Analysis of ARL Statistics 2015-16: Summary of U of S versus U15 Peers

Prepared by Carisa Polischuk,

Assessment Analyst, University Library,

University of Saskatchewan

library_assessment@usask.ca

Disclaimer

Prior to reviewing this report, please see the following quote from an ARL published report1 as the same

principles apply for the tables and graphs presented in this report: “The tables presented in this publication are

not indicative of performance and outcomes and should not be used as measures of library quality. In

comparing any individual library to ARL medians or to other ARL members, one must be careful to make such

comparisons within the context of differing institutional and local goals and characteristics.”

Overview

In 2015, at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), the University Library Assessment Program was released

reflecting progress toward the achievement of the Library's vision, mission, and core strategies in the

University Library Strategic Plan and demonstrating the library's commitment to evidence-based decision-

making. Aligned with the library’s strategic planning process, the University Library's program of assessment is

linked to the three broad purposes of the University’s Framework for Assessment (A Framework for

Assessment: Beyond Systematic Program Review), namely: quality improvement, quality assurance, and

accountability. Four elements currently make up the assessment program: library data and statistics, library

surveys, key performance indicators and benchmarking, and other assessment related activities.

On an annual basis, the University Library submits data to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) along

with all other ARL member libraries. This includes data on library collections and expenditures; library salary

expenditures; overall library expenditures; library personnel; library use, facilities, and services; and doctor’s

degrees, faculty, and enrolment. ARL uses this data to publish annual statistics for a number of indicators,

percentages and ratios, and the library investment index, which provides a wealth of information for all

member libraries.

The U of S is part of a select group of 15 research-intensive universities in Canada known as the U15 Group of

Canadian Research Universities. The annual publication of ARL statistics allows the University Library to track

progress over time and benchmark with our U15 peer institutions2. The current report represents the

University Library’s analysis of ARL Statistics 2015-163 summarizing the results for the U of S versus U15 peers.

This report corresponds to the broad purposes of quality improvement (as many of the statistics are measures

tied to the core strategies in the University Library Strategic Plan) and accountability (as this report is a means

of communicating results to the University community and general public demonstrating openness and

transparency). This report also demonstrates the University Library’s commitment to move beyond submitting

annual library statistics to analyzing and using published results in order to determine trends and benchmark to

our U15 peers.

1 ARL Statistics 2013‐2014, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2013-2014/ 2 ARL data available for the following U15 universities: Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Laval, Manitoba, McGill, McMaster, Ottawa, Queen’s, Saskatchewan, Toronto, Waterloo, Western. Missing Dalhousie and Montreal (not ARL members). 3 ARL Statistics 2015‐2016, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Retrieved from https://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2015-2016/

ARL Background4

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a non-profit organization consisting of 124 research libraries in

the US and Canada consisting of the largest research libraries in North America. This includes 114 university

libraries and 10 public, governmental, and non-profit research libraries. Although ARL libraries represent a

small subset of libraries in North America, they account for a large portion of academic library resources (e.g.

assets, budget, and number of users served).

ARL Member

Libraries

University

Libraries

Public, Governmental, and

Non-profit Research Libraries

Total

US 99 9 108

Canada 15 1 16

Total 114 10 124

ARL Indicators5

ARL releases annual statistics as part of a series of publications describing the collections, staffing,

expenditures, and service activities of its 124 libraries. Statistics are available for the following indicators for

Canadian ARL libraries including U15 research intensive universities except for Dalhousie and Montreal (not

ARL members).

Library Collections and Expenditures

Titles held; volumes in library; electronic books; one-time resource purchases; ongoing resource purchases;

collection support; total expenditures for library materials

Library Salary Expenditures

Salaries and wages for professional staff, support staff, and student assistants; total salaries and wages;

fringe benefits ($ and designated %)

Overall Library Expenditures

Total expenditures for library materials; total salaries and wages; other operating expenditures; total

library expenditures; expenditures from external sources (bibliographic utilities, consortia/networks, etc.)

Library Personnel

Professional staff; support staff; student assistants; total staff

Library Use, Facilities, and Services

Library presentations to groups; participants in group presentations; reference transactions; initial

circulations; full-text article requests; regular searches; federated searches; total items loaned/borrowed;

annual gate count

Doctor’s Degrees, Faculty, and Enrollment

Doctor’s degrees awarded; doctor’s degree fields; instructional faculty; total students (full-time); total

students (part-time); graduate students (full-time); graduate students (part-time)

4 ARL Statistics 2015‐2016, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Retrieved from https://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2015-2016/ 5 Results not shown for the following four ARL indicators due to lack of U of S and/or U15 peer data and/or consistency issues with data

collected: fringe benefits (designated %); expenditures from external sources (bibliographic utilities, consortia/networks, etc.); regular

searches; federated searches

ARL Percentages and Ratios

Using data from the indicators listed on the previous page, ARL calculates and publishes the following

percentages and ratios to help provide a picture of ARL university libraries.

