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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>*****************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
10.5pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Academic
Libraries: 2008 First Look</span></font></i></b><font face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri'> (NCES 2010-348) is scheduled for release on
December 9th. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Contact: Tai Phan (202) 502-7431 (<a
href="mailto:tai.phan@ed.gov">tai.phan@ed.gov</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>On December 9, 2009, The National Center for Education
Statistics will release <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Academic Libraries:
2008 First Look</span></i>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>This report summarizes services, staff, collections, and
expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting
postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">District of Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Findings include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>§ Academic libraries held approximately 102.5
million e-books and about 3.6 million electronic reference sources and
aggregation services at the end of FY 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>§ During Fiscal year (FY) 2008, there were about
138.1 million circulation transactions from academic libraries' general
collection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>§ Academic libraries reported 93,438 full-time
equivalent (FTE) staff working in academic libraries during the fall of 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Calibri'>§ Academic libraries' expenditures totaled
approximately $6.8 billion during FY 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
data are already loaded in the Compare Academic Libraries tool at: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/Index.asp?<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName>Type=Academic<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Library</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> Development Services</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Oregon</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Library</st1:PersonName></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>250 Winter St.</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(503) 378-5027</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>fax (503) 378-6439</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="mailto:ann.reed@state.or.us">ann.reed@state.or.us</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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