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Title: ARL Preservation Statistics, 2004-05. A Compilation of Statistics from the Members of the Association of Research Libraries
Language: English
Authors: Young, Mark, Kyrillidou, Martha, Association of Research Libraries
Source: Association of Research Libraries. 2007.
Availability: Association of Research Libraries. 21 Dupont Circle NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20046. Tel: 202-296-2296; Tel: 301-362-8196; Fax: 202-872-0884; e-mail: pubs@arl.org; Web site: http://www.arl.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 57
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Reports - Descriptive
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Preservation, Expenditures, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Reprography, Financial Support, Library Personnel, Productivity, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Canada, United States
ISSN: 1050-7442
Abstract: This document presents data from 123 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 2004-2005 fiscal year. Since 1987-1988, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown 66 to as many as 80 in more recent years, with 74 in 2004-2005. Shifting trends have made themselves evident in many categories. Preservation expenditures for ARL's 107 reporting member libraries were $99,931,352 in 2004-2005, which reflects an inflation-adjusted increase of 22% since the survey's revision in 1996-1997. Total preservation staff grew to 1,707 FTEs in 2004-2005, an increase of 4.4% from 2003-2004. Level 1 and Level 3 conservation treatment increased slightly from 2003-2004 levels, while Level 2 dropped; total conservation treatment has decreased 6.8% since the survey was revised in 1996-1997. Microfilming activity decreased by about 45,000 volumes; the high microfilming values over the last two years was due largely to a re-organization of counting at the Library of Congress, which reported 130,870 volumes microfilmed. Availability of external funds plays a critical role in preservation activities. In 1988, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) began a multi-year, expanded cooperative preservation microfilming program, in which ARL libraries have participated extensively. However, it appears that cuts in the NEH budget have also negatively affected availability of external funding for preservation, which fell constantly from a high of $11,090,547 in 1992-1993 to a low of $4,917,732 in 1997-1998. In recent years external expenditures have been up and down, with the 2004-2005 figure of $6,420,920 representing a 2.8% decrease from 2003-2004. The data contained in the "Library Data Tables" are descriptive indices of preservation activities in research libraries, including preservation staffs, expenditures, and productivity. A copy of the ARL preservation statistics questionnaire and instructions, as well as footnotes to the statistics, is included. An appendix lists ARL member libraries as of January 1, 2006. (Contains 6 footnotes, 2 graphs, and 14 tables.) [For the 2003-2004 statistics, see ED498300.]
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  Data: This document presents data from 123 U.S. and Canadian research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 2004-2005 fiscal year. Since 1987-1988, the number of preservation programs managed by a preservation administrator has grown 66 to as many as 80 in more recent years, with 74 in 2004-2005. Shifting trends have made themselves evident in many categories. Preservation expenditures for ARL's 107 reporting member libraries were $99,931,352 in 2004-2005, which reflects an inflation-adjusted increase of 22% since the survey's revision in 1996-1997. Total preservation staff grew to 1,707 FTEs in 2004-2005, an increase of 4.4% from 2003-2004. Level 1 and Level 3 conservation treatment increased slightly from 2003-2004 levels, while Level 2 dropped; total conservation treatment has decreased 6.8% since the survey was revised in 1996-1997. Microfilming activity decreased by about 45,000 volumes; the high microfilming values over the last two years was due largely to a re-organization of counting at the Library of Congress, which reported 130,870 volumes microfilmed. Availability of external funds plays a critical role in preservation activities. In 1988, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) began a multi-year, expanded cooperative preservation microfilming program, in which ARL libraries have participated extensively. However, it appears that cuts in the NEH budget have also negatively affected availability of external funding for preservation, which fell constantly from a high of $11,090,547 in 1992-1993 to a low of $4,917,732 in 1997-1998. In recent years external expenditures have been up and down, with the 2004-2005 figure of $6,420,920 representing a 2.8% decrease from 2003-2004. The data contained in the "Library Data Tables" are descriptive indices of preservation activities in research libraries, including preservation staffs, expenditures, and productivity. A copy of the ARL preservation statistics questionnaire and instructions, as well as footnotes to the statistics, is included. An appendix lists ARL member libraries as of January 1, 2006. (Contains 6 footnotes, 2 graphs, and 14 tables.) [For the 2003-2004 statistics, see ED498300.]
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