Professional Staff as a percent of Total Staff

Support Staff as a percent of Total Staff

Student Assistant Staff as a percent of Total Staff

Ratio of Professional to Support Staff (excluding Student Assistant Staff)

Ratio of Items Loaned to Items Borrowed

Total Library Materials Expenditures as a percent of Total Library Expenditures

Salary and Wages Expenditures as a percent of Total Library Expenditures

Other Operating Expenditures as a percent of Total Library Expenditures

Library Expenditures per Faculty

Library Expenditures per Full-Time Student

Library Expenditures per Full-Time Graduate Student

Library Expenditures per Full-Time User

Library Expenditures per User

Library Expenditures per PhD Awarded

Library Staff per PhD Awarded

Professional Library Staff per PhD Awarded

ARL Library Investment Index

ARL also releases a ranking based on the Library Investment Index which is calculated based on the following

four variables:

1) Total Library Expenditures

2) Total Library Materials Expenditures

3) Salaries & Wages Professional Staff

4) Professional + Support Staff (FTE)

Results: ARL Indicators

U15 Average

2014-15 2015-16 % 2015-16Library Collections and Expenditures (USD)

Titles Held 2,115,019 2,287,908 8.2 3,755,203 10th (13)Volumes in Library 2,696,934 2,861,681 6.1 5,247,880 11th (13)Electronic Books 527,700 738,818 40.0 1,240,061 10th (13)One-time Resource Purchases $1,441,360 $1,039,116 -27.9 2,417,045 10th (13)Ongoing Resource Purchases $9,702,348 $9,172,250 -5.5 9,682,643 6th (13)Collection Support $366,038 $449,358 22.8 524,890 7th (13)Total Library Materials $11,509,745 $10,660,724 -7.4 12,624,578 8th (13)

Library Salary Expenditures (USD)Salaries & Wages Professional Staff $5,047,168 $4,980,671 -1.3 5,563,012 6th (13)Salaries & Wages Support Staff $2,977,869 $2,644,216 -11.2 4,429,266 11th (13)

Salaries & Wages Student Assistants1 $271,851 $374,495 37.8 636,797 6th (13)

Total Salaries & Wages $8,296,887 $7,999,381 -3.6 10,629,075 9th (13)Fringe Benefits $1,336,546 $1,298,555 -2.8 2,366,836 13th (13)

Overall Library Expenditures (USD)Total Library Materials $11,509,745 $10,660,724 -7.4 12,624,578 8th (13)Total Salaries & Wages $8,296,887 $7,999,381 -3.6 10,629,075 9th (13)Other Operating Expenditures $1,393,684 $1,384,115 -0.7 2,189,787 6th (13)Total Library Expenditures $21,200,317 $20,044,220 -5.5 25,443,440 8th (13)

Library Personnel Professional Staff (FTE) 57 61 7.0 80 Tie 8th (13)Support Staff (FTE) 70 73 4.3 112 11th (13)

Student Assistants (FTE)2 11 13 18.2 31 9th (11)

Total Staff (FTE) 138 147 6.5 218 11th (13)

Library Use, Facilities, and ServicesLibrary Presentations to Groups 532 568 6.8 761 9th (13)Participants in Group Presentations 10,500 11,399 8.6 19,242 10th (13)Reference Transactions 13,965 14,279 2.2 52,486 11th (13)Initial Circulations 93,124 75,832 -18.6 199,479 13th (13)

Full-Text Article Requests3 2,239,424 2,127,428 -5.0 3,418,980 9th (9)

Annual Gate Count4 1,920,540 1,791,565 -6.7 2,529,112 9th (12)

Total Items Loaned to Other Libraries 5,781 5,789 0.1 14,617 13th (13)Total Items Borrowed from Other Libraries 5,361 5,173 -3.5 9,465 12th (13)

Doctor's Degrees, Faculty, and EnrollmentDoctor's Degrees Awarded 448 450 0.4 480 7th (13)

Doctor's Degree Fields5 47 47 0.0 66 11th (12)

