A Statistical Profile of LTS and Aspirational Goals for 2015- LTS All-Staff Meeting April 6, 2015

Significant Numbers and Trends, 2005/06 – 2013/14 Acquisition and cataloging of new titles in physical formats has declined by 32% Print serials received have declined by 49% Commercial binding operations (CBO) down 49% Book marking and plating is down 20% Stiffening decreased by 90% Item-in-hand withdrawals down 70%

Significant Numbers and Trends, 2005/06 – 2013/14 (contd.) Total number of e-journals in CUL collections up 184% E-books and databases up 230% New operational activities since 2005/06: Image cataloging Web archiving Data curation

Staffing, 2005/06 – 2013/14 Number of staff devoted to current LTS responsibilities in 2005 = 97 Number of staff in LTS today = 69 Net decline in staff over last nine years = 29%

Current LTS Staff Allocations, By Function MARC Cataloging = 21.0% PCS = 5.6% Print Acquisitions = 19.5% DBQ = 3.9% Print Serials = 10.9% Coll Development = 1.8% Administration = 10.4% Unit Library Work = 1.8% E-Resources = 9.2% 2CUL TSI = 1.4% Batch Processing = 7.4% Network Admin = 0.5% Metadata Services = 6.2% User Experience = 0.5%

Current LTS Staff Allocations, By Production Format or Other Activity Physical Formats = 60.9% Automation, Digital and E-Formats = 22.8% Other = 16.4%

LTS Aspirational Goals, 2015- Increase capacity for new services – while maintaining balance with continuing services Influence developers and vendors Enhance and extend metadata Participate in testing and research Foster a culture of engagement, adaptability, and versatility Be the most respected technical services operation in North America

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