SUL Annual Report 2019
ABOUT OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT at Syracuse University FY 2019
Syracuse University Libraries Expenditures FY 2019
About our Space at Syracuse University Libraries
King + King Architecture Library
Other libraries on campus include
Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive
Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)
Downloads and E-Resource Usage
Presentations, Teaching and Instruction Services
Reference and Information Interactions
Interlibrary Loan and Delivery Services
Association of Research Libraries Investment Index Ranking for Syracuse University Libraries
Dean’s Message
An annual report does not tell the whole story. It provides a snapshot in time. It’s an opportunity to share data and provide a numerical perspective. It provides a benchmark, relative to historical information for an organization or compared to other similar type academic research libraries. Our annual report is no different. It does not tell the entire breadth or depth of Syracuse University Libraries’ stories. It does not convey the human component and value of the work we do to support students, faculty and staff, alumni and other constituent groups. But our hope is that in quantifying some of what happens at Syracuse University Libraries, you begin to have an appreciation for the magnitude of our operations and the services we take pride in providing.
Sincerely,
David Seaman
Syracuse University Libraries Dean and University Librarian Interim Dean of School of Information Studies
ABOUT OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT at Syracuse University FY 2019
$951.76 Average Libraries Expenditure per person
1,148 FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY
3,524 STAFF
19,184 FULL-TIME STUDENTS
76% UNDERGRADUATE
24% GRADUATE
3,619 PART-TIME STUDENTS
84% UNDERGRADUATE
16% GRADUATE
352 DOCTORATE DEGREES AWARDED
Syracuse University Libraries Expenditures FY 2019
Personnel $12,451,546
Collections $11,558,690
- One-time resource purchases $2,802,066
- Ongoing resource purchases $8,156,922(e.g., subscriptions, annual license fees)
- Collection support $599,702
Expenditures by type of collection
- Electronic 79%
- Print 21%
Operating $2,474,276
TOTAL $26,484,512
Bird Library
Bird Library on Waverly Ave., 7 floors
The busiest academic building on campus based on number of visits!
227,249 sq. ft.
1,676 Seating capacity
6,512 Hours open per year
1,180,544 visits
Lower Level - Syracuse Abroad@Bird; CLASS tutoring and coaching; Quiet Reading Room; Study areas
First Floor – Learning Commons; Check-out Desk; Technology Assistance Desk; Information Desk; Computer Workstations and Technology; Printing Stations; Assistive Technology Room; Peter Graham Scholarly Commons lecture room; Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars entrepreneurship center; Pages’ Cafe (busiest café on campus with 170,000 visits per year)
Second Floor – Reference collection; Current newspapers and periodicals; Quiet computer area; Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE)
Third Floor – Government Publications; Maps; Microfilm and microfiche; Service desk; Wellness collection; Request access to CD, DVD, VHS and game collections; Individual, small group and team study rooms
Fourth Floor – Biblio Gallery; Media playback equipment; Digital Scholarship Space; Long-term and team study rooms
Fifth Floor – LGBT Resource Center; Disability Cultural Center; Office of Multicultural Affairs; Long-term and team study rooms
Sixth Floor – Special Collections Research Center; University Archives; Exhibition gallery; Lemke Room for instructional use; Plastics Pioneers Reading Room; Safire Room for quiet work
In FY 2019, 2nd floor collections were shifted within the building to make room for new patron space/furniture:
- Completed in 70 days with 14 staff moving books
- 530,115 books were moved; if these books were lined up, they would cover 8 miles
- 4,141 trips with a loaded book truck from 2nd floor to new shelf locations
- Based on average book weight of 12 ounces, 198 tons were moved
Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library on the Shaw Quadrangle
Includes: Quiet study space; Science, Technology, Engineering, Technical Arts and Math resources
22,511 sq. ft.
183 Seating capacity
25,447 Visits
19 Public computer workstations
3 Team study rooms
King + King Architecture Library
King + King Architecture Library in Room 302 of Slocum Hall
1,048 sq. ft.
51 Seating capacity
Other libraries on campus include
Syracuse University College of Law Library; Martin Luther King Jr. Library
Facility
Facility
is a high density, climate-controlled storage complex that provides timely access.
20,000 sq. ft.
Total number of items accessioned 752,380
Current storage capacity 83%
Items stored:
General collections 73%
Special Collections 27%
Hawkins Building
Hawkins Building
stores University records that must be retained for legal, fiscal and administrative reasons. This building also houses materials from special collections and general collections.
