The Australian and New Zealand academic library statistics are collected and published annually for CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians). CAUL has engaged CAVAL (Cooperative Action by Victorian Academic Libraries) to collect and compile the statistics.
The CAUL Statistics Focus Group, consisting of the CAUL Executive Officer, the CAVAL Information Services Manager and representatives from several Australian academic libraries, met in October 1999, February and March 2000 to review the statistics collection. A survey and a trial collection of statistics relating to electronic data sources was undertaken in January 2000. Following this the Group made a number of recommendations, which were subsequently endorsed by CAUL and then incorporated into the collection of the 1999 statistics.
The 1999 statistics include 47 entries which cover 40 Australian and 7 New Zealand academic library systems.
As CAUL requested that data be supplied for each institution as a whole no breakdown by branch or campus library is available.
Following on from past successful use of electronic mail for the collection of the data, this method was used again for the collection of the 1999 data. The Excel spreadsheet was updated to incorporate the changes to the definitions and to improve clarity, and distributed by electronic mail to all participating libraries. Each library entered its data directly into the spreadsheet and returned it to CAVAL by electronic mail. The data was then merged and the tables in this publication were printed directly from the Excel spreadsheet.
Modifications to the 1999 data collection, as compared to 1998, were as follows
The statistical tables provided in this publication are shown in the same format as for 1998. Although there have been changes to the data collected as described above, the column numbers used for 1995 onwards have been retained. The arrangement of data within the tables follows the same pattern as in previous years as much as possible.
The following columns are not shown in the 1999 tables, as the columns are either no longer used, or the supply of data for them was optional -
Column 1A - Floor space – optional
Columns 11A-11K – staff listed by HEW level
- optional
Column 12 - no longer used
Column 13 - no longer used
Column 14 - total number of loans - optional
Column 15 - number of reserve collection loans
– optional
Column 21A - Inter-campus/Branch loans – optional
Column 26 - non-serial titles acquired by purchase
- optional
Column 27 - non-serial titles acquired by gift
or exchange - optional
Column 28 - non-serial titles withdrawn during
the year - optional
Column 29 - total non-serial titles - optional
Column 30 - number of bibliographic volumes
added - optional
Column 30A - number of print and non-print bibliographic
volumes added - optional
Column 30B - number of electronic bibliographic
volumes added - optional
Column 31 - number of bibliographic volumes
withdrawn- optional
Column 31A-number of print and non-print bibliographic
volumes withdrawn- optional
Column 31B - number of electronic bibliographic
volumes withdrawn- optional
Column 32 - number of bound volumes added -
optional
Column 33 - number of bound volumes withdrawn
- optional
Column 34 - total non-serial volumes - optional
Column 41C - shelving (linear metres) – optional
Column 42 - no longer used
Column 43 - no longer used
Column 46 - no longer used
Column 47 - no longer used
Column 51A - extraordinary expenditure – optional
Column 65A - other users (persons) – optional
Column 67A - turnstiles – optional
The following columns are not included in this printed report. Although the supply of data for them was compulsory for 1999, initial analysis of this data by the CAUL Statistics Focus Group detected a number of inconsistencies requiring further clarification. Once this has been addressed, the revised data for these columns will be available from the CAUL statistics web page (http://www.caul.edu.au/stats/).
Column 35 - new serial titles
Column 35A - new print and non-print serial
titles
Column 35B - new electronic serial titles
Column 36 - current serial titles by paid subscription
Column 36A - current print and non-print serial
titles by paid subscription
Column 36B - current electronic serial titles
by paid subscription
Column 37 - current serial titles by gift, exchange
or gratis
Column 37A - current print and non-print serial
titles by gift, exchange or gratis
Column 37B - current electronic serial titles
by gift, exchange or gratis
Column 38 - total number of unique current serial
titles
Column 38A - current print and non-print unique
current serial titles
Column 38B - current electronic unique current
serial titles
Column 39 - total number of duplicate current
serial titles
Column 39A - current print and non-print duplicate
serial titles
Column 39B - current electronic duplicate serial
titles
Column 40 - number of serial titles actively
cancelled
Column 40A - actively cancelled print and non-print
serial titles
Column 40B - actively cancelled electronic titles
Column 41 - total current serial titles
Column 41A - current print and non-print serial
titles
Column 41B - current electronic serial titles
The entries in the main statistical tables for the Australian libraries have been arranged alphabetically within states, followed by the data for the New Zealand libraries. The only exception is the Australian Catholic University which is listed ahead of the other institutions.
