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1998-99 Association of Research Libraries Statistics
for the University of Texas at Austin

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Rank-Order Statistics Tables and graphs for the University of Texas at Austin were drawn from the ARL's Interactive WWW site. More variables are available for manipulation and analysis.

Total Holdings and Expenditures

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Volumes
1.	HARVARD	13,892,429
2.	YALE	10,108,371
3.	ILLINOIS, URBANA	9,171,693
4.	CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY	8,792,009
5.	TORONTO	8,605,956
6.	TEXAS	7,648,678
7.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	7,222,229
8.	MICHIGAN	7,071,842
9.	COLUMBIA	7,018,408
10.	STANFORD	6,997,003

*In 1996, TEXAS was 5th at 732,9663 volumes, in 1997, TEXAS was 6th 7,495,275 volumes. See Volumes held by UT-Austin from 1986-1997.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Expenditures
1.	HARVARD	$19,346,111
2.	YALE	$16,396,000
3.	STANFORD	$14,564,206
4.	MICHIGAN	$14,258,911
5.	TORONTO	$13,114,346
6.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	$11,697,412
7.	COLUMBIA	$11,441,445
8.	CALIFORNIA,BERKELEY	$10,940,620
9.	CORNELL	$10,615,658
10.	TEXAS	$10,307,170

*In 1996, TEXAS was 29th, $7,128,615, in 1997, TEXAS was 22nd at $8,055,708 in total library expenditures.

Books

Rank	Academic Institution	Monographs Purchased
1.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	166,628
2.	TORONTO	151,540
3.	YALE	108,820
4.	MICHIGAN	89,541
5.	ILLINOIS, URBANA	89,484
6.	CHICAGO	75,724
7.	NEW YORK	74,052
8.	FLORIDA	72,208
9.	NORTH CAROLINA	60,746
10.	TEXAS A&M	59,064
13.	TEXAS	55,859

*In 1996, TEXAS was 21st, 47,512, in 1997, TEXAS was 14th, 54,789 monograph volumes purchased. See Monographs purchased by UT-Austin from 1990-1997.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Monographic Expenditures
1.	STANFORD	$7,688,622
2.	HARVARD	$7,533,857
3.	TORONTO	$ 5,495,046
4.	MICHIGAN	$4,936,710
5.	COLUMBIA	$4,823,424
6.	CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY	$4,638,931
7.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	$4,229,301
8.	TEXAS	$4,094,592
9.	CORNELL	$3,697,975
10.	YALE	$3,642,000

*In 1996, TEXAS was 28th, $2,265,511, in 1997, TEXAS was 25th at $2,283,691 spent on monographs.

Serials

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Current Serials
1.	HARVARD	105,449
2.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	94,748
3.	ILLINOIS, URBANA	90,801
4.	CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY	79,125
5.	MICHIGAN	69,280
6.	COLUMBIA	66,780
7.	CORNELL	61,941
8.	YALE	54,933
9.	TEXAS	52,515
10.	WASHINGTON	50,245

*In 1996, TEXAS was 10th, 51,562, in 1997, TEXAS was 10th at 51,379 total serials in the collection.

Rank	Academic Institution	Serials Purchased
1.	YALE	47,033
2.	COLUMBIA	41,034
3.	TORONTO	39,228
4.	WASHINGTON	34,997
5.	MICHIGAN	34,610
6.	MINNESOTA	32,099
7.	WISCONSIN	31,569
8.	INDIANA	28,935
9.	NEW YORK	28,337
10.	TEXAS	27,534

*In 1996, TEXAS was 9th, 27,209, in 1997, TEXAS was 10th at 26,761 serials purchased.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Serial Expenditures
1.	MICHIGAN	$8,469,781
2.	HARVARD	$7,582,880
3.	STANFORD	$6,875,584
4.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	$6,699,409
5.	COLUMBIA	$6,618,021
6.	TORONTO	$6,414,544
7.	OHIO STATE	$6,412,600
8.	CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY	$6,301,689
9.	WASHINGTON	$6,238,064
10.	PENNSYLVANIA	$5,798,143
17.	TEXAS	$5,047,738

*In 1996, TEXAS was 28th, $3,996,248, in 1997, TEXAS was 16th at $4,968,884 for serial expenditures. Serials and monographic expenditures have increased dramatically. See Monograph and Serial Costs in ARL Libraries 1986-1996.