Boxes actively managed by University Records Management 7,436
Boxes accessioned 1,544
Boxes destroyed in accordance with University retention schedule per year 423
File requests processed per year 600
Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive
Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive
part of Special Collections Research Center, houses rare audio recordings and an audio preservation/recording studio.
Total sound recordings 500,000
Syracuse University Press
Syracuse University Press
has been publishing academic scholarship for over 75 years. The Press was awarded a Humanities Open Book Program grant to offer open access to classic out-of-print titles on New York State history and culture, and Irish studies.
FY 2019 new book titles 41
FY 2019 first-time paperbacks 14
FY 2019 new open access titles 19
About our Collections
Syracuse University Libraries’ general collections include both print and electronic resources, databases, digital collections, journals, magazines, and newspapers, maps and government information, and video and music collections. These resources are available to all members of the University community and support research and scholarship.
24,375 NEW ITEMS added in FY19
697,448 E-BOOK TITLES
3,897,880 ALL TITLES, excluding e-books
(Note there may be multiple items in single title)
4,844,492 TOTAL ITEMS
(excluding e-books; including microforms, print journals and all other physical formats)
Current journal titles, print 33,963
Current journal titles, electronic 153,380
TOTAL journal titles 187,343
Audio recording titles (individual titles accessible via online catalog) 60,792
Maps, number of items 160,445
Maps, number of titles 25,994
Video and film titles accessible via catalog (with 100,000+ available through various databases) 14,916
ArcGIS software licenses (administered by Libraries) 800
Databases 629
Notable New Collections Added in FY 2019:
- China, America and the Pacific: Trade and Cultural Exchange
- Latin American Newspapers
- Taylor & Francis E-books
- China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
- Hispanic American Newspapers
- Sage Datasets
- Literary Manuscripts: Berg
- Literary Manuscripts: Leeds
- Caribbean Newspapers
Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)
SCRC collects, preserves, and provides access to materials that document the history of Syracuse University and our global society, including rare printed materials, original manuscripts, photographs, artworks, audio and moving image recordings, and University records. Collections range from activism and social reform, to architecture and design, popular culture, broadcasting and photography.
Notable Special Collections Acquisitions:
- Josef Albers, Interaction of Color, New Haven, 1963
- Bernhard of Clairvaux, [Works], Paris, 1508
- Alexander von Humboldt, Geognostische und physikalische Erinnerungen, Stuttgart/Tübingen, 1853
- Dick Allen Papers (addition)
- John Fleming Gould Papers
- Jantzen Swimwear Photographs
- WPA Transcription Discs
- Antje Lemke Papers (addition)
- Patricia Mary Coyle Family Papers
TOTAL NUMBER OF FINDING AIDS 2,977
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LINEAR FOOTAGE 77,956
Archival collections 72%
Media 10%
Rare books 18%
Total number of physical items digitized from SCRC collections 33,955
Total number of visitors to Reading Room 1,363
Total number of visitors to exhibitions 1,140
Services Provided
In addition to traditional borrowing services, Syracuse University Libraries provides accessibility services, technology and printing assistance, delivery, instructional services, student support, open publishing, and research services.
Top 5 items loaned
- Lightning cable
- USB wall adapter
- Mac laptop
- Dell laptop
- Headphones
160, 233 Total circulation of items (excluding reserves and rooms)
Public workstations available 176
Public workstations usage sessions 158,302
Public workstations usage hours 193,976
Average use time of public workstations 1.23 hours
Number of laptops for loan 56
Annual technology loans 53,831
Total technology consultations 9,523
Total large format print jobs (plotter) 4,239
Circulation by type
Books 43%
Technology 41%
All other items 16%
All room checkouts 27,230 (individual and team)
Circulation by patron status
Undergraduate student 48%
Graduate student 30%
Faculty 8%
Staff 1%
Alumni 1%
All others 12% (guests, interlibrary loan, etc.)
Downloads and E-Resource Usage
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Syracuse University Libraries’ resources can be accessed online by faculty and students globally.
1,246,741 WEBSITE VISITS
Website page views 4,885,406
Average number of page views per visit 3.9 pages
18,220,989 DATABASE SEARCHES
E-journal articles viewed 1,241,200
Online catalog searches 376,223
E-book downloads 186,556
Presentations, Teaching and Instruction Services
Librarians regularly provide instruction to classes or groups on services and resources available, including reliable sources by subject and how to cite work. They also co-teach with professors on specific topics.
