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Collection Totals - as of 7/1/25 |
Added July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 |
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New purchases: |
87 |
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Gifts: |
59 |
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Student publications: |
182 |
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Items/Vols. held June 30, 2024* |
Titles held June 30, 2024* |
Vols. Added FY24-25 |
Titles added FY24-25 |
Volumes withdrawnFY24-25 |
Titles withdrawnFY24-25 |
Net Total items/vols. as of 7/1/25 |
Net Total Titles as of 7/1/25 |
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106,842 |
92,151 |
337 |
328 |
14,451 |
11,171
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92,728* |
81,311 |
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*For the first time in 20+ years, we are under 100K vols
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All Chatham-owned & accessible
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Titles |
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2024-2025 |
(last year) |
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Books |
81,141 |
87,867 |
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Circulating Stacks |
80,162 |
85,913 |
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Owned eBooks |
86 |
86 |
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Children's |
656 |
1,079 |
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Reference |
237 |
789 |
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Print Serials |
Current |
37 |
47 |
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Bound |
279 |
272 |
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Microform |
6 |
11 |
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Media |
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2,298 |
2,310 |
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DVDs |
1,194 |
1,199 |
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Blu-ray |
19 |
19 |
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CDs |
1,085 |
1,092 |
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Student Publications |
8,554 |
8,372 |
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Total Titles |
81,311 |
92,151 |
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| New Book | Full Spine Repair (A) | Partial Structural Repair (B) | Minor/Cosmetic Repair (C) | Item Deletion/ Removal | |
| Supplies* | < $1 | $7 | $5 | $3 |
Bulk database (Koha, EDS, OCLC) removal: 1hr per 100 = $25 +physical relocation 1 hr per location = $50 per 100 (approx 1 cart) |
| 1 FTE Salary ($25/hr) | $25 | x 2 = $50 | $25 | $25 | |
| Adhesive sets (press wear§/ facilities / BTU avg. $7.50/day) | $7.50 | x3 = $22.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | |
| Total @ Chatham | $32.50 + cost of book | $79.50 | $37.50 | $35.50 |
$50 per 100 (1 location) $75 per 100 (2 loc.: i.e.review shelf + recycling bin or donation box) ... |
| avg.outsource cost (2023-24) | $60 + cost of book | $200-500 + shipping | $50-100 + shipping | $40-50 + shipping |
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* glues, blades, buckram, cloths, brushes, tapes, boards, end & label paper, ink ($200-300/yr)
§ Casing Press replacement ($300-700 every 5-10 years)
Ground Floor - Public Shelving
The Technical Services department of the Jennie King Mellon Library supports the mission of Chatham University by assuming primary responsibility for the organization of materials in the library’s collection and catalog. The Technical Services department is committed to providing quality service to the faculty, staff and students that use the JKM Library catalog. This is accomplished by creating, maintaining and making available to the University library catalog users quality bibliographic holdings and authority records according to established local and national standards in a timely manner. This department also strives to build and maintain a cohesive, current, and balanced library collection that supports the curriculum and educational mission of Chatham University. We are responsible for the ordering and receiving of library materials and for maintaining the relevancy of the collection.
We also specialize in database and web development involving advanced coding and scripts, visual and interactive data reports, legacy media file conversions, and idiosyncratic and creative book restoration.
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