The York University Library (YUL) system has 12 departments across 4 libraries. Library costs are grouped into 2 cost bins:
Collections Cost Bin captures the costs related to the purchase of collection acquisitions for the Library.
Operating Cost Bin captures the costs related to the operations of the YUL departments including all of its core functional units. Main areas include:
- Office of the University Librarian (ULO)
- Collection activities
- Digital Initiatives
- Research activities by Librarians
- Teaching through the Information Literacy Program
- Library as a place
- Library Information Services
Cost Driver:
Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) of students and faculty.
Methodology:
Costs are attributed to Faculties based on share of student and faculty FTEs, slipped two years.