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Annual Report 2006
 

Statistics

1. Library Collections (Volumes)
1a. Physical collections
Library Monographs
eg. books, videos
Serials
eg. journals, newspapers
Microforms
eg. microfilm, microfiche
Non-book
eg. CD-ROMs, maps, sheet music
2006 total 2005 total % change
Sir Louis Matheson Library  (inc. Rare Books) 1 128 047 167 090 330 318 25 329 1 650 784 1 646 026 0.3%
Hargrave-Andrew Library 207 772 183 753 15 082 8 679 415 286 418 659 -0.8%
Law Library 64 158 87 234 8 878 567 160 837 157 488 2.1%
Caulfield Library 244 396 62 601 3 586 32 218 342 801 344 808 -0.6%
Peninsula Library 180 006 28 043 1 843 2 881 212 773 211 408 0.6%
Berwick Library and Learning Commons 19 606 540 24 1 498 21 668 19 078 13.6%
Gippsland Library 144 455 36 211 5 820 56 999 243 485 243 135 0.1%
CL Butchers Pharmacy Library * 15 908 2 176 642 273 18 999 27 060 -29.8%
Offsite Store 24 299 4 840 - - 29 139 N/A N/A
Total 2 028 647 572 488 366 192 128 444 3 095 771 3 067 662 0.9%


*CL Butchers Pharmacy Library undertook a major program of moving titles to the offsite store in preparation for the refurbishment of the library building in 2007.
 

1b. Electronic collections
   2006 2005 % change
Electronic monographs 243 838 98 457 147.7%
Electronic serials accessible through the catalogue 33 991 26 853 26.6%
Electronic serials -  as determined using the CAUL deemed list guidelines N/A* 74 977 N/A
Internet databases 798 752 6.1%

*2006 figure not available at the time this report went to press.

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