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The productivity numbers derived for Columbia, Cornell and Starr East Asian at Columbia require background information. Cornell's numbers include CJKT material and since the processing of Columbia's CJKT material occurs in the technical services department at Starr East Asian, a separate category for this material is labeled as "Starr East Asian." It is also necessary to point out that Cornell's numbers include government document receipts and Columbia's include serial back issues, but do not include DVD receipts as per the agreed upon parameters of this study.
A big picture view of Reviewing the productivity numbers for both institutions indicates revealed two noticeable trends: a sizable gap in the area of approval receipts and a decline in the number of firm order receipts for Columbia without CJKT and Cornell. On average, Columbia outpaced Cornell's approval acquisitions at a rate of 2 to 1 for fiscal years 2010 to 2012. Approval receipts for both institutions grew modestly during these years with Columbia experiencing a spike in 2012 which may have resulted from the switch to shelf ready for approvals from its main domestic vendor. On average, Columbia outpaced Cornell's approval acquisitions at a rate of 2 to 1 for fiscal years 2010 to 2012. Firm order receipts for Columbia without CJKT and Cornell declined over the same three year span with a noticeable reduction of approximately 3,000 titles between 2011 and 2012 for both receiving departments; Starr's number firm order receipts have stayed relatively the same during the same period. The combined (approvals + firm orders) comparisons with and without Starr's CJKT numbers reflect the same general tendency of higher receipts at Columbia than at Cornell.
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