Total Full-time Students 18,708 18,781 0.4 33,661 13th (13)Total Part-time Students 2,244 2,198 -2.0 5,583 12th (13)Graduate Full-time Students 2,758 2,756 -0.1 6,225 13th (13)Graduate Part-Time Students 349 391 12.0 1,151 12th (13)Full-time Instructional Faculty 1,012 1,006 -0.6 1,646 11th (13)

*Number in brackets = Total U15 institutions with ARL data available. Missing Dalhousie and Montreal (not ARL members). 1Includes Laval in U15 average with $0 salaries and wages for student assistants 2Missing Laval and Manitoba from U15 average 3Missing Alberta, McMaster, Toronto, and Western from U15 average 4Missing Waterloo from U15 average 5Missing Alberta from U15 average

The following table summarizes the 2015-16 University of Saskatchewan (U of S) ARL results compared to 2014-15

(including % change) and to the U15 average (2015-16). The overall U of S ranking among U15 peers is also shown for each

indicator. The graphs in Appendix A illustrate U of S results compared to the U15 average for each ARL indicator from

2011-12 to 2015-16. The graphs in Appendix B show U of S results/ranking among U15 peers for 2014-15 and 2015-16 for

each ARL indicator.

Change Ranking vs.

U15*

U of SARL Indicators

U of S Results: Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2015-16 Statistics

Results: ARL Percentages and Ratios (2015-16 tables)

The following two tables summarize 2015-16 ARL percentages and ratios for the U of S compared to the U15 average.

ARL Percentages and Ratios

(2015-16)ARL Indicators U of S

U15

Average

U of S

Ratio

U15

Ratio

U of S %

DifferenceAt the U of S…

Compared to the U15 average,

at the U of S…

Professional Staff 61 80 -24.2

Total Staff 147 218 -32.7

Support Staff 73 112 -34.9

Total Staff 147 218 -32.7

Student Assistants 13 31 -57.4

Total Staff 147 218 -32.7

Professional Staff 61 80 -24.2

Support Staff 73 112 -34.9

Items Loaned to Other

Libraries 5,789 14,617 -60.4

Items Borrowed from

Other Libraries5,173 9,465 -45.3

Total Library Materials

(USD)$10,660,724 $12,624,578 -15.6

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

Salary and Wages

(USD)$7,999,381 $10,629,075 -24.7

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

Other Operating

Expenditures (USD)$1,384,115 $2,189,787 -36.8

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

53.4%

Professional staff make up a greater

proportion of total staff (24% less

professional staff; 33% less total staff)

Support staff make up a smaller

proportion of total staff (35% less

support staff; 33% less total staff)

There are 0.84

professional staff for

every support staff

There are 1.12 items

loaned for every item

borrowed

11.8%

0.71

1.68

Library materials

expenditures make up

53% of total

Salary and wages

expenditures make up

40% of total

Other operating

expenditures make up

7% of total

7.5%

41.5%

39.9%

6.9%

Salary and wages expenditures make

up a smaller proportion of total (25%

less salaries and wages expenditures;

21% less total expenditures)

Other operating expenditures make

up a smaller proportion of total (37%

less other operating expenditures;

21% less total expenditures)

53.2%

1.12

0.84

8.8%

49.7%

51.6%

40.9%

Professional staff make

up 42% of total staff

Support staff make up

50% of total staff

Student assistants

make up 9% of total

staff

36.7%

Student assistant staff make up a

smaller proportion of total staff (57%

less student assistant staff; 33% less

total staff)

There are more professional staff for

every support staff (24% less

professional staff; 35% less support

staff)

There are less items loaned for every

item borrowed (60% less items

loaned; 45% less items borrowed)

Library materials expenditures make

up a greater proportion of total (16%

less materials expenditures; 21% less

total expenditures)

Salary and Wages Expenditures

as a % of Total Library

Expenditures

Other Operating Expenditures as

a % of Total Library Expenditures

Total Library Materials

Expenditures as a % of Total

Library Expenditures

Professional Staff as a % of Total

Staff

Support Staff as a % of Total Staff

Student Assistant Staff as a % of

Total Staff

Ratio of Professional to Support

Staff (excluding Student Assistant

Staff)

