How much (or how did we do in 2010/11 budget)
How many (they like us they really like us)
Where (space the final frontier)
What's what (collections count)
When (now more than ever)
100
Approximately $26,000 was reallocated to the Library on a one time basis for what budget reduction in 2010/11?
What is casual wages to reinstate Library hours on Fri/Sat/Sunday.
100
This type of question was the most received at the information desk in November 2011.
What is instruction/research? 1097 [exactly the same number in 2010/11]! 27279 - total for 2010/11 13735 - 2010/11 fall 13064 2011/12
100
This potential merger within the Library was explored in the fall of 2011.
What is the possible merger of the media and circulation/reserve desks.
100
These aspects of the collection see annual (approximate) inflationary increases of 4% and 8% respectively.
What is monographs and serials-- 4% for monographs and 8% for subscriptions.
100
This month is designated as the major budget planning month at MRU.
What is February
200
This operational budget line was not targeted as part of the 2010/11 budget reductions but dropped from 22,000 to 15,000.
What is office supplies! WOW!
200
Fall 2011 gate counts peaked reaching 108,737 in this month. DAILY DOUBLE: this is the percentage increase in weekly total head counts numbers between 2010 and 2011.
What is October. Average monthly count for 2011 64,983 112,865 october 2010 DAILY DOUBLE : 4.7%
200
What gift of space came to the Library in December 2011?
What is on-site retreivable storage. [ 1,260 lm; 90 bays plus cabinets] basement CCL
200
This amount of one-time funding was recieved in 2010/11 in support of degree collection building. [daily double - what did we need to purchase 150 of 2010/11 in support of these purchases?]
What is $600,000 over two years [bookends]
200
This new and reviewed and revised policy was greeted by users as "it's about time".
What is the Overdue Fines Policy.
300
This (non-acquisitions) budget line has increased more than three fold since 2007.
What is memberships? [grown from 9,500 to more than 31,000 - CRKN, COPPUL, TAL, etc.]
300
More than 10,680 loans of this type of item were made over the course of 2010/11
What is a laptop. decrease with more than 14,000 in 2009/10
300
These departments / areas were happy to explore creative options for additional library space and or shared space.
What are ADC/START and the Faculty of Science - particularly Math helpstudy area.
300
This $100,000 in one-time funding was just recieved for this new degree program.
What is the BEd (elementary) to develop a curriculum collection
300
After GFC approval, this body needs to endorse and aprove the new MRU academic plan.
What is the BoG. Student services plan - received for info at GFC, BoG approval then implementation team(s)
400
$10,000 was the target amount for what budget reduction in 2010/11-2011/12 budget planning?
What is printing and copying. [reduced to 15,000 and spent 12,000! 2010/11]
400
What defied the odds by increasing between 2009 and 2010 (Sept-October).
What is circulation. 28281 to 32181
400
This addition of space would require considerable investment and likely result in a temporary closure-- but it would add significant space to our interim crush on space.
What is creation of a second floor within the Library.
400
Almost 9,000 volumes were processed into the collection in 2010/11 and approximately this many removed.
What is about 3,500
400
This recently constructed universty library will be hosting two spring conferences: the Learning Commons conference and a Building Design conference
What is the University of Calgary at the TFDL in May
500
There was an estimated $40 difference between these two budget targets in 2010/11 - 2011/12 planning.
What is the difference between our 7% target cuts for 2010/11 budget year and actual proposed cuts. ($153,682 - $153,662) [did not need to implement 115,000 target for 2011/12]
500
Of the 91,757 circulation transactions in 2011, 74,202 were to students followed by what two patron groups respectively with 5,972 and 5,104 transactions each. DAILY DOUBLE: In addition we about 230 of these.
What is faculty and staff. What are twitter followers.
500
The estimated amount of space needed to accomodate the new curriculum collection?
What is we just don't know yet.
500
YUCK! : THE NATURE AND MORAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DISGUST is one of 154 titles acquited through this program between July 2011 and December 2011.
What is interlibrary loan purchase program.
500
This change will further align MRU with other universities and create a shortened year (at least once).
What is the proposed change to the fiscal year.
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