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Quick Facts for Duke University Libraries*
FY2023


Collections

Total volume count

8,364,131

e-Books

2,891,140

e-Journals

386,811

Manuscripts and archives (Rubenstein Library)

66,883 linear feet

Expenditures

Total operating budget

$34,783,126

Materials expenditures

$14,796,288

Salaries & wages

$23,306,541

Circulation and Staff
Books and other items checked out 117,006
e-Journal usage 3,172,068

ILL: Loans from other libraries

15,891

ILL: Loans to other libraries

19,965

Full-time staff

247

Public Services

Research consultations **

7,282

*Statistics include Lilly, Marine Lab, Music, Rubenstein, and Perkins & Bostock Libraries.

** Includes only research-related assistance to patrons

Duke University Libraries Reports

Strategic Plans

Annual Reports

 

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There were no DUL annual reports before FY2011. View or download the DUL magazine dating back to 1987.

External Reporting

Duke University Libraries reports statistics on library collections, expenditures, facilities and services to The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Integrated Postsecondary Education Statistics (IPEDS), and the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). The Libraries has historically reported data to the National Center for Education Statistics Academic Libraries Survey - this reporting is now included in IPEDS.

ARL statistics

Download all historic Duke Libraries' ARL data as a Microsoft Excel file (FY1929-FY2022)

For more information

For more information about external reporting, contact Joyce Chapman, Assessment Analyst & Consultant for Duke University Libraries: joyce.chapman@duke.edu or (919) 660-5889. For more information about assessment, studies, and reports, see the Assessment & User Experience Strategy departmental page.