Ratio of Items Loaned to Items

Borrowed

ARL Percentages and Ratios

(2015-16)ARL Indicators U of S

U15

Average

U of S

Ratio

U15

Ratio

U of S %

DifferenceAt the U of S…

Compared to the U15 average,

at the U of S…

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

Faculty 1,006 1,646 -38.9

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

FT Student 18,781 33,661 -44.2

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

FT Graduate Student 2,756 6,225 -55.7

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

FT User 19,787 35,307 -44.0

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

User 21,985 40,890 -46.2

Total Library

Expenditures (USD)$20,044,220 $25,443,440 -21.2

PhD Awarded 450 480 -6.2

Total Staff 147 218 -32.7

PhD Awarded 450 480 -6.2

Professional Staff 61 80 -24.2

PhD Awarded 450 480 -6.2

We spend more per FT student (21%

less library expenditures; 44% less FT

students)

$16,174

$755$1,067 is spent for

every FT student

$912 is spent for every

user

$44,543 is spent for

every PhD awarded

$19,925 is spent for

every faculty member

We spend more per faculty (21% less

library expenditures; 39% less faculty)

There are less library staff for every

PhD awarded (33% less library staff;

6% less PhDs awarded)

There are less professional library staff

for every PhD awarded (24% less

professional library staff; 6% less

PhDs awarded)

We spend more per FT graduate

student (21% less library

expenditures, 56% less FT graduate

students)

0.53

0.19

$4,382

$718

$626

$63,114

We spend more per FT user (21% less

library expenditures; 44% less FT

users)

We spend more per user (21% less

library expenditures; 46% less users)

We spend less per PhD awarded (21%

less library expenditures; 6% less

PhDs awarded)

There are 0.33 library

staff for every PhD

awarded

There are 0.14

professional library

staff for every PhD

awarded

$7,273 is spent for

every FT graduate

student

$1,013 is spent for

every FT user

Library Expenditures per User

(Faculty + FT and PT Students)

Library Expenditures per PhD

Awarded

Library Staff per PhD Awarded

Professional Library Staff per PhD

Awarded

Library Expenditures per Faculty

Library Expenditures per FT

Student

Library Expenditures per FT

Graduate Student

Library Expenditures per FT User

(Faculty + FT Students)

0.33

0.14

$19,925

$1,067

$7,273

$1,013

$912

$44,543

Results: ARL Percentages and Ratios (2015-16 graphs)

The following graphs illustrate 2015-16 ARL percentages and ratios for the U of S compared to the U15 average.

1.1

1.7

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

Ratio of Items Loaned to Items Borrowed

U of S U15 Average

$19,925

$44,543

$16,174

$63,114

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

Library Expenditures(USD) per Faculty

Library Expenditures(USD) per PhD Awarded

Library Expenditures per Facultyand PhD Awarded

U of S U15 Average

0.84 0.71

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

Ratio of Professional to Support Staff (excludingStudent Assistant Staff)

U of S U15 Average

$1,013 $912$718 $626

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

Library Expenditures(USD) per FT User

(Faculty + FT Students)

Library Expenditures(USD) per User (Faculty+ FT and PT Students)

Library Expenditures per FT User and User

U of S U15 Average

$1,067

$7,273

$755

$4,382

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

Library Expenditures(USD) per FT Student

Library Expenditures (USD)per FT Graduate Student

Library Expenditures per FT Student andFT Graduate Student

U of S U15 Average

0.33

0.14

0.53

0.19

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

Library Staff perPhD Awarded

Professional Library Staffper PhD Awarded

Library Staff and Professional Library Staff per PhD Awarded

U of S U15 Average

41.5%49.7%

8.8%

36.7%53.4%

11.8%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Professional Staff as a% of Total Staff

Support Staff as a% of Total Staff

Student Assistant Staffas a % of Total Staff

Professional, Support, and Student Assistant Staff as a Percent of Total Staff

U of S U15 Average

53.2%39.9%

6.9%

51.6%40.9%

7.5%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Total Library MaterialsExpenditures as a % of

Total Library Expenditures

Salary & WagesExpenditures as a % of

Total Library Expenditures

Other OperatingExpenditures as a % of

Total Library Expenditures

Total Library Materials, Salary and Wages,and Other Operating Expenditures

as a Percent of Total Library Expenditures

U of S U15 Average

Results: ARL Library Investment Index

The first graph depicts the ARL Library Investment Index ranking for thirteen U15 institutions in 2015-16 (except

Dalhousie and Montreal). The second graph shows the values for each of the four variables used to calculate the

Library Investment Index at the U of S compared to the average of thirteen U15 peer institutions in 2015-16.