The reference date is 31 December 1999, with the exception of data relating to institutional populations (columns 52-67) which is as at 31 March 1999 for the Australian Universities and 1 July 1999 for the New Zealand Libraries and other specific exceptions listed under 'General Comments and Explanatory Notes'.
Population data (columns 52-67) was supplied by DETYA (Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs) for all Commonwealth government funded higher education institutions in Australia. The only exception was RMIT University which supplied population figures which include both higher education and vocational education and training staff and students, reflecting the high level of integration of teaching and support at this University.
Population data for the New Zealand universities and private institutions was supplied by the institution concerned.
Data which is an estimate only is shown in italics.
The symbol NA indicates that data was not provided as the information, though applicable, was NOT AVAILABLE. A BLANK entry indicates that the item in question is NOT APPLICABLE to that library.
Six rows of statistical information for Australian libraries have been added to the main tables. These rows show the TOTAL, the MEDIAN, the MEAN, the LOWER QUARTILE (25%), the UPPER QUARTILE (75%) and the VALID NO. of libraries used for the statistical calculations for each column. Statistics are not shown for those columns where the number of valid libraries is less than 25.
Two tables ranking the total library systems according to criteria selected by CAUL are included. These tables, headed 'Rankings of total library systems for selected ratios' show the same ratios published for the 1998 data. For each ratio the MEAN, MEDIUM, LOWER QUARTILE (25%), UPPER QUARTILE (75%) and the VALID NO. of libraries used to calculate that column are included. As noted in previous reports, interpretive comparisons of these statistics should always be made with caution.
Several amendments to the 1998, 1997 and 1996 statistics are included in this report. Please note that the statistical database maintained by CAVAL is updated whenever a notification of a correction is received. Excel spreadsheets containing the statistical data from 1991 to 1999 are available for downloading from the CAUL Web pages (http://www.caul.edu.au/stats/). The data from earlier years is being progressively converted into this format and will be made available in the same way.
This is the eighth year that CAVAL has collected and compiled these statistics. Thanks are due to all the participating academic librarians for their cooperation and their timely responses to this year's electronic data collection.
Cathie Jilovsky
Information Services Manager,
CAVAL Limited
Australian Catholic University *
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Defence Force Academy
(University of NSW)
Australian National University
**
University of Canberra
New South Wales
Avondale College
Charles Sturt University
Macquarie University
Southern Cross University
University of New England
University of New South Wales
***
University of Newcastle
University of Sydney #
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Northern Territory
Northern Territory University
Queensland
Bond University
Central Queensland University
Griffith University
James Cook University
Queensland University of Technology
University of Southern Queensland
University of Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast
South Australia
Flinders University of South Australia
University of Adelaide
University of South Australia
Tasmania
University of Tasmania
Victoria
Deakin University
La Trobe University
Monash University
RMIT University
Swinburne University of Technology
##
University of Ballarat
University of Melbourne
Victoria University of Technology
###
Western Australia
Curtin University of Technology
Edith Cowan University
Murdoch University
University of Western Australia
New Zealand
Lincoln University
Massey University
University of Auckland
University of Canterbury
University of Otago =
University of Waikato
Victoria University of Wellington
* The Australian Catholic University
comprises four divisions. These four divisions are in turn composed of
the following libraries:
Canberra Divison - Signadou campus
New South Wales Divison - MacKillop
campus and Mount St Mary campus
Queensland Division - McAuley
campus
Victorian Division - Aquinas campus;
Christ campus and Mercy campus.
** Includes the Institute of the Arts which is part of the Australian National University.
*** Includes the College of Fine Arts Library. However this library operates independently of the University of New South Wales Library.
# Includes all libraries in the University of Sydney Library system plus the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Library.
## From 1999 Swinburne University of Technology return includes data for extra campuses at Croydon, Wantirna and Lilydale.
### Victoria University of Technology merged with the Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE in 1998. The 1999 data includes WMIT.
