Library Resource Expenditures BUDGET Library expenditures for 2023-24 totaled $1,905,826 with personnel expenses accounting for 51.5% of expenditures and resource expenses for 39.1% of total expenditures. Systems and operational costs accounted for the remainder of library expenditures. The library ended the year with a $170,483 unspent allocated funds, though some of these funds were transferred for facility projects. In addition, the Director of Public Services position was open for the entire year, increasing the end of year surplus. Digital resources as a share of total resource expenditures continued to climb, reaching nearly 66% this year. Digital subscriptions, rather than one-time fees, make up the bulk of resource costs and the regular subscription fee increases have greatly limited the library’s ability to add new resources. OhioLINK remains a vital partner for the library, ensuring that resource costs are affordable and efficient for many of the critical resources the library provides to students and faculty. Cov id SERVICES Use of interlibrary services rose again in 2023-24, continuing to recover from the disruption of the pandemic and a delivery courier change. Interlibrary services include OhioLINK (a statewide academic library consortium), ILL (loaning and borrowing directly between libraries), and other formal and informal resource delivery systems. Library services continued to see high rates of usage during the 2023-24 school year. Research librarians delivered 1,192 research appointments during the year, an increase of 12% over last year’s record high. These scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with students are critical opportunities to develop information literacy skills in students and help students resolve their research needs. Librarian-led classroom instruction sessions also grew in number, reaching nearly 3900 students in 198 classes. 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 have become used more heavily. Resource 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Physical Books $100,854 $125,043 $126,962 $128,733 $118,364 Physical Journals $163,317 $123,933 $128,908 $127,029 $123,194 Physical A/V $2,208 $7,136 $7,023 $2,722 $2,537 Digital Books $45,396 $49,878 $52,147 $53,308 $51,157 Databases $217,375 $239,564 $263,405 $276,987 $202,803 Digital Journals $143,812 $130,686 $130,945 $139,881 $148,893 Digital A/V $3,390 $6,870 $10,260 $8,458 $13,520
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