Instructional sessions 598
Instructional presenters 77
Instructional session participants 12,247
Online instruction sessions 41
Online instruction participants 622
Research Guides
Librarians create Research Guides to help students discover resources, understand the research process, and access academic tools via subject area, specific courses, campus partnerships, or general information.
Total Research Guides published 353
Annual Research Guides usage 301,192
Reference and Information Interactions
Syracuse University Libraries offers patron assistance and support in-person, by phone, by email, or via online chat.
REFERENCE TRANSACTIONS 16,916
In-person 53%
Email 27%
Online chat 12%
Phone call 8%
Note: Online chat usage increased by 249% over the prior year, with the duration of each chat averaging over 7 minutes.
OTHER TRANSACTIONS 29,083
In-person 92%
Email 1%
Online chat 1%
Phone call 6%
TOTAL TRANSACTIONS 45,999
Interlibrary Loan and Delivery Services
Syracuse University’s Interlibrary Loan service obtains materials that are not available at Syracuse University Libraries but can be borrowed from a global network. Similarly, Syracuse University Libraries lends items to other libraries.
Interlibrary loan, items borrowed 15,865
Interlibrary loan, items loaned to other libraries 32,195
Note: The high number of items loaned to other libraries is an indication of the speed and efficiency of our Interlibrary Loan services.
Syracuse University Libraries physically and electronically delivers items from our Libraries to faculty and graduate students (Library-to-Go and Article-to-Go).
Items physically delivered 15,916
Items electronically delivered 1,625
Departments served 69
Items moved across campus 54 tons
Association of Research Libraries Investment Index Ranking for Syracuse University Libraries
2017-2018 #59
2016-2017 #60
2015-2016 #62
2014-2015 #75
2013-2014 #83
Rankings of North American research libraries range from 1 (highest) to 116 (lowest).
Libraries Personnel
There are a number of both customer-facing and behind-the-scenes employees who keep the Libraries running. Departments include: Innovation and Strategy, Academic Success, Research Excellence, Special Collections, and Operational Excellence, among others.
Library staff employees 150
New permanent employees 10
Employees promoted 6
Librarians 53
Student employees 161
TOTAL STAFF 311
Full-Time employees (based on full-time hours) 205
Accessibility
Syracuse University Libraries is committed to providing all students, faculty and staff equitable access to resources and services required for academic and research needs.
Alternate formats in article 37
Alternate formats in loan 46
Total provided for accessibility 83
HathiTrust accessible items 624,885
SURFACE downloads of American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant files 27,959
Blackstone LaunchPad Powered by Techstars (LaunchPad)
The LaunchPad at Bird Library is an innovation hub connecting the University with a global network of support for aspiring entrepreneurs, inventors, and creatives. Data represents figures since the program’s inception in 2016.
Total participants 3,750
Venture ideas 622
Investments raised $18.6 million
Won in competitions $3.3 million
Ventures incorporated 72
Countries represented 109
Female to male ratio participants 50/50SURFACE
Hosted by the Libraries, Syracuse University Research Facility and Collaborative Environment (SURFACE) is the institutional repository for preservation of scholarly and creative output and its major initiative in open access.
SURFACE downloads 602,120
Countries that have accessed SURFACE 220
New deposits into SURFACE 601
Total SURFACE items 15,409
Total SURFACE authors 11,265
Digital Production
Digital production and processing includes materials preparation, digital photography, digital post-processing, derivative creation, and post-production.
FY 2019 requests processed 229
FY 2019 digital captures processed 16,000
Digital Library
Syracuse University Libraries holdings (excluding SURFACE and Special Collections)
Digital objects managed 122,073
Digital files managed 201,106
HathiTrust, a partnership of academic and research institutions, offers a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Syracuse University Libraries, a member library, has committed to retain monograph volumes for 25 years under the Shared Print Program.
Items in HathiTrust Shared Print Program 197,427
Items in EAST Shared Print Program 298,203
Number of unique items under both programs 399,245Experts At Syracuse
Administered by Syracuse University Libraries and the Office of Research, Experts@Syracuse identifies scholarly expertise, publishing and collaborative opportunities across campus.
Number of profiles managed 726
Preservation and Conservation
Syracuse University Libraries dedicates resources to ensuring the long-term preservation and access of collections by preparing materials for circulation, repairing materials, and disaster preparedness.
