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 2023-2024
Physical Loans
Physical loan statistics are as follows:
- Students: 1598 book loans, 36 movie loans, 437 laptop loans, and 533 other equipment loans
- Staff: 150 book loans, 4 movie loans, 7 laptop loans, and 21 other equipment loans
- Faculty: 128 book loans, 4 movie loans, 7 laptop loans, and 14 other equipment loans
Items Purchased by Collection
Purchase statistics are as follows:
- Main: 46
- Class Reserves: 49
- Diversity and Social Justice: 56
- Children’s: 18
- Easy Reading: 38
- Graphic Novels: 20
- Equipment: 217
Average Patron Visits by Weekday
Weekday visit statistics are as follows:
- Monday: 230 visits
- Tuesday: 260 visits
- Wednesday: 258 visits
- Thursday: 237 visits
- Friday: 76 visits
Open Hours with Students Present
Student presence statistics are as follows:
- Upstairs: 84.47%
- Downstairs: 70.54%
- Computer Lab: 54.38%
- Study Rooms: 53.41%
Total Patron Visits per Day
A few key data points are called out in the graph:
- The lowest number of patron visits was 15, in mid-August 2023.
- The highest number of patron visits was 752, in late September 2023.
- The average for the year overall was 213 patron visits per day.
- Summer is the only quarter to have no days above the average.
Items Read via Databases per Month
The highlights are as follows:
- ProQuest consistently has the most items read.
- EBSCO’s and Infobase’s numbers vary widely, but Infobase is consistently the smallest.
- The two highest counts are in November 2023 (2,417 items read) and May 2024 (2,398 items read).
- The two lowest counts are in August 2023 (239 items read) and September 2023 (230 items read).
- The average per month is about 1,450 items read.