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Acquisition Department Monthly Statistics FY92/93


Overall Budget
1.General Expenditures byFY90/91FY91/92FY92/93
CategoryAmt.Amt.Amt.
Monographs (incl.
    approvals and
    discretionary)
$1,600,432$2,063,257$1,987,597
Continuations3,148,1053,143,8433,268,000
Endowments79,636116,890145,512
Friends Support26,6309,86218,854
Research Foundation80,44651,91759,669
Approval
1.Total Expenditures
Regular$728,188$671,263744,475
1-add (duplicates)37,16831,88438,409
2.Expenditures by Vendor
Baker & Taylor$451,426$500,479621,448
Blackwell's157,89995,869269
Harrassowitz84,93745,48157,443
Rubin Mass18,34516,67323,660
Les Livres Etrangers15,42700
Worldwide13,53511,13414,485
Aux Amateur10,5038,17910,242
Szwede Slavic4,2813,2223,079
Inal Kitabevi3,0959043,004
European American Music1,8992,5053,866
Robinson1,4524,3107,454
North Point Press878340
Dar Majhar7649,26921,646
Jerusalem Books63537821
Ktav12900
Comic Town07533,581
Kubon & Sagner03,73110,363
Latin American02192,126
Continuations
1.Largest Expenditure by
Fund (based on actual
expenditures)
Library Tools$295,349$57,174
Chemistry246,183267,060328,618
Engineering202,176249,586247,197
Business188,883190,888231,005
Physics187,035219,786255,480
Reference172,847182,894209,206
Biological Sciences165,418183,723218,477
Math127,764139,201177,202
Pharmacy127,536173,272153,711
2.Highest Average Price Per
Title by Fund
Physics$834.98$943.281,055.70
Chemistry820.61888.931,053.26
Materials Engineering517.23587.84608.77
General Newspapers469.76400.52424.04
Engineering432.00516.74522.61
Pharmacy392.42374.01464.38
Reference363.88514.16422.63
Math329.54361.56431.14
Biological Sciences329.51348.47398.68

Basic Acquisitions Activity

Monograph Acquisition Division FY90/91FY91/92FY/92/93
Firm Order Section
1.Order requests
a.     Orders received includes8,79617,66019,253
       preservation orders352469589
b.     Orders searched7,70316,59719,556
2.Resolution
a.     To be orderedNA14,59117,972
       includes rush ordersNANANA
b.     Dups returned352868806
c.     Other returned9431,211545
d.     Sent to CAD (SUO)NA177174
3.Titles processed
a.     Cat-as-monos2,3512,5582,627
b.     Approval/S.O.702797954
c.     Misc.NA176111
d.     ThesisNA1,3221,400
e.     Friends book review
       1.   Added to collection1,9852,4901,725
       2.   Returned to booksale1,3172,1151,730
f.     Gifts6,5306,0294,940
Monographic Ordering and Processing Section
1.Approval searched21,00020,28620,899
                returned2,6162,2371,461
                return rate12.45%11.02%6.99%
a.     B & T
                searched15,43216,95419,227
                returned1,7741,7701,400
                return rate11.49%10.44%7.28%
b.     Blackwell
                searched2,8331,940plan
                returned351371cancelled
                return rate12.38%19.12%
c.     Harrassowitz
                searched2,3081,1151,331
                returned4428649
                return rate19.15%7.71%3.68%
d.     Aux Amateur
                searched427277341
                returned491012
                return rate11.47%3.61%3.51%
2.Language & Area Studies Approvals
a.     EES1,617445809
b.     JDC1,1591,0231,255
c.     MEJ1,4282,4892,171
d.     LAT01360
3.Orders and Processing
a.     Orders typed13,24720,90825,371
                1.   Unit ordersNA19,60023,778
                2.   Serials unitsNA1,3081,593
b.     Cancellations processed1,6791,680822
c.     Claims issued2,0412,1712,323
Continuation Acquisition Division
Paid/Gift Subscriptions
1.Orders received
a.     Serial unit orders8391,7481,803
b.     Continuations369462851
2.Orders searched
a.     Serial unit orders7191,5551,496
b.     Continuations349462678
3.Orders returned
a.     Duplicate orders46105123
b.     Other orders147295221
4.Orders placed/terminated
a.     New371426954
b.     Reorders86922367
c.     Cancels37660796
d.     Ceases/drops311418370
5.USBE orders089168
6.Claims19,00119,41515,935
7.New cataloging
a.     Upcoming title changes43102103
b.     Title changes to cat328340382
c.     Title changes from cat524609220
d.     Other from cat1,1759691,316
f.     Transfers1937239
8.Processing
a.     Paid/gift first issues420414673
b.     Comes with first issues19619479
c.     Comp. s.o./Depository first issues623746
d.     Loc. control gifts0150161
e.     Subsequent check-in cards built6111,0112,311
9.Orders outstanding
a.     Paid253243431
b.     Gift755381
10.Pieces searched
a.     Comes withsNA705227
b.     Loc. control giftsNA148129
c.     SnagsNA1,6951,098
d.     SamplesNA659269
Exchange activity
1.Orders000
2.Reorders000
3.Cancels92455
4.Ceases/drops292921
5.First issues013
6.Comes with first issues230
7.Publication requests43120
Continuation invoices (only for
portion of fiscal year)
1.Lines keyedNANA16,342
2.Invoices paidNANA2,790
Receiving Division
Monograph Receiving
1.Regular purchase (volumes acquired)
a.     Print material12,62518,91722,232
b.     Audio cassettes294417
c.     CD-Roms034
d.     En Bloc/Rec'd by location000
e.     Microfiche8,00415,2968,896
f.     Microfilm1,242965989
g.     Mixed Media Kits000
h.     Transparencies000
i.     Videocassettes58111118
j.     Other5867284
Continuation Receiving (volume count)
1.Print Material (cataloged)22,02021,67335,475
2.Print Material (uncataloged)3,1734,0286,709
3.Non-Print Material
a.     CD-Roms1,0516847
b.     Microfiche104,473100,822100,875
c.     Microfilm2,3242,3392,634
d.     Other6,1166,6414,696
4.Duplicates processed7,1185,8356,035
5.Send Directs5,4318,6057,509
Continuation Receiving (piece count)238,149244,305240,722
1.Duplicates7,1185,8356,035
2.Checked-in221,996226,427223,469
3.Send Direct5,4318,6057,509
4.Discards483389358
5.Snags3,1213,0493,351
Unit Invoices (partial year statistics only)
1.Lines keyedNANA40,375
2.Invoices paid (includes prepays)NANA3,402
3.Invoices claimedNANANA
4.Pieces claimedNANANA
5.Pieces returnedNANANA
Financial Planning & Administrative Division (since Oct.92 --partial year statistics only)
1.Check receiptNANA2,436
a.     ProblemsNANA121
b.     % errorNANA4%
2.Cancellations processedNANA303
3.New sub. adj. (loc3 to loc4)NANA752
4.Fund transfers/adj.NANA90
5.Special handling invoicesNANA43
6.Activity reports keying errorsNANA128
7.Friends allocationsNANA100
8.Record deletionsNANA73


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