104

102

101

97

85

83

82

72

63

42

35

31

6

WATERLOO

MCMASTER

QUEEN'S

LAVAL

MANITOBA

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA

CALGARY

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALBERTA

TORONTO

University Library National Ranking (2015-16), Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

U of S Library U15 Average

Total Library Expenditures (USD) $20,044,220 $25,443,440

Total Library Materials Expenditures(USD)

$10,660,724 $12,624,578

Salaries & Wages Professional Staff(USD)

$4,980,671 $5,563,012

Professional + Support Staff (FTE) 134 193

0

50

100

150

200

250

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

$30,000,000

Library Investment Index (2015-16), Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Appendix A: ARL Indicators – U of S versus U15 average (2011-12 to 2015-16)

Library Collections and Expenditures

*Due to calculation error, SK values should be: 2,547,718 (2012); 2,622,249 (2013)

*2014 and 2015: Includes $0 collection support from McGill in U15 average

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 1,741,714 1,816,718 1,919,329 2,115,019 2,287,908

U15 Avg 3,244,059 3,299,380 3,479,767 3,626,004 3,755,203

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

Titles Held (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 2,861,665 3,347,712 2,669,043 2,696,934 2,861,681

U15 Avg 4,921,215 5,036,463 4,942,088 5,162,051 5,247,880

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

Volumes in Library (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 415,309 476,462 518,154 527,700 738,818

U15 Avg 802,615 994,399 1,012,148 1,150,087 1,240,061

0

400,000

800,000

1,200,000

1,600,000

Electronic Books (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 2,611,216 4,299,342 1,868,872 1,441,360 1,039,116

U15 Avg 4,231,146 3,952,454 3,604,478 2,753,353 2,417,045

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

One-time Resource Purchases ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 8,202,158 9,501,096 9,426,502 9,702,348 9,172,250

U15 Avg 9,396,256 9,779,882 9,846,036 9,809,335 9,682,643

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

Ongoing Resource Purchases ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 674,821 411,148 413,111 366,038 449,358

U15 Avg 634,763 692,649 568,181 519,094 524,890

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

Collection Support ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 11,488,195 14,211,586 11,708,485 11,509,745 10,660,724

U15 Avg 14,262,165 14,424,985 14,018,695 13,081,782 12,624,578

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

Total Expenditures for Materials ($)

Library Salary Expenditures

*2016: Includes $0 salaries & wages from Laval in U15 average

*2014: Laval missing from U15 average

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 5,497,165 5,875,811 5,360,259 5,047,168 4,980,671

U15 Avg 6,475,890 6,476,566 6,133,825 5,783,414 5,563,012

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

Salaries & Wages Professional Staff ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 3,563,891 3,538,447 3,595,234 2,977,869 2,644,216

U15 Avg 6,348,968 6,571,751 6,061,248 5,167,640 4,429,266

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

Salaries & Wages Support Staff ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 1,556,340 1,556,869 1,441,389 1,336,546 1,298,555

U15 Avg 2,974,115 3,088,519 2,923,405 2,577,497 2,366,836

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

Fringe Benefits ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 263,088 279,096 367,843 271,851 374,495

U15 Avg 785,525 817,173 827,057 735,962 636,797

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

Salaries & Wages Student Assistants ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 9,324,144 9,693,355 9,323,336 8,296,887 7,999,381

U15 Avg 13,610,383 13,865,490 12,958,510 11,687,016 10,629,075

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

Total Salaries and Wages ($)

Overall Library Expenditures

Library Personnel

*2016: Laval and Manitoba missing from U15 average

*2014: Laval missing from U15 average

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 11,488,195 14,211,586 11,708,485 11,509,745 10,660,724

U15 Avg 14,262,165 14,424,985 14,018,695 13,081,782 12,624,578

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

Total Materials ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 9,324,144 9,693,355 9,323,336 8,296,887 7,999,381

U15 Avg 13,610,383 13,865,490 12,958,510 11,687,016 10,629,075

0

4,000,000

8,000,000

12,000,000

16,000,000

Total Salaries and Wages ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 1,948,066 1,976,085 1,840,796 1,393,684 1,384,115

U15 Avg 2,759,394 3,077,266 3,206,266 2,515,309 2,189,787

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

Other Operating Expenditures ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 22,760,405 25,881,025 22,872,616 21,200,317 20,044,220

U15 Avg 30,631,942 31,367,741 30,183,470 27,284,108 25,443,440

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

Total Expenditures ($)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 58 62 58 57 61

