Collection Development

Collection Size

The following information is extracted from Joint University Libraries Advisory Committee Statistics.

 

	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Volumes
Volumes in Library	2,066,725	2,170,471	2,279,741	2,377,825
Volumes Added (Net)	120,288	107,900	109,270	95,602
Mongraphs Purchasesd (Vol.)	-	-	61,850	53,763
Serials
Current Serials (Purchased)	9,655	9,645	8,292	6,905
Current Serials (Gifts)	5,143	5,251	5,403	5,462
Total Current Serials	14,798	14,896	13,695	12,367
Electronic Resources
E-Databases	480	503	517	536
E-Journals	-	-	19,349	26,778
E-Books	63,961	104,109	143,792	903,479
Computer Files	24,312	27,237	30,852	31,345
Audiovisual Materials
Cartographic Materials	4,415	4,515	5,520	6,345
Graphic Materials	153,475	154,610	155,695	156,112
Audio Materials	20,534	23,028	25,051	26,246
Film and Video Materials	40,399	46,809	51,178	53,981
Other Materials
Microforms	1,245,972	1,495,884	1,544,408	1,552,389