General
Size and shelving (includes Library store)
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Library size
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5,421 metres2
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Metres of occupied shelving
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10,000 metres
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Current Seating
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-Total study places
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844 places
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- working spaces(includes LSC spaces available when LSC unstaffed)
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552 places
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- working space with equipment
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124 places
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- informal
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62 places
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- Seminar rooms
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106 places
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Hours of opening
- Term time - per week
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- Hours of opening
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75 hours
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- Counter service
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46 hours
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- Information Point
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46 hours
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- Non-service hours
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29 hours
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Summer term hours are increased to 36 non-serviced hours, no change to serviced hours.
- Vacation time - per week
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- Hours of opening
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75 hours
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- Counter service
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39 hours
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- Information Point
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39 hours
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- Non-service hours
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36 hours
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Summer vac hours are reduced to 31 non-serviced hours, no change to serviced hours.
Services in support of teaching
Induction tours 2006/07
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- potential numbers of students expected
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2918
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- actual numbers of students attending
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2013
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- % of total potential students seen
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69
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Information Skills Seminars 2006/07
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- Number of seminars
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166
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- Number of students attending
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4655
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Financial resources
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Aston
£
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Average for HE Sector
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Library Expenditure per fte student ((2005/06)*
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280
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325
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Library Information Resources per fte student (2005/06)*
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118
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114
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: SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
*2004/05 are the latest published statistics
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Resources 2006/07
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Expenditure £
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Total books (inc other digital documents)
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275493
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Total standing orders
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25193
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Total journals (including e-journals)
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549302
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Total electronic databases
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116442
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Total inter library loans
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7423
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Total Library Information Resources
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973853
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The Library Information Resources budget is allocated to the Schools on a formulaic basis. Within the Schools the distribution of expenditure between subject areas and between type of resource is determined by the School itself.
Availability of resources
Stock
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- Catalogued stock (including periodicals)
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253000
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- Current Journal titles
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5350
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- Print only journals
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124
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- Electronic journals (incl those taken as both print and electronic)
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*5226
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*This figure excludes journals within databases which are a mixture of abstracts & full text - specifically Proquest Direct, PsycArticles, EBSCO,Lexis-Nexis Professional and JSTOR
Use of resources
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Bookstock loans
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230691
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Interlibrary loans
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1325
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Photocopies made
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1028000
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Pages printed on PCs in Library
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2114600
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Number of successful requests for full text ejournal articles
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More than 611000
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