Library Resource Expenditures BUDGET Library expenditures for 2022-23 totaled $1,939,857 with personnel accounting for 51.8% of total expenditures and resources for 37.7%. Systems and operational costs accounted for the remainder of expenditures. The library ended the year with a $51,594 surplus, primarily due to temporarily vacant positions. Digital resources constitute the majority (62.8%) of materials cost, with physical resources consuming the remainder. Digital subscriptions, rather than one-time fees, make up the bulk of resource costs and regular subscription fee increases continue to curtail the library’s ability to add new resources. OhioLINK remains a vital partner for the library, ensuring that costs are affordable and efficient for many of the critical resources the library provides to students and faculty. Covid Precautions in the Library - Reduced capacity in group spaces - Online research appointments - Modified checkout and usage procedures SERVICES Use of interlibrary services also rose in 2022-23, rebounding from a two-year period that saw OhioLINK borrowing suspended twice – once for the pandemic and again during a transition between couriers. Interlibrary services include OhioLINK (a statewide academic library consortium), ILL (loaning and borrowing directly between libraries), and other formal and informal resource delivery systems. Faculty and students continue to make heavy use of library research support services. Research librarians delivered 1,059 research appointments in 2022-23, an increase of nearly 15% over the prior year. These scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with students are the best opportunities the library has to help students develop research and information literacy skills. Librarian-led classroom instruction sessions also grew in number, reaching 182 classes in 2022-23, the highest annual total on record. Librarians and library student staff also provided as-needed research help through online chat and in-person questions, though these services have seen some decline in usage as other research services are used more heavily. Resource 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Physical Books $157,008 $100,854 $125,043 $126,962 $128,733 Physical Journals $159,983 $163,317 $123,933 $128,908 $127,029 Physical A/V $15,512 $2,208 $7,136 $7,023 $2,722 Digital Books $41,512 $45,396 $49,878 $52,147 $53,308 Databases $202,803 $217,375 $239,564 $263,405 $363,141 Digital Journals $148,893 $143,812 $130,686 $130,945 Digital A/V $2,690 $3,390 $6,870 $10,260 $8,458
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