FY 2019 preservation treatments 11,051
Gallons of glue used per year 40
Total number of views of Syracuse University Libraries’ preservation videos on YouTube:
Wet Book Rescue 424,342
Spine Repair 136,623
Step-by-Step Guide to Book Repair for Beginners 86,006
The SCRC Conservation Lab is responsible for the conservation and preservation of both individual items and entire collections, carrying out repairs on a wide range of artifacts, including bound and unbound manuscripts, printed books, works on paper, architectural drawings, and many other formats such as photographs, films and plastics.
Number of SCRC Items Repaired 1,562
SCRC items conserved 640
Custom enclosures constructed for storage 1,818
FY19 Donors
$1,560,671 FY 2019 total donations and gifts
Abrams, Jay H.
Adler, Alfred G.
Adrosko, Rita J.
Albright, James M.
Allis, Julia Palmer
America, Yushin
Anderson, Lisa A.
Apostolos-Peters, Margaret M.
Armani, Carl J.
Axelrod, Donald
Bahl, Martin E.
Bailit, Rachel S.
Barry, Brett A.
Beall, Glenn
Beckwith, Patricia G.
Bernos, Peter C.
Birkhead, Louise G.
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Blanchard, Mark E.
Blanchfield, Joan F.
Bock, Edwin A.
Bogus, Carl T.
Boord, Mary B.
Bough, Richard F.
Boulanger, Jeannine M.
Bousquet, Laurence G.
Bradshaw, Olivia
Brettschneider, Cathie I.
Brickwedde, Richard J.
Bright Funds Foundation
Brodsky, Joan
Brodsky, William
Brodsky, William and Joan Foundation Inc.
Buckley, Mary F.
Buss, DeAnn M.
Buzak, Mona R.
Camean, Laurel Limbach
Cano, Antonia
Capaldi, Robert J.
Carlin, Jim
Carroll, Kevin P.
Castagnozzi, Carol A.
Central New York Community Foundation Inc.
Charters, Margaret A.
Chen, Eliza Hsu
Chen, Junying
Chi, Chen
Chopra, Karen K.
Ciulla, Mary Lou
Clarke, Rachel Ivy
Cleary, Robert M.
Coates, C. Duane
Cohen, Marcia Fan
Cook, Frederick W.
Cook, Walter L.
Copeland, Harlan G.
Cox, Olamae Carter
Crisp, Jennifer M.
Cuthill, David M.
Cypes, Gregory Brian
Dahbura, Tracy A.
Davis, Carolyn A.
Davis, Jane E.
De Graffenreid, Ellen
De Lorenzo, Patrick A.
Decker, Carol S.
DeGroot, Patricia C.
DeRycke, Eileen
DeWolf, Amy Kathleen
Diamondstein, Ronni S.
Donahoe, John F.
Dong, Zhihui
Downey, Susan P.
Duggleby, Kristen
Dyer, Jo Ann S.
Emer, Robert D.
Emery, Robert A.
Etherington, Suzanne S.
Falter, Corey M.
Farnen, Russell F.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Figure Foundation
Fioravanti, Shirley J. S.
Flah, Margaret M.
Flick, Warren A.
Foster, Garth H.
Freeman, Daniel M.
Fried, Lynn P.
Friedman, Jerome
Fuchs, Richard T.
Fuller, Georgann
Fuller, John C.
Fuqua, Julia A.
Gardner, Alan A.
Garry, William J.
Gaske, William F.
Gipson, Zachary Tyler
Gleason Family Foundation
Gliesing, Susan L.
Goldberg, Zachary O.
Goldstein, David
Greenwald-Haupt Charitable Foundation
Gregory, Alan R.
Haight, Richard W.
Hancock, Ruth P.
Hanley, Marianne Swanberry
Hanlon, Christine C.
Hannon, Richard W.
Hartsock, Linda Dickerson
Hassett, John P.
Hatem, Cristina D.
Hayward, Douglas G.
Hellerstein, Billie R.
Hemphill, H. Ernest
Henschke, John A.
Hernandez-Delgado, Julio Luis
Herndon, Elizabeth Joanna
Heystek, Henri G. P.
Hildreth, Susan H.
Hines, Jane V.
Hirasawa, Kazuhiro
Hoer, Gregory G.
Holmes, Carolyn S.
Horowitz, Naomi
Hotopp Company
Howes, Cyrus T.
Hoyer, Joan E.
Hubbard, Anne M.
Hughes, Patricia C.
Infanti, Steven J.
Josephson, William
Kalish, Ilene R.
Kaplan, The J.M. Fund Inc.
Kao-Johnson, Cristalle D.
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby
Keane, Joela J.
Keator, Carol L.
Keefe, Marsha M.
Kirschbaum Family Foundation
Kirzane, Jessica
Knapp, Frederic H.
