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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1973
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED176769
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  • Academic Library Statistics, 1972-1973. A Compilation of Statistics from the Eighty-One University Members of the Association of Research Libraries. College Libraries Doctoral Degrees Library Collections Library Expenditures Microforms Periodicals Personnel Research Libraries Statistical Data Tables (Data) These statistical tables provide data on the university library members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) concerning their collections, including microforms and periodicals, as well as personnel, expenditures, and number of Ph.D.'s awarded and Ph.D. fields. Summary statistics show the high and low data for each of the above categories for 1972-3 and provide median figures for comparison purposes for 1972-3, 1971-2, 1967-8, and 1962-3. Microform statistics show holdings of microfilm, microcards, microprint sheets, and microfiche; rank order tables list the institutions in order of their total volumes, volumes added, microform holdings, current periodicals, professional staff (full-time), non-professional staff (full-time), total staff (full-time), total expenditures for materials and binding, total wages and salaries, and total operating expenditures. Included with the report are the instructions for the questionnaire used to gather the data and footnotes to the statistics. (JD)