FY 2011

Total Budget

Materials (includes F&A)

Operations

Personnel

Total

 $4,636,939

     371,506

   2,301,026

  $7,309,471

Average price of processing an item is $30.00

Average cost MSU paid for a book was $45.03

Collection Totals

Books total volumes (4,295 books were purchased during FY 2011)

• 545,782 cataloged books
• 156,027 cataloged e-books
• approximately 115,000 uncataloged government documents

816,809

Paid serial subscriptions (*tracking methods for serials subscriptions changed in FY10 to more accurately
reflect all individual titles rather than title packages)

Microforms

Video (cassettes and DVDs)

Audio (compact discs)

Archival

Music scores

14,958 *

2,199,463

8,493

2,480

3,651 linear ft.

4,395

Staff [^]

Librarians (faculty) - 19 employees/17.90 FTE

Admin/Professional - 2 employees/1.90 FTE

Clerical - 33 employees/31.62 FTE

Student assistants - 20 students/6.45 FTE

Building [^]

Renne Library – 112,000 sq. ft. - 733 seating capacity

Library Use Factoids - July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 [^]

794,835 people exited MSU Library

18,570 items were used in the library

44,198 items were checked out (not counting renewals)

118,513 uses were made of electronic reserves

19,036 reference questions were asked

8,728 items were loaned to other libraries

13,072 items were borrowed from other libraries

241 instruction sessions were held, reaching 5,504 students

289 appointments were made with librarians for in-depth reference assistance

46% of MSU students were reached by librarian provided instruction

Library Serves the University and Beyond [^]

• The Renne Library is the second most heavily used building on campus—after the Student Union Building, with more than 780,000 visitors annually.
• More learning goes on in the library than in any single classroom on campus; the library is, in effect, the largest classroom or laboratory at any university.
• The library serves the entire state as well as campus; any Montana adult citizen can check out books or use reference services in-person or online; we are a major interlibrary loan lender to Montana Library.

Library Provides Latest Technology [^]

• Anyone with Internet access can search our catalog; our catalog provides user-friendly, online access around the clock.
• Wireless access and plug-in ports are available throughout Renne Library for properly equipped laptop users; more than 100 computers are available in the library.

Library Needs [^]

• Computer systems need to be upgraded every 3 – 5 years because of wear and tear, advances in technology, and increasing demands of software.
• We should be buying many more books than we do per year. Last year we bought 4,295, and our target was 10,000.
• Too few books with very heavy use means that materials deteriorate at an accelerated rate.
• More and more information is being created every year; we face increasingly greater challenges to keep up.
• We have great staff and students; the weak link is budget for materials and equipment.