Expenditures

Materials

Operations

Personnel

Total Expenditures

 $3,786,430

     325,745

   2,271,974

$6,384,149

Average price of processing an item – $25.00

Average cost MSU paid for a book – $51.60

Collection Totals – Renne Library

Books (approximately 5,776 books were purchased last year)

All serial subscriptions (journals, magazines, paper, online)

Microforms

Compact Discs

Videos/DVDs

Audio

Archives

Music scores

730,422 volumes

9,924 subscriptions

2,197,207 pieces

2,662 CDs

6,782 units

1,397 units

3,651 linear ft.

4,123 scores

Collection Totals – Creative Arts Library [^]

Books

20,960 volumes

Staff [^]

Librarians (faculty)

Professional

Support staff

Student assistants

17 employees/17 FTE

3 employees/2.90 FTE

33 employees/30.88 FTE

27 students/9.8 FTE

Building [^]

Renne Library – 112,000 sq. ft.

Creative Arts Library (Cheever Hall) – 3,370 sq. ft.

733 seating capacity

62 seating capacity

Library Use Factoids - July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 [^]

Number of people who exited MSU Libraries

Items used up in the library

Items checked out (not counting renewals)

Uses made of electronic reserve

Hits on the library web site

Reference questions asked

Items loaned to other libraries

Items borrowed from other libraries

Instruction sessions held, reaching 4,266 students

Appointments made with librarians for in-depth reference assistance

MSU students reached by librarian provided instruction

765,235

26,081

62,760

110,787

5,904,000

22,734

16,561

27,587

217

345

23%

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 765,000 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 Libraries.

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 approximately 5,776, 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.