ANNUAL STATISTICS OF ACADEMIC ENGINEERING LIBRARIES
1995-96
SECTION 1: LIBRARY CHARACTERISTICS
Library name ___________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Phone ___________________________ FAX __________________________
Person responding: Name_________________________________________
Position _______________________________________________________
Address (if different from above) ______________________________
________________________________________________________________
Phone (if different from above) ________________________________
FAX (if different from above) __________________________________
E-mail _________________________________________________________
Which best describes the library housing your engineering
collection?
____ An engineering library
____ An engineering/other library (e.g: engineering/physics,
engineering/math, engineering/computer science, etc.)
____ A science or science/engineering library
____ A main library
____ Other (Describe: ________________________________________)
Which automation system or utility is used at your
library/library system for each of the following functions?
____ Acquisitions _________________________
____ Cataloging _________________________
____ Circulation _________________________
____ Online public access catalog _________________________
____ Serials check in/control _________________________
* If your engineering collection is part of a main library, *
* go to Institutional Characteristics now. *
How many engineering branch libraries does your library have on
the same campus? (Do not include libraries on separate
campuses.)
__________
How many net assignable square feet of space does your main
engineering library occupy, excluding branch libraries?
__________
How many net assignable square feet of space do your engineering
branch libraries occupy? __________
What is the seating capacity of your library, including
engineeering branch libraries? (Seating capacity is defined as
the number of chairs or other seating units available within the
library area for library clients. Study seating includes
seating in reading areas, lounge seats, study areas, study
carrels, seminar rooms, etc. Consultation seating includes seats
at index tables, reference tables, and other seating provided for
special use or consultation.)
Study seating _____________________
Consultation seating ______________
SECTION 2: INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
How many students are currently enrolled in the engineering
program at your institution? (Please give total headcount.)
Undergraduate students __________
Master's level students __________
Doctoral level students __________
How many faculty are in the engineering program at your
institution?
Full time __________
Part time __________
Check the degree programs offered at your institution and
indicate the appropriate level:
Program Assoc. BS MS PhD
____ Aerospace ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Agricultural ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Biomedical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Chemical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Civil ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Computer ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Electrical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Engineering Mgmnt ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Environmental ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Geological ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Industrial ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Materials ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Mechanical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Metallurgical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Mining ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Nuclear ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Ocean ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Operations Research ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Optical ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Petroleum ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Structural ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Systems ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Transportation ____ ____ ____ _____
____ Other ____ ____ ____ _____
List other: ___________________________________________
SECTION 3: LIBRARY RESOURCES
COLLECTIONS
Figures for engineering and supporting subjects should be given
here. Please use the following definitions to determine figures.
1. Volume: a physical unit of printed, typed, handwritten,
mimeographed, or processed work, contained in one binding or
portfolio, which has been catalogued, classified, or otherwise
made ready for use.
2. Volume equivalency: the equivalent number of volumes that
microform materials would be if they had been obtained in print.
For other nonprint materials, including software, one physical
unit is the equivalent of one volume. Exclude miscellaneous
individual slides.
3. It is assumed that bound journals are included in the
volume count. If they are not included, please indicate.
4. It is assumed that paper copies of uncatalogued technical
reports are not included in the volume count. If they are
included, please indicate.
Number of volumes or volume equivalents in the collection
at the end of the fiscal year:
Print Microform Technical
Reports
(Paper)
Engineering _________ _________ __________
Physics _________ _________ __________
Chemistry _________ _________ __________
Mathematics _________ _________ __________
Computer Science _________ _________ __________
Number of volumes or volume equivalents added during
the last fiscal year:
Print Microform Technical
Reports
(Paper)
Engineering _________ _________ __________
Physics _________ _________ __________
Chemistry _________ _________ __________
Mathematics _________ _________ __________
Computer Science _________ _________ __________
SERIAL TITLES
Serials are defined as publications issued in successive parts,
bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to
appear indefinitely. Also include monographic series or
recurring reference publications (such as directories).
Number of current serial titles in the collection at the end
of the fiscal year (excluding duplicates):
Engineering __________
Physics __________
Chemistry __________
Mathematics __________
Computer Science __________
Number of serial titles added during last fiscal year:
Engineering __________
Physics __________
Chemistry __________
Mathematics __________
Computer Science __________
Number of serial titles dropped during last fiscal year:
Engineering __________
Physics __________
Chemistry __________
Mathematics __________
Computer Science __________
EXPENDITURES
Report actual expenditures during the last three fiscal years,
rounded to the nearest dollar, for engineering and supporting
subjects. Take figures from ABET reports, if available.
1995-96 1994-95 1993-94
Monographs ___________ ___________ ____________
Serials ___________ ___________ ____________
* If your engineering collection is part of a main library, *
* go to Electronic Indexes and Abstracts now.
*
PERSONNEL
Report the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) for all
categories of personnel. To compute the FTE of a part-time
employee, take the number of hours worked per week by the
employee and divide it by the number of hours in a full-time
work week. Round to the nearest hundredth. Report as decimals,
not fractions.
