In Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018), the Library spent a total of $665,652 for information resources, staffing, and other operating expenses. But what does that mean to you as a student?
The official Full Time Equivalent enrollment in Fall 2017 was 1084.
Therefore, if you were a full-time student, $614 of your tuition went to support the Library.
This chart shows the percentage of total Library expenditures by grouping three categories: Staffing, Information Resources, and Other Operating.
Fiscal Year 2017-2018
| FY Expenditures | Subcategories | Subtotals | Total | Subtotals per FTE Student | Totals per FTE Student |
| Staffing* | $337,234 | $311 | |||
| Information Resources | $277,345 | $256 | |||
| Books and Media | $12,555 | $12 | |||
| Subscriptions (print journals) | $139,525 | $129 | |||
| Electronic Resources (databases, etc.) | $115,018 | $106 | |||
| Other Operating | Equipment, supplies, courier service, memberships, etc. | $51,073 | $47 | ||
| TOTAL | $665,652 | $614 | |||
| *Professional, support, and student staff salaries and wages (excludes fringe benefits) | |||||
| What could you do in one academic year to get your money's worth from the tuition you contribute to the library? | ||
| Service | What You Can Do During the Academic Year | Value of the Service for the Academic Year |
| Studying, which requires the library to be open | Study in the library for 6 hours | $132.54 |
| Have a reference consultation | ask two reference questions with a librarian AND use a subject or course LibGuide two times when the library is closed | $186.52 |
| Access and download full text articles for assignment from a subscription database | access 3 articles per course for 2 courses during term; 2 terms in academic year; total of 12 articles in academic year | $120.00 |
| Use proxy server to access resources off-campus | save 2 trips to campus during academic year | $5.20 |
| Borrow a book from the general collection | borrow 2 books during academic year (instead of purchasing) | $29.06 |
| Borrow a new book | borrow one book from the new books shelf | $26.06 |
| Borrow a book from another library | borrow one book from another library via interlibrary loan (net savings from borrowing rather than you or library buying) | $30.00 |
| Use a print textbook on reserve | use one print textbook on reserve during the academic year rather than purchasing it | $87.00 |
| Borrow a DVD for a course or entertainment | borrow one video from the library during the academic year | $2.00 |
| Use a library computer to do research | Use a library computer once during the academic year | $5.00 |
| Borrow a laptop computer | borrow a laptop once during the academic year | $9.00 |
| Total Value During The Academic Year | $632.38 | |