[AL-Directors] FW: [NCES/ALS Listserv] 2008 ALS First Look release December 9th

[Ann Reed]

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Academic Libraries: 2008 First Look  (NCES 2010-348) is scheduled for release on December 9th. 
Contact: Tai Phan (202) 502-7431 (tai.phan at ed.gov).
 
 
On December 9, 2009, The National Center for Education Statistics will release Academic Libraries: 2008 First Look. 
 
This report summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 
 
Findings include:
§  Academic libraries held approximately 102.5 million e-books and about 3.6 million electronic reference sources and aggregation services at the end of FY 2008.
§  During Fiscal year (FY) 2008, there were about 138.1 million circulation transactions from academic libraries' general collection.
§  Academic libraries reported 93,438 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff working in academic libraries during the fall of 2008.
§  Academic libraries' expenditures totaled approximately $6.8 billion during FY 2008.
 
The data are already loaded in the Compare Academic Libraries tool at: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/Index.asp?LibraryType=Academic
 
 
 
 
Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Library Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St.
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-5027
fax (503) 378-6439
ann.reed at state.or.us
http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/
 
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