IPEDS Reporting Year Academic Libraries 2015-16
(2014-15 Data)

Institution:

University
of

Missouri-Kansas
City
(178402)

User
ID:

29C0011

Overview

Academic

Libraries

Overview

Welcome

to
the

IPEDS

Academic

Libraries

(AL)

survey

component.
The

purpose

of

the

AL

component
of

IPEDS

is

to

collect

information
on

library

collections,

library

expenses,

and

library

services

for
libraries

in

degree-granting

postsecondary

institutions.

Recent

changes

There

are
a

few

changes

to

the

2015-16
Academic

Libraries

component

from

the

2014-15

collection.

Visit
the

Academic

Libraries

Resource

page

for
a

list

of

the

changes
and

additional

reporting

resources.

Data

Reporting

Reminders

Report

all

data
for

fiscal

year

(FY)

2015.
Fiscal

year

2015

is

defined

as
the

most

recent

12-month

period

that

ends
before

October

1,

2015,

that

corresponds
to

the

institution’s

fiscal

year.

Coverage:

Include

data
for

the

main

or

central

academic

library

and
all

branch

and

independent

libraries

that
were

open

all

or

part
of

the

fiscal

year

2015.

Branch

and
independent

libraries

are

defined

as

auxiliary

library
service

outlets

with

quarters

separate

from

the

central
library

that

houses

the

basic

collection.
The

central

library

administers

the

branches.

Libraries

on
branch

campuses

that

have

separate

IPEDS

unit

identification
numbers

are

reported

as

separate

libraries.

Resources:

To

download
the

survey

materials

for

this

component:

Survey

Materials

To

access

your

prior

year
data

submission

for

this

component:

Reported

Data

For

more

information

about
the

previous

survey:

Academic

Libraries

Survey

If

you
have

questions

about

completing

this

survey,

please
contact

the

IPEDS

Help

Desk

at

1-877-225-2568.

Institution:

University
of

Missouri-Kansas
City
(178402)

User
ID:

29C0011

Screening

Questions

Were

your

annual

total
library

expenses

for
Fiscal

Year

2015:

Less

than

$100,000

Greater

than

or
equal

to

$100,000

Is

the

library

collection

entirely

electronic?

No

Yes

Institution:

University
of

Missouri-Kansas
City
(178402)

User
ID:

29C0011

Library

Collections/Circulation

Section

I:

For
all

degree-granting

institutions

with

library

expenses

>0

NOTE

-

This

section
of

the

survey

collects

data
on

selected

types

of

material.

It
does

not

cover

all

materials.

Report

the
total

number

of

each

category

held
at

the

END

of

Fiscal
Year

2015.

Library Collections

Physical

Digital/Electronic

Total

Prior

Year

Amount

Prior

Year

Amount

Books

1,225,409

1,402,439

1,366,633

511,606

Databases

300

345

Media

1,634,846

1,545,425

49,076

868

Total

2,860,255

2,947,864

1,416,009

512,819

4,276,264

Library

Circulation

81,483

62,651

505,241

0

586,724

You

may

use

the
space

below

to

provide

context

for
the

data

you've

reported

above.

Physical
Books - includes books, scores, periodicals, print photos in catalog.
Excludes archived material not cataloged.
Digital Books - includes electronic books selected by the library or in
aggregator collections/databases as well as Gov. document monographs
which are included in our online catalog; online theses and scores.
Excludes DDA titles.
Physical Media - includes all non-print materials, microforms, sound
recordings, video recordings, maps, graphic materials (excluding photos,
other formats. Includes all Marr Archive sound recordings. Excludes
archival materials not individually cataloged by Merlin.
Digital Media - includes count of film, maps, mixed materials, and sound
recordings.
Digital Circulation - includes e-books and e-media only. Does not
include e-journals.

Institution:

University
of

Missouri-Kansas
City
(178402)

User
ID:

29C0011

Expenses

and
Interlibrary

Services

Section

II:

For

degree-granting

institutions

with

library

expenses
>=

$100,000

Library

expenses

should
be

reported

for

the

most
recent

12-month
period

that

corresponds

to

your

institution's

fiscal
year

that

ends

before

October

1,
2015.

Prior

Year

Amount

Indicate

the

number

of
branch

and

independent

libraries

(exclude

the

main

or
central

library).