U15 Avg 75 78 77 79 80

0

50

100

150

200

Professional Staff (FTE)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 79 79 75 70 73

U15 Avg 134 130 127 116 112

0

50

100

150

200

Support Staff (FTE)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 10 10 14 11 13

U15 Avg 27 28 30 28 31

0

10

20

30

40

50

Student Assistants (FTE)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 147 151 147 138 147

U15 Avg 236 236 231 222 218

0

100

200

300

400

Total Staff (FTE)

Library Use, Facilities, and Services

*2013: Laval and McGill missing from U15 average *2013: Laval missing from U15 average

*2013: Laval missing from U15 average *2013: Laval and Manitoba missing from U15 average

*2012: McMaster missing from U15 average

*2016: Alberta, McMaster, Toronto, Western missing from U15 average *2016: Waterloo missing from U15 average

*2015: Alberta, Calgary, Toronto, Western missing from U15 average *2015: Queen's missing from U15 average

*2014: Alberta, McGill, Toronto, Western missing from U15 average

*2013: Laval, McGill, Western missing from U15 average

*2012: McGill, Western missing from U15 average

*2013: Laval missing from U15 average *2013: Laval missing from U15 average

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 15,650 13,505 14,238 13,965 14,279

U15 Avg 70,338 65,928 54,722 56,822 52,486

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

Reference Transactions (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 144,221 113,553 101,987 93,124 75,832

U15 Avg 309,424 272,957 234,159 218,305 199,479

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

Initial Circulations (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 6,458 7,742 5,537 5,781 5,789

U15 Avg 19,347 17,965 16,621 15,753 14,617

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

Total Items Loaned to Other Libraries (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 6,104 7,262 4,980 5,361 5,173

U15 Avg 12,235 12,165 11,336 10,148 9,465

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

Total Items Borrowed from Other Libraries (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 545,155 1,907,173 1,929,409 2,239,424 2,127,428

U15 Avg 4,062,545 4,414,499 3,278,237 3,208,547 3,418,980

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

Full-text Article Requests (#)

2015 2016

U of S 1,920,540 1,791,565

U15 Avg 2,456,521 2,529,112

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

Annual Gate Count (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 579 524 582 532 568

U15 Avg 996 1,014 771 754 761

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

Library Presentations to Groups (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 11,095 11,628 15,476 10,500 11,399

U15 Avg 20,533 21,480 17,883 18,854 19,242

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

Participants in Group Presentations (#)

Doctor's Degrees, Faculty, and Enrollment

*2013-2016: Alberta missing from U15 average

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 398 392 416 448 450

U15 Avg 357 383 405 411 480

0

200

400

600

Doctor's Degrees Awarded (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 59 43 44 47 47

U15 Avg 69 56 62 63 66

0

20

40

60

80

100

Doctor's Degree Fields (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 16,059 18,747 18,785 18,708 18,781

U15 Avg 31,243 32,481 33,089 33,177 33,661

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

Total Full-time Students (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 4,551 2,418 2,258 2,244 2,198

U15 Avg 6,092 5,810 5,843 5,988 5,583

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Total Part-time Students (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 2,536 2,681 2,707 2,758 2,756

U15 Avg 5,691 5,917 6,083 6,166 6,225

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Graduate Full-time Students (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 489 339 408 349 391

U15 Avg 1,424 1,340 1,287 1,320 1,151

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Graduate Part-time Students (#)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U of S 1,122 1,109 1,106 1,012 1,006

U15 Avg 1,655 1,660 1,655 1,619 1,646

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

Full-time Instructional Faculty (#)

Appendix B: ARL Indicators – U of S results/ranking among U15 (2015-16 & 2014-15)

Library Collections and Expenditures

1,547,8942,049,3972,235,1282,287,9082,314,724

2,958,1183,271,5123,409,070

4,103,7914,967,7705,081,282

6,079,4218,511,629

MANITOBA

MCMASTER

LAVAL

SASKATCHEWAN

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

OTTAWA

CALGARY

WESTERN

MCGILL

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Titles Held (#)

2016

2015

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

SASKATCHEWAN

QUEEN'S

LAVAL

MANITOBA

OTTAWA

CALGARY

WESTERN

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALBERTA

TORONTO

Volumes in Library (#)

2016

2015

LAVAL

WATERLOO

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

QUEEN'S

CALGARY

ALBERTA

OTTAWA

MANITOBA

WESTERN

TORONTO

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Electronic Books (#)