=The University of Otago return shows data for the Dunedin campus ONLY. A complete data set for the Wellington and Christchurch Clinical School libraries is not available, and these libraries are not under the control of the University Librarian.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 6401.0, Table 1, Australian Consumer Price Index, March, 2000, p.5
Exchange
Rates of Foreign Currency per Australian Dollar
Year
ending
30 June |
|
|
|
European Union |
|
rate of Aust $ |
|
|
|
Euros |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.6282 |
|
|
Source: Australian Economic
Indicators Catalogue Number 1350.0, Table 8.6, July, 2000, p. 111
Base : May 1970 = 100.0, Reserve
Bank of Australia Bulletin (RBA).
Rankings of total library systems for selected ratios
These are shown on the following
four pages.
Notes:
Library staff per 100 population members: Column 11 to Column 67
Non-serial volumes purchased per population member: Column 22 to Column 67
Serials Titles per population member: Column 38 to Column 67
Serials expenditure per population member: Column 45 to Column 67
Acquisitions expenditure per population member: Columns (44+45) to Column 67
Percentage expenditure on Information Resources: Columns(44+45+48) to Column 51 (%)
Percentage expenditure on Salaries: Column 50 to Column 51 (%)
Salaries expenditure per population member: Column 50 to Column 67
Total Expenditure per population
member: Column 51 to Column 67
Australian Academic Libraries
Column | University | Notes |
1-67 | Swinburne University of Technology | Combined Higher Ed and TAFE data, as it is impossible to untangle the collections and expenditures. |
1-67 | University of Ballarat | Unable to exclude TAFE data, as it is too difficult to divide data between TAFE and Higher Ed. |
15 | University of Technology, Sydney | Includes Electronic Reserve access figures The figures represent printing or viewing of a document in Electronic Reserve. With the implementation of Electronic Reserve service, the loans figures for the print records in Closed Reserve have gone down significantly, while Electronic Reserve figures continue to rise. |
25 | University of Queensland | December 1999 stockcount value |
30B | James Cook University | Could not determine a count of electronic bibliographic volumes. |
30B | University of Queensland | December 1999 stockcount value. |
34 | University of Queensland | December 1999 stockcount value. |
35B | James Cook University | It is not practical to maintain a record of duplication between aggregations such as ABI Inform Global and the print collection. But where known, eg IDEAL, duplication has been accounted for. |
35B | University of Ballarat | EBSCOHost titles. |
40B | James Cook University | Cancelled Business International on InfoTrac(614 electronic titles) in favour of other aggregations. |
41,41B | James Cook University | Seriously inflate the real value of serial resources. Many titles in some of the aggregations are of extremely marginal value to James Cook University, and would never be considered for purchase. They just happen to come with the ones that we really want. |
52-55 | University of Sunshine Coast | DETYA was unable to supply staff data, as the legislation confirming the split from the Queensland University of Technology was not passed until after the census date. |
52-55 | RMIT | Population data supplied by the institution, which includes TAFE staff and students. |
67A | University of Ballarat | Mt Helen Campus (Higher Education) only. |
New Zealand University
Libraries
The New Zealand statistics follow
the Australian format as closely as possible. Variations are described
in these notes. Figures are calculated as at 31 December 1999 except for
population (columns 52-67) where the relevant date is 1 July 1999.
