| The University Libraries houses collections of over 5.8 million cataloged items, in a variety of formats, in five libraries located in five separate facilities and provides electronic access through the University Libraries' website http://www.library.unt.edu. The Willis Library contains a majority of the holdings of the Libraries, along with such special areas as the Music Library, Government Documents, Archives, and the Rare Book and Texana collections. The Science and Technology Library, located in the Information Sciences Building, contains the Curriculum Materials Collection (CMC), the library and information sciences collections, and the science and technology collections. The Research Park Library collections support the College of Engineering. The Media Library, with its specialized collections of audio-visual materials and computer software, is located in Chilton Hall. The Library Annex contains lesser-used research materials from the collections and houses the Libraries' Technical Services and Preservation departments. The Dallas Campus Library supports the academic programs at the University of North Texas-Dallas. The University Libraries are administered by 48 librarians with the assistance of 77 full-time staff. The Libraries are under the general supervision of the Dean of Libraries, who is assisted by the Associate Dean of Libraries, and the University Library Committee, an advisory body appointed by the Faculty Senate. |
| COLLECTIONS | Added during Year | Total Held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books and bound journals that are accessible through the catalog | 38,096 | 1,688,248 | |
| Government documents | 2,802 | 416,774 | |
| Microform pieces | 12,776 | 3,274,666 | |
| Current Serials | |||
| Paper and microform subscriptions | 5,925 | ||
| Electronic subscriptions | 13,562 | ||
| Electronic reference sources and aggregation services | 260 | ||
| Cartographic materials | 66 | 20,242 | |
| Graphic units | 75 | 40,133 | |
| Sound recordings | 8,398 | 110,419 | |
| Film & video materials | 2,860 | 22,605 | |
| Computer files | 324 | 1,396 | |
| Electronic materials | 69,535 | 276,806 | |
| Other library materials | 34 | 245 | |
| Totals: | 134,966 | 5,850,534 | |
| SERVICES | |||
| Number of hours per week the Libraries are open during the regular academic year | 118.5 | ||
| Number of reference questions asked in an average week | 1,472 | ||
| Total interlibrary loan transactions for the year | 33,484 | ||
| Provided to other libraries | 19,995 | ||
| Received from other libraries | 12,954 | ||
| Documents delivered from commercial services | 535 | ||
| Reserve Circulation Transactions | 233,171 | ||
| General Circulation Transactions | 243,721 | ||
| Electronic Book Circulation Transactions | 14,549 | ||
| Total number of visits in FY2005 to the Libraries Home Page | 22,694,685 | ||
| Number of visits in FY2005 to the Libraries Electronic Resources site | 908,610 | ||
| Total Students served through Bibliographic Instruction sessions | 10,211 | ||
| EXPENDITURES | |||
| Salaries, librarians & professional staff | $2,278,587 | ||
| Salaries, classified staff | $2,423,560 | ||
| Wages, student assistants | $954,986 | ||
| Employee fringe benefits paid from the library budget | $183,798 | ||
| EXPENDITURES | |||
| Current serial subscriptions and search services: | |||
| Paper and microform | $1,711,357 | ||
| Electronic | $2,569,947 | ||
| Book, serial backfiles, and other materials (1 time purchases): | |||
| Paper and microform | $1,186,702 | ||
| Electronic | $195,359 | ||
| Audiovisual materials | $103,960 | ||
| Document delivery/interlibrary loan | $8,000 | ||
| Preservation | $85,270 | ||
| Furniture & equipment | $416,953 | ||
| Computer hardware & software | $425,274 | ||
| Bibliographic utilities, networks, consortia | $143,472 | ||
| Other operating Expenditures (including expenditures for new buildings and renovations) | $502,985 | ||
| Source: UNT Library. | |||