2016

2015

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

WESTERN

LAVAL

MANITOBA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

OTTAWA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

TORONTO

One-time Resource Purchases ($)

2016

2015

WATERLOO

MCMASTER

MANITOBA

QUEEN'S

LAVAL

CALGARY

OTTAWA

SASKATCHEWAN

WESTERN

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

TORONTO

Ongoing Resource Purchases ($)

2016

2015

OTTAWA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

WATERLOO

LAVAL

TORONTO

MCGILL

SASKATCHEWAN

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

MANITOBA

WESTERN

ALBERTA

CALGARY

Collection Support ($)

2016

2015

WATERLOOQUEEN'S

MCMASTER

LAVALMANITOBA

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARYWESTERN

OTTAWABRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

ALBERTATORONTO

Total Library Materials ($)

2016

2015

Library Salary Expenditures

WATERLOO

MCMASTER

QUEEN'S

OTTAWA

LAVAL

WESTERN

MANITOBA

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

ALBERTA

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Salaries & Wages Professional Staff ($)

2016

2015

$1,298,555$1,398,614$1,637,060$1,643,604$1,754,424$1,783,547$1,906,016$1,958,485$2,007,048

$2,531,321$2,560,785$2,586,869

$7,702,537

SASKATCHEWAN

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

MCGILL

MANITOBA

LAVAL

WESTERN

OTTAWA

ALBERTA

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Fringe Benefits ($)

2016

2015

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

WESTERN

WATERLOO

MCGILL

MANITOBA

OTTAWA

LAVAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALBERTA

CALGARY

TORONTO

Salaries & Wages Support Staff ($)

2016

2015

LAVAL

OTTAWA

WESTERN

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

MCGILL

MANITOBA

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

ALBERTA

WATERLOO

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Salaries & Wages Student Assistants ($)

2016

2015

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA

LAVAL

MANITOBA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Total Salaries & Wages ($)

2016

2015

Overall Library Expenditures

Library Personnel

*Data missing for Laval, Manitoba

$7,567,201$8,487,584$8,709,885$9,133,073$9,842,399

$10,660,724$10,662,148

$11,702,548$12,187,968

$13,545,292$16,740,993

$20,183,511$24,696,193

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

LAVAL

MANITOBA

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

WESTERN

OTTAWA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

TORONTO

Total Library Materials ($)

2016

2015

$5,851,735$6,183,121$6,256,020$7,340,232$7,999,381$8,239,283$8,335,910$8,605,307$9,083,793

$11,454,347$11,821,473

$14,324,524$32,682,846

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA

LAVAL

MANITOBA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Total Salaries & Wages ($)

2016

2015

$527,122$805,732$966,672$979,815$990,406$1,112,323$1,149,880$1,384,115

$1,808,414$3,001,823$3,125,821

$4,039,827$8,575,280

LAVAL

WESTERN

CALGARY

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

OTTAWA

WATERLOO

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Other Operating Expenditures ($)

2016

2015

$14,900,202$15,552,026$15,723,420

$17,996,106$19,848,512$20,044,220$20,256,119$21,539,575$23,450,294

$28,826,609$31,909,644

$34,763,680$65,954,319

WATERLOO

MCMASTER

QUEEN'S

LAVAL

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

OTTAWA

CALGARY

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALBERTA

TORONTO

Total Library Expenditures ($)

2016

2015

37455253

616165677072

86135

242

WATERLOO

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

OTTAWA

MANITOBA

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

LAVAL

WESTERN

ALBERTA

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Professional Staff (FTE)

2016

2015

646573768486

100112119124132138

284

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

MCGILL

WATERLOO

WESTERN

OTTAWA

ALBERTA

MANITOBA

LAVAL

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Support Staff (FTE)

2016

2015

6

12

13

16

16

16

19

26

29

44

139

OTTAWA

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

MCGILL

QUEEN'S

CALGARY

MCMASTER

ALBERTA

WATERLOO

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Student Assistants (FTE)

2016

2015

125136147150159168178180191210213

317665

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

WATERLOO

OTTAWA

WESTERN

MCGILL

MANITOBA

LAVAL

ALBERTA

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Total Staff (FTE)

2016

2015

Library Use, Facilities, and Services

*Data missing for Alberta, McMaster, Toronto, Western *Data missing for Waterloo

303334400

540568579641

741849904

1,1361,159

1,739

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

WESTERN

LAVAL

SASKATCHEWAN

MCGILL

ALBERTA

OTTAWA

CALGARY

QUEEN'S

MANITOBA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Library Presentations to Groups (#)