3

3

Expenses

Amount

Total

salaries

and

wages

for

the
library

staff

4,595,875

4,704,722

Are

staff

fringe

benefits

paid
out

of

the

library

budget?

No

Yes

Total Fringe benefits

1,482,774

1,505,790

Materials/services

expenses

One-time

purchases

of

books,

serial

backfiles,

and
other

materials

208,696

Ongoing

commitments
to

subscriptions

2,349,127

All

other

materials/service

cost

95,360

Total

materials/services

expenses

2,653,183

2,741,426

Operations

and

maintenance

expenses

Preservation

services

1,014

All

other

operations

and
maintenance

expenses

647,412

Total

operations

and

maintenance

expenses

648,426

652,177

Total

Expenses

9,380,258

9,604,115

Total

Expenses

(minus

Fringe

Benefits)

7,897,484

8,098,325

Interlibrary

Services

Number

Total

interlibrary

loans

and

documents
provided

to

other

libraries

26,301

26,102

Total

interlibrary

loans

and

documents

received

13,488

13,900

Does

your

library

support
virtual

reference

services?

No

Yes

You

may

use

the
space

below

to

provide

context

for
the

data

you've

reported

above.

Institution:

University

of

Missouri-Kansas
City

(178402)

User
ID:

29C0011

Summary

Academic
Libraries

Component
Summary

IPEDS
collects

important
information

regarding
your
institution.

All
data
reported

in
IPEDS
survey

components
become

available
in
the

IPEDS
Data
Center

and
appear
as

aggregated
data
in

various
Department
of

Education
reports.

Additionally,
some
of

the
reported
data

appears
in
your

institution’s
Data

Feedback
Report
(DFR).

The
purpose
of

this
summary
is

to
provide
you
an

opportunity
to

view
some
of
the

data
that,

when
accepted
through

the
IPEDS
quality

control
process,
will

appear
on
your

DFR.
Data
Feedback

Reports
will
be

available
through
the

Data

Center
and
sent

to
your

institution’s
CEO
in

November
2016.

Please
review

your
data
for

accuracy.
If
you

have
questions
about

the
data
displayed

below
after
reviewing

the
data

reported
on
the
survey

screens,
please

contact
the
IPEDS

Help
Desk
at:

1-877-225-2568
or
[email-masked].

Library

Collections/Circulation

Physical

Collection

Digital/Electronic

Collection

Books

1,225,409

1,366,633

Databases

300

Media

1,634,846

49,076

Total

Collection

2,860,255

1,416,009

Total

Circulation

81,483

505,241

Expenses

Amount

Salaries

and

wages

$4,595,875

Fringe

benefits

$1,482,774

Materials/services

expenses

$2,653,183

Operations

and

maintenance

expenses

$648,426

Total

expenses

$9,380,258

Institution:

University

of

Missouri-Kansas

City

(178402)

User

ID:

29C0011

Edit

Report

Academic

Libraries

University
of

Missouri-Kansas

City

(178402)

Source

Description

Severity

Resolved

Options

Screen:

Collections/Circulation

Screen

Entry

The
number

entered

(1,366,633)
is

outside

the

expected

range

of

between

358,125
and

665,087
compared

to

the

prior

year

value.

Please

correct
your

data

or

explain.

(Error

#15015)

Explanation

Yes

Reason:

The

difference
in

the
numbers

is

due

to
a

change
in

the

ALS

instructions,

which

this

year

now
includes

electronic

books
selected

by

the

library

or

in

aggregator

collections/databases

as

well
as

government

document

monographs

which

are

included

in
our

online

catalog,
also

includes

online

theses

and

scores

as

counted
in

our

catalog,

MERLIN.

Screen

Entry

The

calculated

value

(1,416,009)
is

outside

the

expected

range

of

between

358,974
and

666,664
compared

to

the

prior

year

value.

Please

correct
your

data

or

explain.

(Error

#15027)

Explanation

Yes

Reason:

The

difference
in

the
numbers

is

due

to
a

change
in

the

ALS

instructions,

which

this

year

now
includes

electronic

books
selected

by

the

library

or

in

aggregator

collections/databases

as

well
as

government

document

monographs

which

are

included

in
our

online

catalog,
also

includes

online

theses

and

scores

as

counted
in

our

catalog,

MERLIN.