The cost value of the library collection at the Del Mar College Library at Corpus Christi, Texas was assessed for insurance purposes. Included are cost-per-item and processing cost figures and estimated replacement cost of the card catalog. (WH)

Nine tables compare prices, indexing coverage, and library popularity of periodical titles for 1977 to 1979. Titles are chosen from indexing services' authority groups and are listed by subject. Based on number of library subscriptions from indexing services, a "weighted price" serves as a budget guideline. (SW)

A table ranking research libraries (both university and non-university libraries) that compares volumes in library, volumes added in 1987-88, current serials, total staff, and total expenditures is presented. (MLW)

Developed by Radford University to overcome the inadequacies of an acquisition allocation system based on faculty demand, this updated allocation formula considers factors of undergraduate credit person hours, number of declared undergraduate majors, graduate credit person hours, number of graduate majors, average cost weighting, importance of…

This statistical report is designed to facilitate rapid comparison of Fiscal Year 1977 support and activity levels among Massachusetts public libraries. Summary tables provide medians, percentiles, and means by population group on (1) library expenditures as a percent of total municipal expenditures; (2) total income per capita; (3) municipal…

These statistics were compiled from information supplied by Arizona's public libraries. The document is divided according to the following county groups: Apache, Cochise; Coconino, Gila; Graham, Greenlee, La Paz; Maricopa; Mohave, Navajo; Pima, Pinal; Santa Cruz, Yavapai; Yuma. Statistics are presented on the following: general information;…

These statistics were compiled from information supplied by Arizona's public libraries. The document is divided according to the following county groups: Apache, Cochise; Coconino, Gila; Graham, Greenlee, La Paz; Maricopa; Mohave, Navajo; Pima, Pinal; Santa Cruz, Yavapai; and Yuma. Statistics are presented on the following: general information;…

The data used in this report to present three statistical pictures of Illinois public libraries during the fiscal year 1987-1988 comes primarily from the 1987-88 Illinois public library annual report forms. Section One presents the individual view of public library operations in which facts about use, resources, and finances are provided. Tables…

Based upon annual reporting data for FY 76, this statistical report was designed to facilitate rapid comparison of support and activity levels among Massachusetts public libraries. The first section presents summary tables providing means, medians, and percentile values by population group for each of the following indicators: (1) library…

This supplemental report has been developed to assist administrators in the comparative analysis and evaluation of Massachusetts public libraries. Libraries have been placed into one of seven budget groups according to their total operating expenditures to provide another method of comparing libraries by "like" size and population of…

This annual publication describes the collections, staffing, expenditures, and interlibrary loan activity of 108 university and 11 nonuniversity library members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1993-94 fiscal year. Sections I, II, III, and IV contain: a 27-item selected bibliography; summary data tables on collections,…

The catalogs of 19 large urban public lending library systems (10 American and 9 Canadian) were examined to determine the extent of their holdings of 222 gay-related titles. The populations of the libraries' service areas ranged from about 100,000 to three million. The title lists comprised classic and contemporary works taken from standard lists…

This report presents statistical pictures of New York State public libraries and public library systems during the calendar year 1990. The information is derived from the 1990 Annual Report for Public Libraries and Annual Report for Public Library Systems forms. Three statistical pictures of public libraries are presented. First, statistics for…

This compilation of statistics from 68 historically black college and university (HBCU) libraries presents individual, total, and ranked order summaries of library statistical information for: (1) the numbers of volumes in the libraries; (2) volumes added gross; (3) total current serials; (4) microform holdings; (5) materials expenditures; (6)…

The data presented on the activities of 74 academic libraries in Virginia have been compiled by the Council of Higher Education, primarily from the Higher Education General Information Surveys ("College and University Libraries" and "Financial Statistics for Institutions of Higher Education for Fiscal Year Ending 1980"). The…