Overview
Rutgers University Libraries
Marianne I. Gaunt
VP for Information Services & University Librarian
March 1, 2012
Statistics - Rutgers
• Member of the Association of American Universities
• 27 degree-granting colleges and schools; 200+
institutes/centers; 175 academic departments; 270 degree
programs
• Professional Schools:
– Applied & Professional Psychology, Business,
Communication & Information, Criminal Justice, Education,
Law, Music & Performing Arts, Management & Labor
Relations, Nursing, Pharmacy, Planning & Public Policy,
Social Work
Statistics - Rutgers
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51,161 FTE : 75% undergraduates, 25% graduate students
93% of undergrads from NJ; 70% graduate students from NJ
12,800 degrees conferred 2010/11
Staffing: 3,039 faculty, 7,859 staff
56% of faculty tenured
Budget: $2.1 Billion
Research funding: $430M
Endowment: $603M (51% restricted)
Property: 5,976 acres
Buildings: 720
Statistics - RUL
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Facilities
26 libraries/centers
Staffing
70 library faculty, 190 staff
Budget
$ 30.5M
Collections Expenditures
$ 9.3M
Print Volumes
3.7M
Electronic subscriptions
91,078
External Support
$ 1.15M
Endowment Value
$ 12.2M
Building Use
2,442,957
Circulations
543,627
Inter-library Loans
74,569
Instruction Classes Taught
926
Reference Service Questions
80,406
Organizational Structure
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Interim Exec. VP for Academic Affairs
VP for Information Services & University Librarian
Campus Directors – Camden & Newark
Associate University Librarians - System-Wide
– Collections; Digital Library Systems; Facilities; Planning &
Organizational Research; Research & Instructional Services
• Director of Administrative Services
• Director of Development for the Libraries
• Faculty Coordinator/Deputy Faculty Coordinator
Key Consortia Relationships
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Association of American Universities (AAU)
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL)
Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI)
LYRASIS
VALE
NJ Library Network
Selective Highlights
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Diversity Research Center – Dana Library - Newark
Internship/Residency Program with SCI
Institute of Jazz Studies – Dana Library
Special Collections and University Archives - Alexander
East Asian Library - Alexander
Margery Somers Foster Center – Douglass
Sharon Fordham Multimedia Laboratory - Douglass
Scarlet Latte Cafe - Alexander
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Institutional Repository – RUcore
Manage RU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries (digital)
Publish Open Access Journals
Digital Projects – New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH), NJVID,
New Jersey Environmental Digital Library, Newark Archives,
Women Artists Archives National Directory (WAAND), Video
Mosaic
• Digital Exhibitions
Strategic Plan
2012-2015+
• Promote and advocate for universal access to the world’s knowledge
(direct, instant, convenient, easy, and ubiquitous)
• Support learning and research by providing leadership, responsive
services, and resources that unite our campuses
• Bring distinction to the University and the Libraries through innovative
library research, services, and spaces
• Contribute to the University’s place as the State University of NJ,
supporting and enhancing the State and its residents
• Play a compelling and collaborative role in the development of 21st
century higher education