Library Collection Statistics
TABLE 1: TOTAL STOCK (accessioned volumes)
| Library Stock |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| Books & pamphlets |
113,510 |
112,317 |
| Serials |
181,267 |
182,443 |
| |
|
|
| Total |
294,777 |
294,760 |
| |
|
|
| Non-book material total |
16,011 |
16,011 |
| |
|
|
| Overall total stock |
310,788 |
310,771 |
(*Non-book material is converted to volume equivalents on the basis used by the American Association of Law Schools for law library statistics: 1 roll microfilm = 5 vols., 6 microfiches = 1 vol., 1 cassette = 1 vol.)
TABLE 2: ANNUAL RATE OF ACQUISITION (accessioned volumes)
| BOOKS & PAMPHLETS |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| By purchase |
1,197 |
1,372 |
| By gift |
347 |
350 |
| By exchange |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Total acquired |
1,544 |
1,772 |
| |
|
|
| Withdrawals |
351 |
143 |
| |
|
|
| Net book additions |
1,193 |
1,579 |
| |
| SERIALS |
| By purchase |
1,198 |
1,703 |
| By gift |
88 |
111 |
| By exchange |
0 |
1 |
| |
|
|
| Total acquired |
1,286 |
1,815 |
| |
|
|
| Withdrawals |
2,462 |
47 |
| |
|
|
| Net serial additions |
1,176* |
1,768 |
| *The Library withdrew volumes of low use US law reviews available in HeinOnline. |
| |
| BOOKS AND SERIALS COMBINED |
| Total volumes acquired |
2,830 |
3,537 |
| Total withdrawals |
2,813 |
190 |
| |
|
|
| Total net additions |
17 |
3,347 |
TABLE 3: CURRENT SERIAL TITLES
| CURRENT SERIAL TITLES |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| Titles added |
4 |
0 |
| Titles cancelled or ceased |
52 |
25 |
| Net additions |
-48 |
-25 |
| No. of titles duplicated |
49 |
50 |
| Periodical titles |
2,602 |
2,650 |
| Book serial titles |
182 |
189 |
| |
|
|
| Total current serial titles |
2,784 |
2,839 |
TABLE 4: CURRENT ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (each may incorporate several thousand titles)
| CURRENT ELECTRONIC RESOURCES |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| Electronic databases |
10 |
9 |
| Electronic journals collections |
258 |
295 |
| Electronic recurrent books |
1,275 |
1,104 |
| Electronic primary resources |
63 |
56 |
| |
|
|
| CD-ROM titles |
|
|
| Stand alone |
113 |
110 |
| Networked |
2 |
4 |
| |
|
|
| Total CD-ROMs |
115 |
114 |
| |
|
|
| Total DVDs |
14 |
14 |
TABLE 5: ARCHIVES
| ARCHIVES |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| Metres of Archives |
127 |
117 |
TABLE 6: CATALOGUING
| CATALOGUING |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| New records |
1,723 |
2,004* |
| Records edited |
4,012 |
4,707 |
| Original cataloguing |
382 |
243 |
| |
|
|
| * (includes 861 records imported from LLMC digital) |
TABLE 7: BINDING
| BINDING Volumes (Covers if different) |
2014‑2015 |
2013‑2014 |
| Books & pamphlets |
13 |
24 |
| Serials |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Total |
289 (435) |
403 (460) |
