WELLESLEY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Statistics for the Year Ending
30 June 2009
GROWTH OF THE COLLECTION
2008-2009

 

 

Holdings

6/30/08

Added

Withdrawn

Net Growth

Holdings

6/30/09

Classified
Volumes
(Books, journals, scores, docs.)

   887,844

17,558

2,332

15,226

903,070

Unclass.
Volumes
(Documents)

    141,909

305

3,658

-3,353

138,556

Sound
Recordings

     20,969

1,016

142

874

21,843

Video
Recordings

     13,080

1,570

54

1,516

14,596

Maps

16,137

279

135

144

16,281

TOTAL

 1,079,939

20,728

6,321

14,407

1,094,346

 

 

 

Periodicals - Print                           894
Periodicals - Electronic                 41,051
Total Periodicals                            41,945
Newspapers                                         21
Other Serial Publications                    336
Total Serial Titles Currently Received      42,302

Electronic Gov Docs          56,249 
Electronic Books          265,282

 

ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION GROWTH
2008-2009

 

Holdings

6/30/08

Added

Withdrawn

Holdings

6/30/09

Classified Volumes

 

 

 

 

    Clapp

640,730

13,053

1,335

652,448

    Art

  68,532

1,896

90

70,338

    Astronomy

  10,683

72

102

10,653

    Music

  46,597

1,297

42

47,852

    Science

121,302

1,240

763

121,779

TOTAL

887,844

17,558

2,332

903,070

 

 

 

 

 

  Sound recordings

 

 

 

 

   Clapp

   1,196

36

0

1,232

   Music

 19,766

980

142

20,604

   Science

           7

0

0

7

TOTAL

  20,969

1,016

142

21,843

 

 

 

 

 

Videos

 

 

 

 

   Clapp

    10,525

1,289

18

11,796

   Art

       505

39

0

544

   Music

972

220

36

1,156

   Science

    1,078

22

0

1,100

TOTAL

   13,080

1,570

54

14,596

 

 

 

 

 

Maps

 

 

 

 

   Clapp

     194

           5

        0

      199

   Science

 15,943

      274

        135

 16,082

TOTAL

 16,137

       279

        135

  16,281

 


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