ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Introduction
The ACRL Trends & Statistics Survey includes three parts. First, the survey asks every question about academic libraries required by the federal government through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/), with instructions and definitions completely aligned. While this means there are many areas of data duplication between the ACRL and IPEDS surveys, both reports are included separately here. Secondly, ACRL asks some questions exclusive to each annual survey, including several test questions for future IPEDS surveys. Finally, the ACRL survey includes a section on library trends, with a different topic chosen each year.
The UTRGV University Library has been reporting to ACRL every year since the 2017-2018 survey.
Reporting Period: September 1 - August 31 (of prior year), aligning with UTRGV's fiscal year.
Example: "Report all data for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Fiscal year 2018 is defined as the most recent 12-month period that ends before October 1, 2018, that corresponds to the institution’s fiscal year."
Survey Data Collection Period: September - February 28
Due: February 28th
Historical Data and Reports
| Report Submitted | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Period | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 |
| Librarians | 18 | 19 | 19.0 FTE |
| Other Professional Staff | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Other Paid Staff | 44 | 41 | 38.0 FTE |
| Student Assistants | 81 | 87 | 21.55 FTE |
| Salaries & Wages: Librarians | 1,071,738 | 1,033,441 | 1,157,819 |
| Salaries & Wages: Other Professional Staff | NA | NA | NA |
| Salaries & Wages: All Other Paid Staff | 1,290,694 | 1,230,670 | 1,162,802 |
| Salaries & Wages: Student Assistants | 285,837 | 294,819 | 204,577 |
| Number of Hours to Work Per Week to be Considered Full Time | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Staff Fringe Benefits | NA | NA | NA |
| One-Time Purchases | 232,758 | 149,171 | 197,805 |
| One-Time Purchases: E-books | 93,588 | 58,734 | 114,960 |
| Ongoing Commitments to Subscriptions | 3,338,435 | 4,185,782 | 4,715,906 |
| Ongoing Commitments to Subscriptions: E-books | 32,255 | 33,718 | 42,490 |
| Ongoing Commitments to Subscriptions: E-Journals | 1,308,918 | 1,348,181 | 1,454,885 |
| All Other Materials/Services Cost | 41,008 | 221,587 | 100,767 |
| Preservation Services | 11,930 | 4,162 | 58,691 |
| All Other Operations and Maintenance Expenses | 1,107,755 | 741,111 | 941,422 |
| Books (title count): Physical | 511,935 | 509,882 | 496,571 |
|
Books (volume count): Physical |
579,640 | 579,323 | 558,671 |
| Books (title count): Electronic | 546,403 | 570,209 | 715,383 |
| Databases | 366 | 930 | 850 |
| Media: Physical | 24,925 | 19,974 | 19,985 |
| Media: Electronic | 103,113 | 178,488 | 99,551 |
| Serials: Physical | 14,738 | 9,326 | 9,132 |
| Serials: Electronic | 144,604 | 112,616 | 136,564 |
| External Contributions from Consortia/Networks | NA | NA | NA |
| Items contributed to the IR via uploads | 778 | 5,596 | 9,351 |
| Item usage from the IR | 144,138 | 68,328 | 174,981 |
| Circulation: Physical | 21,370 | 20,996 | 3,870 |
| Circulation: Electronic | 21,005 | 563,174 | 945,472 |
| E-book Usage COUNTER BR1 | NA | 4,397 | NA |
| E-book Usage COUNTER BR2 | NA | NA | NA |
| E-serials Usage | NA | 554,380 | 876,517 |
| Information Services to Individuals: Transactions | 4,031 | 1,665 | 811 |
| Information Services to Individuals: Consultations | 116 | 571 | 334 |
| Information Services to Individuals: Virtual Reference Services | 1,502 | 522 | 808 |
| Number of Branches | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Information Services to Groups: Number of Presentations | 240 | 269 | 237 |
| Information Services to Groups: Total Attendance at All Presentations | NA | 5,394 | 5,936 |
| Number of Hours Open During a Typical Week in an Academic Session | 97.5 | 97.5 | 76 |
| Number of Weeks Library Closed due to COVID-19 | NA | 8 | 0 |
| Number of Weeks Open with Limited Occupancy Practices (COVID) | NA | 13 | 50 |
| Gate Counts on an Annual Basis | NA | NA | NA |
| Gate Counts in a Typical Week | NA | NA | NA |
| ILL: Total loans and documents provided to other libraries | 8,218 | 3,461 | 2,654 |
|
ILL-01 Returnable |
NA | NA | NA |
| ILL-02 Non-returnable | NA | NA | NA |
| Total loans and documents received | 3,666 | 2,623 | 1,990 |
| ILL-03 Returnable | NA | NA | NA |
| ILL-04 Non-returnable | NA | NA | NA |
| ILL-05 Documents received from commercial services | NA | NA | NA |
| Student Enrollment: Full-time Equivalents (FTE) | 23,018 | 23,884 | 26,030 |
| Student Enrollment: Headcounts | 28,489 | 29,113 | 32,441 |
| Student Enrollment: Full time undergraduates | NA | NA | 21,292 |
| Student Enrollment: Part time undergraduates | NA | NA | 5,470 |
| Student Enrollment: Full time graduates | NA | NA | 1,869 |
| Student Enrollment: Part time graduates | NA | NA | 3,810 |
Items listed are required submissions by ACRL, but are not all included in the ACRL Trends and Statistics Survey official print-outs provided below.
