Facts & Figures
2023-2024
Collections Counts
- Total volumes: 2,786,729 volumes held by the University Libraries
- Periodicals: 248,985 periodicals held by the University Libraries
- Archival materials: 9000+ cubic feet of archival materials
- Films and videos: 40,934 films and videos held by the University Libraries
- Digital videos: 125,611 digital videos available through the University Libraries
- Electronic books: 1,205,690 electronic books held by the University Libraries
- Databases: 980 databases available through the University Libraries
Use of Collections
- Checkouts: 21,629 items checked out (excluding Course Reserves)
- Ebook title views: 90,027 electronic books viewed
- Electronic resource searches: 1,936,003 library database searches by students and faculty. Searches provide access to books, articles, datasets, maps, or photographs through the Libraries' web site.
- Electronic article views: 684,712 views of electronic articles
- Streaming video views: 51,612 views of streaming video
Services
- Entrances: 653,151 entrances to Alden Library and the Music and Dance Library
- Web site visits: 251,211 visits to the Libraries' web site
- Study room reservations: 17,240 study room bookings
- Instructional contacts: 11,204 students participated in library instruction sessions
- Reference transactions: 13,982 research help interactions with students, faculty, staff, and other library patrons
- Subject & Course Guides: 239 guides viewed 317,736 times