Academic Libraries --- May 2008
	National University	Public University	Private University	University totally	Junior	Technical College
					College
Libraries
	292	123	941	1,356	241	62
number of central libraries	86	75	567	728	238	60
number of branch libraries	206	48	374	628	3	2
Staff
full-time staff	1,750	322	3,437	5,509	283	89
staff holding two posts	240	109	871	1,220	224	79
part-time staff	1,187	275	866	2,328	96	70
temporary staff	329	99	1,559	1,987	99	63
dispatched staff	145	172	2,371	2,688	58	6
Materials (1,000 vol.)
books	95,091	18,426	177,740	291,257	12,877	4,822
foreign books	37,051	4,924	52,088	94,063	1,116	500
journal titles	1,699	270	1,967	3,936	73	34
foreign journal titles	678	79	605	1,362	17	8
Accessions per annum (1,000 vol.)
number	1,513	684	4,547	6,744	318	83
titles bought	917	347	3,560	4,824	251	69
foreign material	459	123	782	1,364	13	13
titles bought	223	41	600	864	8	11
journal titles	409	87	762	1,258	32	15
of foreign titles	113	19	186	318	3	1
Costs (10,000 yen)
operating cost	2,497,430	521,074	6,719,954	9,738,458	155,270	45,442
materials cost	1,957,455	335,149	4,589,904	6,882,508	114,950	31,349