Library Usage Data Visualization
The Library offers study spaces, physical and electronic materials to support learning, and librarians to guide research and use of library materials. This page provides a snapshot of how students and patrons make use of our space and services.
Academic Year 2021-2022
Physical Loans
Items Purchased by Collection
Average Patron Visits by Weekday
Open Hours with Students Present
Total Patron Visits per Day
Items Read via Databases per Month
Text Descriptions of Graphs
A column chart displaying the total physical loans made, by type of item (books, movies, laptops, other equipment) and type of patron (student, staff, faculty).
- Students: 349 book loans, 25 movie loans, 116 laptop loans, and 355 other equipment loans
- Staff: 135 book loans, 15 movie loans, 3 laptop loans, and 30 other equipment loans
- Faculty: 59 book loans, 19 movie loans, 2 laptop loans, and 27 other equipment loans
A bar chart displaying the total physical items purchased for each collection within the Library.
- Main: 201
- Class Reserves: 146
- Diversity and Social Justice: 168
- Children’s: 5
- Easy Reading: 24
- Graphic Novels: 12
- Equipment: 62
A column chart displaying the average number of patron visits to the Library on a given weekday.
- Monday: 147 visits
- Tuesday: 157 visits
- Wednesday: 167 visits
- Thursday: 152 visits
- Friday: 45 visits
A column chart displaying the percentage of open hours during which students were present in a given area in the Library.
- Upstairs: 81.12%
- Downstairs: 63.48%
- Computer Lab: 39.14%
- Study Rooms: 23.94%
A scatter chart displaying the total patron visits per day from October 1st, 2021, through June 30th, 2022. A few key data points are called out in the graph:
- The lowest number of patron visits was 16, near the end of March 2022.
- The highest number of patron visits was 457, in mid-May 2022.
- The average for the year overall was 131 patron visits per day.
A stacked-column chart displaying the items read via subscribed databases per month. The databases include EBSCO, ProQuest and Infobase. The highlights are as follows:
- EBSCO and ProQuest numbers are about the same. Infobase's numbers are about a quarter to a half of EBSCO's numbers.
- The highest count is in November 2021 at 5,285 items read.
- The lowest count is in September 2021 at 209 items read.
- The average per month is about 2,500 items read.