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 2022-2023
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: 825 book loans, 41 movie loans, 384 laptop loans, and 426 other equipment loans
- Staff: 185 book loans, 4 movie loans, 9 laptop loans, and 31 other equipment loans
- Faculty: 106 book loans, 17 movie loans, 6 laptop loans, and 22 other equipment loans
A bar chart displaying the total physical items purchased for each collection within the Library.
- Main: 114
- Class Reserves: 20
- Diversity and Social Justice: 81
- Children’s: 8
- Easy Reading: 605
- Graphic Novels: 5
- Equipment: 190
A column chart displaying the average number of patron visits to the Library on a given weekday.
- Monday: 195 visits
- Tuesday: 194 visits
- Wednesday: 203 visits
- Thursday: 161 visits
- Friday: 47 visits
A column chart displaying the percentage of open hours during which students were present in a given area in the Library.
- Upstairs: 85.02%
- Downstairs: 69.25%
- Computer Lab: 42.33%
- Study Rooms: 50.99%
A scatter chart displaying the total patron visits per day from July 1st, 2022, through June 30th, 2023. A few key data points are called out in the graph:
- The lowest number of patron visits was 10, in mid-December 2022.
- The highest number of patron visits was 409, at the end of September 2022.
- The average for the year overall was 166 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:
- ProQuest consistently has the most items read.
- EBSCO’s and Infobase’s numbers vary widely, but each average at about half of ProQuest’s numbers.
- The highest count is in November 2022 at 3,912 items read.
- The lowest count is in September 2022 at 120 items read.
- The average per month is about 1,630 items read.