Preservation Statistics

Preservation activities at the University of Washington Libraries help to assure that library materials will be available for students and faculty when needed.

Year	Conservation Treatment			Commercially Bound	Preservation Photocopied	Microfilmed		Other Reformatted		Volumes Deacidified
Year	volumes & pamphlets	unbound sheets	protective enclosures	Commercially Bound	Preservation Photocopied	volumes	pages	photos	media	Volumes Deacidified
2009/2010	9,154	106	1,273	21,369	227	43	154,268	3,528	311	0
2007/2008	7,802	148	794	22,480	101	237	67,889	3,025	877	0
2006/2007	6,461	891	991	26,267	241	713	137,013	1,202	352	0
2005/2006	8,117	1,117	1,700	26,269	483	252	183,064	7,940	395	1,047
2004/2005	8,446	326	1,969	28,616	131	64	127,800	3,135	461	531
2003/2004	9,106	369	1,375	24,708	225	26	170,612	1,070	89	0
2002/2003	5,872	946	1,805	30,259	257	73	100,820	687	156	1,415
2001/2002	8,395	116	974	28,578	84	17	68,431	245	59	n/a
2000/2001	6,717	150	820	26,394	142	89	88,608	327	24	n/a
1999/2000	9,182	31	1,503	31,560	70	12	100,080	361	0	n/a
1998/1999	9,822	25	333	34,356	118	154	108,190	336	0	n/a

Source: ARL Preservation Statistics. Statistics represent number of items unless otherwise noted. Includes UW Law Library.