Library Statistics
Information Resources |
2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 |
| Books, print periodicals, and A-V media |
* |
254,730 | 248,689 | 244,310 |
| Electronic books and A-V media | * | 201,738 | 176,390 | 166,509 |
| Unique journal titles | 75,441 | 97,105 | 66,623 | 64,969 |
| Circulations (books, A-V media, etc.) | 106,978 | 113,648 | 115,113 | N/A |
| Digital Commons content units | 5,100 | 4,520 | 3,563 | 1,524 |
Other Resources |
2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 |
| Seats | 1,947 | 1,935 | 1,937 | N/A |
| Open study and computing areas | 1,174 | 1,172 | 1,188 | N/A |
| Quiet study zones | 150 | 148 | 147 | N/A |
| Group study rooms | 86 | 90 | 86 | N/A |
| Classrooms | 537 | 525 | 516 | N/A |
| Computer workstations | 833 | 827 | 782 | N/A |
| Open study and computing areas | 332 | 350 | 350 | N/A |
| Quiet study zones | 25 | 24 | 0 | N/A |
| Classrooms | 476 | 453 | 432 | N/A |
| Personnel headcount | 177 | 169 | 167 | 163 |
| Librarians and other professionals | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Paraprofessional and support staff | 43 | 36 | 32 | 27 |
| Student assistants | 111 | 111 | 113 | 114 |
Use of Resources & Services |
2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 |
| Digital Commons content unit downloads | 1,017,198 | 516,505 | 171,112 | 60,616 |
| Computer logins | N/A | 1,216,028 | 1,181,798 | 1,000,920 |
| Facility visits | 1,661,392 | 1,533,251 | 1,335,408 | 1,121,819 |
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | ||||
| Items received from other libraries | 7,763 | 11,829 | 14,773 | 15,119 |
| Items provided to other libraries | 4,015 | 3,378 | 3,795 | 3,371 |
| Books purchased “on demand” | 1,500 | 1,528 | 725 | 569 |
| Research and instruction services | ||||
| Research transactions: LU Residential | 6,725 | 5,724 | 7,588 | 4,235 |
| Research transactions: LU Online | 4,624 | 3,984 | 3,037 | 2,320 |
| Presentations to groups | 158 | 171 | 138 | 116 |
| Participants in group presentations | 6,854 | 8,636 | 6,368 | 6,014 |
* This count will be available after the fiscal year has ended.
¹ Beginning in 2011-12, the count of unique journal titles excludes freely accessible publications that are not contained in any purchased or subscribed database.
For additional information about the ILRC’s operations, see the tables of data submitted to the National Center for Education Statistics and the Association of College & Research Libraries.
