What we collect
Collection statistics
Table 1: Holdings by type of material
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monographs |
2 903 382 |
2 953 697 | 3 008 746 | 3 059 424 | 3 116 098 |
| Serials, |
42 459 | 44 055 | 44 504 | 44 462 | 43 806 |
| Serials, |
126 748 | 126 466 | 130 156 | 144 640 | 151 131 |
| Total serials 1 |
169 207 | 170 521 | 174 660 | 189 102 | 194 937 |
| Manuscripts 2 |
12 895 | 13 121 | 13 481 | 13 883 | 14 225 |
| Oral History recordings 3 |
16 321 | 16 647 | 16 925 | 17 342 | 17 789 |
| Music scores |
189 031 | 192 332 | 194 767 | 197 154 | 200 092 |
| Paintings, drawings, prints |
64 373 | 70 808 | 73 167 | 74 816 | 75 307 |
| Photographs |
750 299 | 755 426 | 761 489 | 764 773 | 772 420 |
| Maps |
643 792 | 670 547 | 672 647 | 674 943 | 677 951 |
| Aerial photographs |
860 187 | 860 187 | 860 187 | 860 231 | 860 231 |
| Digitised collection items |
95 232 | 110 452 | 124 543 | 134 228 | 146 037 |
| Total * |
5 691 824 |
5 800 617 |
5 887 131 |
5 972 013 |
6 060 862 |
* Totals do not include manuscripts, which are measured in metres.
1. From 2003/04 the basis of counting serial titles changed from manual statistics to figures derived from the catalogue. Figures reflect number of titles rather than number of issues.
2. The number of manuscript items in the collection equates to 150 per metre, i.e. an additional 2,133,750 items
3. From 2004/05 the basis of counting oral history recordings changed from recording hours to title equivalents.
Table 2: Number of records in the online catalogue
As at the end of 2008/09 89.2% of the collection is catalogued and searchable through the online catalogue.
Note: one catalogue record can cover several collection items, so there is no direct correlation between the numbers in tables 1 and 2.
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monographs |
2 928 998 | 2 949 620 | 3 119 150 | 3 351 654 | 3 411 494 |
| Serials |
262 366 | 268 382 | 272 783 | 301 454 | 306 929 |
| Manuscripts |
16 276 | 17 771 | 18 270 | 19 565 | 19 824 |
| Oral history |
12 125 | 12 355 | 12 805 | 13 118 | 13 587 |
| Music scores |
88 752 | 92 365 | 94 975 | 97 354 | 99 551 |
| Pictures |
97 114 | 108 671 | 118 795 | 132 647 | 148 391 |
| Maps |
67 356 | 76 088 | 81 750 | 94 478 | 102 592 |
| Total |
3 472 987 |
3 525 252 |
3 718 528 |
4 010 270 |
4 102 368 |
