Library Usage Data Visualization

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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 2024-2025

Physical Loans

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).

Physical loan statistics are as follows:

  • Students: 1440 book loans, 47 movie loans, 598 laptop loans, and 610 other equipment loans​
  • Staff: 262 book loans, 22 movie loans, 3 laptop loans, and 9 other equipment loans​
  • Faculty: 102 book loans, 6 movie loans, 6 laptop loans, and 11 other equipment loans​

Items Purchased by Collection

A bar chart displaying the total physical items purchased for each collection within the Library.​

Purchase statistics are as follows:

  • Equipment: 158
  • Graphic Novels: 76
  • Main: 75
  • Easy Reading: 32
  • Diversity and Social Justice: 27
  • Young Adult: 25
  • Class Reserves: 15
  • Children’s: 10

Average Patron Visits by Weekday

A column chart displaying the average number of patron visits to the Library on a given weekday.

Weekday visit statistics are as follows:

  • Monday: 288 visits​
  • Tuesday: 267 visits​
  • Wednesday: 283 visits​
  • Thursday: 259 visits​
  • Friday: 102 visits​

Open Hours with Students Present

A column chart displaying the percentage of open hours during which students were present in a given area in the Library.

Student presence statistics are as follows:

  • Downstairs: 72.37%​
  • Computer Lab: 54.64%​
  • Upstairs: 87.55%
  • Study Rooms: 59.59%​

Total Patron Visits per Day

A scatter chart displaying the total patron visits per day from July 1st, 2023, through June 30th, 2024.

A few key data points are called out in the graph:

  • The lowest number of patron visits was 23, in mid-July 2024.​
  • The highest number of patron visits was 744, in mid-May 2025, followed by 631 at the end of September 2024.​
  • The average for the year overall was 238 patron visits per day.​
  • Summer is the only quarter to have only 1 day above the average.​

Items Read via Databases per Month

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:

  • The two highest counts are in November 2024 (1,979 items read) and February 2025 (1,630 items read).
  • The two lowest counts are in July 2024 (280 items read) and September 2024 (178 items read).
  • EBSCO and ProQuest have similar numbers, each about 40-45% of the total.
  • Infobase is consistently the smallest, but it still sees significant use in February and March.
  • The average per month is about 894 items read.​