Kowal, Ruth B.
Kranis, Ann
Kreindler, The Lee S. Foundation Inc.
Kuhlmann, John W.
Kurkjian, Luella M. G.
Kurzberg, Richard A.
Lai, Hsiu-Wen
Lee, Barbara A.
Lemke, Antje Bultmann
Leonard, Jay F.
Lewin, Travis H.D.
Loos, Judylee R.
Lott, Judith A.
Louer, Judith A.
Lozner, Christine B.
Mager, Gerald M.
Mall, Barbara S.
Martens, Joan
Mautino, Patricia H.
May, Hollis Bennie
Maylone, R. Russell
McAfee, Leah B.
McCarthy, Geraldine M.
McCarthy, Peter M.
McCorduck, Edward Scott
McLane, Brian P.
MDG Associates of Connecticut
Mercer, William J.
Meyer, Wolfgang
Meyers, Mary Ann
Miller, Howard E.
Milner, Robert
Miron, Diane Goldblatt
Miskell, Mary E.
Montella, Irene H.
Mower, Judith C.
Mowry, Fred L.
Mucha, Carol A.
Munro, Janet S.
Myers, Lawrence
Neukrug, Jamie Kendall
Nicholson, John D.
Nicola, Karen B.
Nohara, Stephen F.
Norton, David W.
Oakes, Leslie C.
Ortwine, Bruce A.
Padgett, Mark
Palmer, Julia E.
Parsons, Cora T.
Pascale, Lynne Marie
Pawlak Plastics Inc.
Peidelstein, Nancy W.
Perrotta, Antoinette R.
Pesin, Richard
Phillips, Glen E.
Pieth, Reto A.
Pigott, John W.
Pittman, C. J. Rapp
Plastics Industry Association
Plastics Pioneers Association-Plastics History and Artifact Committee
Podraza, Hazel
Poglitsch, James F.
Polka, Sagi
Porter, William Real Estate Inc.
Price, Susan W.
Prior, Charlene H.
Raab, Richard B.
Rabkin, Judith Rose
Raff, Isadore A. Family Foundation Inc.
Ramsey, Becky H.
Rauscher, Carol
Raymond, Jared Thomas
Reisner, Linda B.
Rich, Jeffrey N.
Rinn, Joseph F.
Robleto, Fernando A.
Rodormer, George W.
Ross, Howard L.
Rotchford, Lisa Marie
Roth, Amy C.
Rubin, Todd Bennett
Rubin, The Family Foundation
Russo, James J.
Sacco, Concetta N.
Sassone, Kara J. C.
Schonfeld, Roger Craig
Schor, Laura S.
Schriger, Natalie M.
Schroeder, Lois A.
Schulsinger, Lori D.
Seaman, David M.
Sercan, Cecilia S.
Shapiro, Jamie Hofflich
Sharkey, Julie C.
Sheffer, Nola P.
Shepard, Michael D.
Sherman, Eric D.
Shoemaker, Nancy
Shortsleeve, Frederick
Silverstein, Russell
Sinai Eye Education Corporation
Singh, Gurnek
Skavlem, Melissa
Skinner, Sharye
Smith, Wendy A.
Spector, Andrew E.
Spiro, Mary Jane
Stam, Deirdre C.
Steiner, Marion Stevenson
Steinwall Inc.
Stevens, Lisa Cordo
Stiles, Susan M.
Stover, Joan E.
Strait, Andrew W.
Stratis, Mary M.
Sullivan, Geraldine C.
Tamanaha, Monique M.
Taylor, Nancy L.
Taylor, Stanley H.
Tedeschi, Kathy
Thiele, Ronald L.
Timberlake, Richard E.
Tremper, Charles F.
Trever, John P.
Tsairis, Aphrodite
Turner, Christine M.
Turner, Mark D.
Ung, Ly C.
Van Buren, Mary S.
Vasey, Sarah F.
Vassallo, John G.
Vine, Janet D.
von Dran, Gisela
Wali, Kameshwar
Walters, Kathleen A.
Watson, Jerry C.
Wayrick, Isobel
Wehrheim, Anne Frost
Weinberger, Anna C.
Whitcome, James P.
Widdicombe, Richard P.
Wikoff, Karin E.
Williams, Ann E.
Witter, Kendra Joy
Wonderley, Anthony W.
Woodford, Inc., Alton E.
Yuan, Yifeng
Zalewski, Jennifer Lynn
Ziegler, John A.
Zilkoski, Mark W.
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