Professionals: Employees doing work that requires professional
training or skill in the theoretical and/or scientific aspect
of library work, as distinct from its clerical or support
aspects. Also, employees who, although not librarians, are in
professional positions normally requiring specialized training
(e.g. curators, archivists, computer specialists, etc.)
Total FTE professionals _______________
Total FTE clerical and support staff _______________
Total FTE student assistants _______________
ELECTRONIC INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
Which of the following electronic indexes/abstracts are available
for unmediated patron use either in your engineering library or
in some other library on campus which is readily available to
engineering students and faculty? Check those to which you have
a current subscription and indicate the format(s) in which each
is available.
Print CD-ROM Locally Remote
mounted access
____ Aerospace Database _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Applied Science & Tech. Index _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Chemical Abstracts _____ _____ _____ _____
____ CITIS _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Engineering Index/Compendex _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Government Reports Announcements
and Index/NTIS _____ _____ _____ _____
____ INSPEC _____ _____ _____ _____
____ MathSci _____ _____ _____ _____
____ METADEX _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Science Citation Index _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Water Resources Abstracts _____ _____ _____ _____
____ Other: ____________________ _____ _____ _____ _____
SECTION 4: SERVICES AND USAGE
ACTIVITY MEASURES
Service Hours: Number of hours per typical week the main
engineering library is open for service. (Exclude hours
library is open merely for study with no other services.
_______________
* If your engineering collection is part of a main library, *
* go to Circulation Periods now. *
Gate Count: Number of persons counted entering or leaving the
library building during the fiscal year. _______________
Total hours per week reference service is offered.______________
Number of hours per week reference service is staffed by at
least one professional. _______________
COLLECTION USE
* If your engineering collection is part of a main library, *
* please consider only the use of engineering and *
* supporting materials in answering the next two questions. *
Number of external circulations during the past fiscal year.
(External circulation is defined as the act of lending an item
from the general collection, excluding the reserve collection, to
a member of the library's clientele for use outside the library).
_______________
Number of closed reserve circulations during the past fiscal
year. (Closed reserve circulation is defined as the act of
lending an item from the library's closed reserve collection.)
_______________
Number of in-house uses during the past fiscal year. (In-house
use is defined as the use of an item from the library's
collection within the library building, without being formally
charged to a client. This includes use associated with
photocopying.)
_______________
* If your engineering collection is part of a main library, *
* go to Database Access now. *
INFORMATION SERVICES
Number of directional transactions from all engineering reference
desks and service areas during the past fiscal year.
(Directional transactions are information contacts that
facilitate the use of the library. This may involve the use
of schedules, floor plans, maps, or handbooks.)
_______________
Number of reference transactions from all engineering reference
desks and service points during the past fiscal year.
(Reference transactions are information contacts that
require knowledge, use, recommendation, interpretation, or
instruction in the use of one or more information sources.
Database search requests should be included in this figure.)
_______________
DATABASE ACCESS
Which of the following database services are available in your
library for mediated searching?
_____ Dialog
_____ STN
_____ Datastar
_____ BRS
_____ NASA Recon
_____ DTIC
_____ Orbit
_____ Nexis/Lexis
_____ Other _________________________________________________
Which of the following remote database services are available to
your patrons for end-user searches in the library?
____ Knowledge Index
____ EPIC
____ FirstSearch
____ Classmate
____ CARL UnCover
____ EI Engineering Village
____ SciFinder
____ Other ___________________________________________________
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Interlibrary loan is defined as lending or borrowing of original
materials or photocopies between libraries that are not under
the same administration. Exclude requests or transactions
between branch libraries or other libraries of the same campus.
If all interlibrary loan transactions are processed at a central
library site and statistics are not available for
engineering-related transactions, please indicate "N/A".
Number of engineering-related items borrowed from other libraries
during the past fiscal year:
Books _____________ Photocopies ______________
Number of engineering-related lending requests received from
other libraries during the past fiscal year:
Books _____________ Photocopies ______________
SERVICE TO INDUSTRY
Which of the following services do you provide to industry?
(Industry is defined as for-profit corporations or businesses.)
Check all that apply and indicate whether free or for a fee.
Free Fee
____ Borrowing privileges _____ _____
____ Ready reference _____ _____
____ In-depth reference _____ _____
____ Database searching _____ _____
____ Interlibrary loan _____ _____
____ Document delivery _____ _____
SPECIAL SERVICES
Does your library offer, or plan to offer within the next two
years, any of the following services? Check all that apply and
indicate whether offered or planned.
Offered Planned
____ Electronic text delivery to
campus offices _____ _____
____ E-mail reference service _____ _____
____ Electronic ILL requests _____ _____
____ Library home page _____ _____
SECTION 5: LIBRARY COMMITTEE
What is the role of your library committee? Check all that
apply.
____ General advisory
____ Materials selection
____ Policy making
____ Space planning
____ No engineering library committee
What is the composition of your library committee? (An
engineering library committee is usually composed of faculty,
librarians, and/or students.) Check all that apply.
____ Faculty
____ Librarians
____ Students
____ No engineering library committee