Information Science Versus Science Policy Albert Henderson

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Supplemental Table 1. Private universities' surplus revenue and library spending 1996-97 to 1997-98
PRIVATE	1997-98	1997-98	1997-98	Profit as % of revenue	LIBRARY SPENDING		GAIN	GAIN
RESEARCH I & II	EXPEND	REVENUE	SURPLUS		1996-97	1997-98	(LOSS)	(LOSS)
INSTITUTION	($000,000)	($000,000)	($000,000)		($000,000)	($000,000)	($000,000)	percent
BOSTON	921	1,000	79	7.9%	13.032	13.574	0.542	4.16%
BRANDEIS	188	230	42	18.3%
BROWN	354	481	127	26.4%	14.779	15.085	0.306	2.07%
CAL INST TECH	1,600	1,900	300	15.8%
CARNEGIE MELLON	407	513	106	20.7%
CASE WESTERN	422	586	164	28.0%	10.387	10.781	0.394	3.79%
COLUMBIA	1,400	1,900	500	26.3%	29.232	30.747	1.515	5.18%
CORNELL	1,300	1,800	500	27.8%	28.358	29.517	1.159	4.09%
DUKE	1,500	1,900	400	21.1%	21.575	23.919	2.344	10.86%
EMORY	1,200	1,800	600	33.3%	19.349	22.089	2.74	14.16%
G WASHINGTON	547	602	55	9.1%		13.743
GEORGETOWN	868	915	47	5.1%	17.421	17.563	0.142	0.82%
HARVARD	1,600	3,600	2,000	55.6%	70.918	75.814	4.896	6.90%
HOWARD	529	611	82	13.4%	9.525	14.86	5.335	56.01%
JOHNS HOPKINS	1,600	1,800	200	11.1%	20.531	21.775	1.244	6.06%
LEHIGH	220	297	77	25.9%
MIT	1,300	1,700	400	23.5%	12.459	12.372	(0.09)	-0.70%
NEW YORK	1,200	1,300	100	7.7%	24.243	26.703	2.46	10.15%
NORTHEASTERN	317	368	51	13.9%
NORTHWESTERN	764	1,100	336	30.5%	18.567	18.42	(0.15)	-0.79%
PRINCETON	560	1,100	540	49.1%	24.901	27.018	2.12	8.50%
RENSSELAER POLY	217	284	67	23.6%
RICE	203	469	266	56.7%	8.957	10.416	1.46	16.29%
ROCKEFELLER	129	185	56	30.3%
SAINT LOUIS	472	694	222	32.0%
STANFORD	1,900	2,200	300	13.6%	42.954	47.569	4.62	10.74%
SYRACUSE	463	555	92	16.6%	10.238	10.586	0.35	3.40%
TUFTS	352	433	81	18.7%
TULANE	500	538	38	7.1%	9.742	11.086	1.34	13.80%
U CHICAGO	858	1,200	342	28.5%	19.702	21.285	1.58	8.03%
U MIAMI	865	971	106	10.9%	13.351	13.49	0.14	1.04%
U NOTRE DAME	410	758	348	45.9%	13.547	15.032	1.49	10.96%
U PENNSYLVANIA	2,100	2,600	500	19.2%	26.336	28.838	2.50	9.50%
U ROCHESTER	913	1,000	87	8.7%	10.641	12.186	1.55	14.52%
U SOUTHERN CAL	1,100	1,400	300	21.4%	21.935	23.975	2.04	9.30%
VANDERBILT	1,200	1,400	200	14.3%	14.527	15.946	1.42	9.77%
WASHINGTON(MO)	869	1,300	431	33.2%	18.427	20.248	1.82	9.88%
YALE	1,100	1,800	700	38.9%	39.154	42.109	2.96	7.55%
YESHIVA	320	439	119	27.1%
TOTALS	$32,768	$43,729	$10,961	25.1% PROFIT
INCREASES	$ 816 2.6%	3,312 8.2%	2,496 29.5%	0412159 19.7%
(see table 2)