Column | University | Notes |
8 | Massey University | Revised to include casual staff |
25 | University of Otago | Total figure excludes archives and manuscripts, which are measured in linear metres. |
35B,37B | Lincoln University | Includes titles, freely available on the Web that Lincoln University has selected for subject listings on its own Web pages. |
36-38B | University of Waikato | The electronic full-text journals hugely inflate the figures, particularly in services such as LEXIS(estimated 12,600 titles), NEXIS (900), WestLaw (10,363) and Reuters (4000). |
39-39B | Lincoln University | Ignored duplicate titles across different full text services eg ABI & SSO & EA and with our print collection. |
45 | Victoria University of Wellington | Consists of Serials, document delivery, online subscriptions. |
48 | Massey University | Figures included in serials subscriptions. |
48 | University of Canterbury | Credit amount - after taking off expenses (e.g. purchase of materials) the Bindery makes a small profit |
56 | Massey University | Revised, using same methodology as in previous years - for consistency. |
University of Melbourne | ||||||
Col. 22 | should read |
54375
|
Col. 38 | Should read |
13573
|
|
Col. 25 | should read |
2299633
|
Col. 39 | Should read |
NA
|
|
Col. 27 | should read |
8000
|
Col. 40 | Should read |
2151
|
|
Col. 29 | should read |
2258099
|
Col. 41 | Should read |
13573
|
|
Col. 36 | should read |
9771
|
||||
University of Otago | ||||||
Col. 2 | should read |
99.50
|
Col. 15 | should read |
327,428
|
|
Col. 14 | should read |
279,962
|
Col. 32 | should read |
6965
|
Southern Cross University | ||||||
Col.2 | should read |
70.00
|
University of Melbourne | |||||||||||
Col. 22 | should read |
60226
|
Col. 28 | should read |
35000
|
||||||
Col. 24 | should read |
48805
|
Col. 29 | should read |
2226683
|
||||||
Col. 25 | should read |
2252094
|
Col. 36 | should read |
11922
|
||||||
Col. 26 | should read |
45274
|
Col. 37 | should read |
4377
|
||||||
Col. 27 | should read |
10000
|
|||||||||
Lincoln University | |||||||||||
Col. 22 | should read |
4162
|
Col. 25 | should read |
66769
|
||||||
Col. 26 | should read |
3699
|
Col. 29 | should read |
61561
|
||||||
University of Otago | |||||||||||
Col. 28 | should read |
10231
|
University of Melbourne (VU) | ||||||||||||
Col. 22 |
|
52716
|
Col. 36 | should read |
11980
|
|||||||
Col. 25 | should read |
2230422
|
Col. 37 | should read |
4613
|
|||||||
Col. 26 | should read |
38496
|
Col. 38 | should read |
16593
|
|||||||
Col. 28 | should read |
2000
|
Col. 41 | should read |
16593
|
|||||||
Col. 29 | should read |
2206409
|
||||||||||
Col. 32 | should read |
7840
|
||||||||||
University of Otago (ZDU) | ||||||||||||
Col. 50 | should read |
$4,579,088
|
University of Melbourne (VU) | ||||||
Col. 22 |
|
57150
|
Col. 36 | should read |
9947
|
|
Col. 25 | should read |
2172105
|
Col. 37 | should read |
6601
|
|
Col. 26 | should read |
51827
|
Col. 38 | should read |
16548
|
|
Col. 28 | should read |
3000
|
Col. 40 | should read |
763
|
|
Col. 29 | should read |
2160788
|
Col. 42 | should read |
12803
|
|
Col. 32 | should read |
8031
|
Col. 43 | should read |
11132
|
University of Melbourne (VU) | ||||||
Col. 21 | should read |
49814
|
Col. 34 | should read |
298
|
|
Col. 24 | should read |
2111792
|
Col. 35 | should read |
10425
|
|
Col. 25 | should read |
44975
|
Col. 37 | should read |
17463
|
|
Col. 28 | should read |
2105475
|
Col. 39 | should read |
586
|
|
Col. 31 | should read |
7062
|
Col. 40 | should read |
17463
|
|
Col. 33 | should read |
663184
|
University of Melbourne (VU) | ||||||
Col. 24 | should read |
46865
|
Col. 34 | should read |
10178
|
|
Col. 25 | should read |
9210
|
Col. 36 | should read |
656122
|
|
Col. 26 | should read |
594
|
Col. 37 | should read |
425
|
|
Col. 27 | should read |
2069954
|
Col. 38 | should read |
10240
|
|
Col. 28 | should read |
43959
|
Col. 40 | should read |
17121
|
|
Col. 29 | should read |
7427
|
Col. 42 | should read |
1158
|
|
Col. 30 | should read |
328
|
Col. 43 | should read |
17121
|
|
Col. 31 | should read |
2051379
|
[CAUL Home Page] [What's
New] [Information Providers - offers to CAUL]
[Survey Register] [Conference
Register] [Highlights from the Press]
[Australian
University Web Sites] [Other Web Sites] [Web
Search Tools]
Send comments/suggestions/requests about this site ....