Colleagues,

The University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) is an autonomous and separately accredited university in the Florida State University System operating under a local board of trustees as part of the larger University of South Florida System.  USFSP offers 26 undergraduate and 10 graduate degrees through three Colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Business. We have 3900 students registered with USFSP as their home institution.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from institutions with 3000-6000 students with a roughly similar breakdown of undergrad/grad degrees on the following questions:

1) Student FTE

2) Number of undergrad and grad degrees offered through what faculties or colleges

3) Total number of print resources in the library’s collection

4) Total number of electronic resources you provide access to

5) Total acquisitions budget and percentage devoted to electronic resources

6) Do you acquire access to electronic resources on your own or as part of a group or consortia?

7) If you acquire some or all electronic resource access as part of a group or consortia, what is the formula that is used for apportioning costs?

Thanks in advance for any information you’re able to share. Please send any answers directly to:

Carol Hixson, Dean of Library, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USFSP, hixson@mail.usf.edu