Supplemental Table 2. 1996-97.
PRIVATE	1996-97	1996-97	1996-97	Profit as % of revenue	LIBRARY SPENDING		GAIN	GAIN
RESEARCH I & II	EXPEND	REVENUE	SURPLUS		1995-96	1996-97	(LOSS)	(LOSS)
INSTITUTION	($000,000)	($000,000)	($000,000)		($000,000)	($000,000)	($000,000)	percent
BOSTON	832	904	72	8.0%	12.336	13.032	0.696	5.64%
BRANDEIS	181	204	23	11.3%	N/A
BROWN	339	442	103	23.3%	13.315	14.779	1.464	11.00%
CAL INST TECH	1700	1800	100	5.6%	N/A
CARNEGIE MELLON	381	471	90	19.1%	N/A
CASE WESTERN	401	536	135	25.2%	9.822	10.387	0.565	5.75%
COLUMBIA	1300	1800	500	27.8%	28.917	29.232	0.315	1.09%
CORNELL	1300	1600	300	18.8%	27.603	28.358	0.755	2.74%
DUKE	1500	1700	200	11.8%	21.743	21.575	-0.168	-0.77%
EMORY	1100	1400	300	21.4%	18.166	19.349	1.183	6.51%
G WASHINGTON	655	671	16	2.4%	N/A
GEORGETOWN	849	898	49	5.5%	16.136	17.421	1.285	7.96%
HARVARD	1500	3300	1800	54.5%	67.271	70.918	3.647	5.42%
HOWARD	510	562	52	9.3%	9.255	9.525	0.27	2.92%
JOHNS HOPKINS	1500	1700	200	11.8%	19.344	20.531	1.187	6.14%
LEHIGH	169	230	61	26.5%	N/A
MIT	1200	1600	400	25.0%	11.554	12.459	0.905	7.83%
NEW YORK	1600	1700	100	5.9%	22.848	24.243	1.395	6.11%
NORTHEASTERN	285	314	29	9.2%	N/A
NORTHWESTERN	668	797	129	16.2%	17.272	18.567	1.295	7.50%
PRINCETON	559	827	268	32.4%	25.277	24.901	-0.376	-1.49%
RENSSELAER POLY	209	249	40	16.1%	N/A
RICE	194	582	388	66.7%	8.779	8.957	0.178	2.03%
ROCKEFELLER	129	208	79	38.0%	N/A
SAINT LOUIS	482	527	45	8.5%	N/A
STANFORD	1700	2200	500	22.7%	42.424	42.954	0.53	1.25%
SYRACUSE	446	500	54	10.8%	10.158	10.238	0.08	0.79%
TUFTS	336	385	49	12.7%	N/A
TULANE	457	564	107	19.0%	9.559	9.742	0.183	1.91%
U CHICAGO	813	943	130	13.8%	20.907	19.702	-1.205	-5.76%
U MIAMI	852	884	32	3.6%	13.381	13.351	-0.03	-0.22%
U NOTRE DAME	400	593	193	32.5%	12.936	13.547	0.611	4.72%
U PENNSYLVANIA	2200	2600	400	15.4%	24.242	26.336	2.094	8.64%
U ROCHESTER	865	948	83	8.8%	10.262	10.641	0.379	3.69%
U SOUTHERN CAL	1100	1200	100	8.3%	20.561	21.935	1.374	6.68%
VANDERBILT	1100	1300	200	15.4%	14.288	14.527	0.239	1.67%
WASHINGTON(MO)	834	1200	366	30.5%	16.325	18.427	2.102	12.88%
YALE	1000	1700	700	41.2%	37.95	39.154	1.204	3.17%
YESHIVA	306	378	72	19.0%	N/A
Totals	$31,952	$40,417	$8,465	20.9% PROFIT
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education ("Pay and Benefits," Nov. 26 1999, A44ff.; Oct. 23 1998, A39ff.) and ARL Statistics.

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