Reports & Quick Facts | Duke University Libraries

Quick Facts for Duke University Libraries*
FY2021

Collections
Total volume count	8,571,491
e-Books	2,606,083
e-Journals	270,980
Manuscripts and archives (Rubenstein Library)	64,334 linear feet
Expenditures
Total operating budget	$35,892,888
Materials expenditures	$17,584,983
Other Operating Expenditures	$2,547,645
Salaries & wages	$15,760,260
Circulation and Staff
Books and other items checked out	81,312
ILL: Loans from other libraries	13,149
ILL: Loans to other libraries	19,141
Full-time staff	248
Public Services
Study seat reservations (when reservations were still required)	4,548
Research consultations **	5,101

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

** Includes only research-related assistance to patrons

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Annual Reports

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

Click the links below to download Microsoft Excel files

Or, download all historic DUL ARL data (FY1929-FY2020)

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 departmental page .