Quick Facts for Duke University Libraries*
FY2025
| Collections | |
|---|---|
|
Total volume count |
8,973,817 |
|
e-Books |
3,181,424 |
|
e-Journals |
312,978 |
| Expenditures | |
|
Total operating budget |
$40,337,629 |
|
Materials expenditures |
$14,784,210 |
|
Salaries & wages |
$19,300,617 |
| Spaces | |
|
Visits to the Libraries |
1,349,495 |
|
Study room reservations |
25,644 |
| Circulation and Staff | |
| e-Journal usage | 2,966,208 |
|
Books and other items checked out |
50,061 |
|
ILL: Loans to other libraries |
16,186 |
|
Full-time staff |
244 |
| Public Services | |
|
Research consultations |
8,986 |
|
Workshops & presentations to groups |
1,136 |
|
Workshops & presentation attendance |
14,232 |
*Statistics include Lilly, Marine Lab, Music, Rubenstein, and Perkins & Bostock Libraries.
Duke University Libraries Reports
Strategic Plans
- Where Curiosity Leads: The Duke University Libraries Strategic Plan, 2024–2029
- 2016–2021 Strategic Plan (PDF)
- 2010–2015 Strategic Plan (PDF)
- 2015 User Service Philosophy (PDF)
- 2011 Engaging with Library Users: Sharpening our Vision as Subject Librarians for the Duke University Libraries (PDF)
Annual Reports
- 2024-2025 Annual Report
- 2022-2023 Annual Report
- 2021-2022 Annual Report
- 2020-2021 Annual Report
- 2019-2020 Annual Report
- 2018-2019 Annual Report
- 2017-2018 Annual Report
- 2016-2017 Annual Report
- 2015-2016 Annual Report
- 2014-2015 Annual Report
- 2013-2014 Annual Report
- 2012-2013 Annual Report
- 2011-2012 Annual Report
There was no annual report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and there were no annual reports before FY2011. View or download the Duke University Libraries 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-FY2024)
For more information
For more information about external reporting, contact Joyce Chapman, Assessment Coordinator for Duke University Libraries: joyce.chapman@duke.edu. For more information about assessment, studies, and reports, see the Assessment & User Experience Strategy departmental page.