| Title: | Academic Libraries: 2004 |
| Description: | The selected findings and tables in this report, based on the 2004 Academic Libraries Survey, summarize services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report includes a number of key findings: During fiscal year (FY) 2004, there were 155.1 million circulation transactions from academic libraries’ general collection. During a typical week in the fall of 2004, 1.4 million academic library reference transactions were conducted, including computer searches. The nation’s 3,700 academic libraries held 982.6 million books; serial backfiles; and other paper materials, including government documents at the end of FY 2004. Academic libraries spent $2.2 billion on information resources during FY 2004. |
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| Cover Date: | November 2006 |
| Web Release: | November 14, 2006 |
| Print Release: | This Publication will only be available online. |
| Publication #: | NCES 2007301 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Holton, B., Vaden, K., and O’Shea P. |
| Type of Product: | First Look / ED TAB |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Library Statistics Program (Lib) |
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| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this First Look / ED TAB, please contact: Tai A. Phan. |