2016

2015

10,77810,90411,36111,399

15,13615,809

18,57418,65918,720

21,38021,704

27,60048,128

WATERLOO

WESTERN

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

LAVAL

MANITOBA

CALGARY

OTTAWA

MCGILL

QUEEN'S

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Participants in Group Presentations (#)

2016

2015

11,37513,12514,27915,42116,061

28,30132,573

45,59653,975

67,66295,630

116,260172,055

QUEEN'S

WATERLOO

SASKATCHEWAN

MCMASTER

WESTERN

LAVAL

OTTAWA

CALGARY

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

MANITOBA

ALBERTA

TORONTO

Reference Transactions (#)

2016

2015

75,83288,64590,297100,137

152,320171,316171,444174,953

206,973216,247

266,579273,901

604,588

SASKATCHEWAN

MCMASTER

QUEEN'S

WATERLOO

MANITOBA

WESTERN

CALGARY

OTTAWA

MCGILL

ALBERTA

LAVAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Initial Circulations (#)

2016

2015

5,7896,7587,104

9,63310,21810,28611,201

12,78115,306

17,63617,907

28,99336,414

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

CALGARY

MCGILL

LAVAL

WATERLOO

ALBERTA

Total Items Loaned to Other Libraries (#)

2016

2015

4,7655,1735,9806,3106,9337,3377,6207,8598,420

11,96114,191

15,09421,398

QUEEN'S

LAVAL

OTTAWA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

WESTERN

ALBERTA

WATERLOO

Total Items Borrowed from Other Libraries (#)

2016

2015

2,127,428

2,214,959

2,562,629

2,665,830

2,862,412

2,878,991

3,180,701

4,356,740

7,921,127

SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA

QUEEN'S

CALGARY

MANITOBA

LAVAL

WATERLOO

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Full-text Article Requests (#)

2016

2015

802,9391,654,1931,679,3311,791,5651,904,447

2,182,2232,392,5652,438,1662,535,778

3,293,7133,880,703

5,793,717

LAVAL

MANITOBA

QUEEN'S

SASKATCHEWAN

OTTAWA

CALGARY

MCGILL

WESTERN

MCMASTER

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Annual Gate Count (#)

2016

2015

Doctor's Degrees, Faculty, and Enrollment

*Data missing for Alberta

143208218

254303332

450478

611613

737932960

MANITOBA

OTTAWA

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

CALGARY

LAVAL

TORONTO

MCGILL

Doctor's Degrees Awarded (#)

2016

2015

7709561,006

1,1971,2011,233

1,4141,5711,632

1,7492,469

2,7713,423

QUEEN'S

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

WATERLOO

OTTAWA

WESTERN

LAVAL

ALBERTA

CALGARY

TORONTO

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

Full-time Instructional Faculty (#)

2016

2015

18,78123,17023,946

27,91727,98728,296

31,06532,60533,61734,04035,416

44,33276,426

SASKATCHEWAN

QUEEN'S

MANITOBA

WESTERN

MCMASTER

CALGARY

LAVAL

MCGILL

ALBERTA

WATERLOO

OTTAWA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

Total Full-time Students (#)

2016

2015

1,8782,1982,2222,2222,634

3,2293,610

5,0716,338

7,3837,920

12,91814,952

MCMASTER

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

WESTERN

WATERLOO

ALBERTA

QUEEN'S

MANITOBA

OTTAWA

MCGILL

TORONTO

LAVAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Total Part-time Students (#)

2016

2015

2,7563,0573,514

4,0684,128

5,2795,3645,483

6,0177,311

8,8449,356

15,753

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

MCMASTER

QUEEN'S

WATERLOO

OTTAWA

WESTERN

CALGARY

ALBERTA

LAVAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MCGILL

TORONTO

Graduate Full-time Students (#)

2016

2015

365391411459

662760

1,1631,1641,180

1,3541,460

2,0593,532

WESTERN

SASKATCHEWAN

CALGARY

QUEEN'S

MANITOBA

MCMASTER

WATERLOO

OTTAWA

ALBERTA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

TORONTO

MCGILL

LAVAL

Graduate Part-time Students (#)

2016

2015

40474950505153

6385

9697

105

QUEEN'S

SASKATCHEWAN

MANITOBA

MCMASTER

OTTAWA

WESTERN

CALGARY

WATERLOO

LAVAL

TORONTO

MCGILL

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Doctor's Degree Fields (#)

2016

2015