Public Services

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Reference Transactions
1.	WAYNE STATE	900,363
2.	OHIO STATE	733,720
3.	TORONTO	594,556
4.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	480,114
5.	INDIANA	458,445
6.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	445,161
7.	TEXAS	439,338
8.	ILLINOIS URBANA	434,536
9.	BRIGHAM YOUNG	398,718
10.	PENNSYLVANIA	394,240

*In 1996, TEXAS was 6th, 489,984, in 1997, TEXAS was 4th at 489,979 in Reference queries.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Circulation
1.	BRITISH COLUMBIA	3,234,619
2.	WASHINGTON	2,890,487
3.	TORONTO	2,431,237
4.	TEXAS	2,431,237
5.	FLORIDA	1,724,403
6.	HARVARD	1,683,961
7.	TEXAS A&M	1,659,641
8.	OHIO STATE	1,638,824
9.	NORTH CAROLINA	1,594,411
10.	INDIANA	1,581,736

*In 1996, TEXAS was 4th, 2,367,982, in 1997, TEXAS was 4th at 2,451,468. Service trends since 1991 in ARL libraries indicate increases in circulation of materials, increases in interlibrary loan, reference transactions and library instruction. See Service trends in ARL Libraries 1991-1996.

Population Served

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Teaching Faculty
1.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	3,237
2.	WASHINGTON	2,954
3.	MICHIGAN	2,905
4.	OHIO STATE	2,691
5.	COLUMBIA	2,639
6.	TORONTO	2,471
7.	NORTH CAROLINA	2,421
8.	NEW YORK	2,381
9.	TEXAS	2,304
10.	TEXAS A&M	2,221

*In 1996, TEXAS was 9th, 2,227, in 1997, TEXAS was 9th at 2,239.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Fulltime Students
1.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	58,829
2.	TEXAS	43,207
3.	OHIO STATE	39,058
4.	TORONTO	38,694
5.	TEXAS A&M	38,354
6.	FLORIDA	35,700
7.	MICHIGAN STATE	34,570
8.	ARIZONIA STATE	34,416
9.	RUTGERS	34,291
10.	WISCONSIN	34,288

*In 1996, TEXAS was 2nd, 41,382, in 1997, TEXAS was 2nd at 42,029 students. ARL statistics indicate a profound increase in Inter Library loan from 1986-1995 and a steady increase in volumes held by ARL libraries. See Resources per Student in ARL Libraries 1985-1995 and Supply and Demand of Materials in ARL Libraries 1986-1996.

Staffing

Rank	Academic Institution	Professional Staff
1.	HARVARD	431
2.	YALE	212
3.	STANFORD	197
3.	CALIFORNIA BERKELEY	190
5.	ILLINOIS, URBANA	177
5.	COLUMBIA	168
7.	TORONTO	162
8.	WISCONSIN	151
9.	MICHIGAN	145
10.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	142
14.	TEXAS	137

*In 1996, TEXAS was 11th, 141, in 1997, TEXAS was 12th at 134.

Rank	Academic Institution	Support Staff
1.	HARVARD	584
2.	TORONTO	365
3.	TEXAS	363
4.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	345
5.	YALE	316
6.	STANFORD	293
7.	MICHIGAN	304
8.	CORNELL	282
9.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	277
10.	COLUMBIA	254

*In 1996, TEXAS was 2nd, 364, in 1997, TEXAS was 2nd at 381.

Rank	Academic Institution	Total Staff
1.	HARVARD	1,188
2.	TORONTO	652
3.	CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY	634
4.	CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	617
5.	YALE	611
6.	STANFORD	601
7.	MICHIGAN	594
8.	PENNSYLVANIA STATE	575
9.	TEXAS	574
10.	CORNELL	562

*In 1996, TEXAS was 6th, 599, in 1997, TEXAS was 3rd at 515 total staff.

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