries over the last
decade indicate that the portion of the library materials budget that is
spent on electronic resources is indeed growing rapidly. Since the ARL
Supplementary Statistics were first reported, the percentage of the
average library budget that is spent on electronic materials has increased
more than fivefold, from an estimated 3.6% in 1992�93 to 19.6% in 2001-02.
110 ARL university libraries reported spending more than $171 million on
electronic resources in 2001-02.

The vast majority of that was spent on electronic serials and subscription
services, expenditures for which have increased sharply: from just $11
million when first reported on this survey in 1994-95, to more than $151
million today. Also, 48 ARL libraries reported another $20.3 million
expended on their behalf through centrally funded consortia. In addition
to library materials funds, libraries spent $12,578,752 for document
delivery and interlibrary loan activities and $25,006,573 for
bibliographic utilities, networks, and consortia in 2001-02 from their
operating funds (excluding staff costs).

ARL Supplementary Statistics publications from prior years are available
at <http://www.arl.org/stats/sup/index.html>. Back issues and standing
orders are available.

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ARL Supplementary Statistics 2001-02
Mark Young and Martha Kyrillidou, comps. and eds. 
2003 * ISSN 1533-9335 * 41 pages 
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