The following statistics show the use of Meriam Library resources between July 1st, 2016 and June 30th, 2017.
Collection Use
| Count |
|---|
| Jul - Dec | Jan - Jun |
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| Checkouts | 17,799 | 17,656 |
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| Electronic Book Usage | 144,586 | 163,907 |
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| Electronic Serial Usage | 253,185 | 234,332 |
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| Institutional Repository Usage | 115,827 | 65,690 |
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Collection Holdings
| Count |
|---|
| Total volumes (print books and bound journals) | 876,130 |
|---|
| Book titles (print) | 588,264 |
|---|
| Electronic book titles | 214,370 |
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| Serial titles (print journals and other serials) | 8,722 |
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| Electronic serial titles | 33,522 |
|---|
| Physical media titles | 36,655 |
|---|
| Electronic media titles | 775 |
|---|
Interlibrary Loan
| Count |
|---|
| Jul - Dec | Jan - Jun |
|---|
| Borrowed | 3,308 | 3,579 |
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| Loaned | 3,277 | 3,396 |
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Reference and Instructional Services
| Count |
|---|
| Jul - Dec | Jan - Jun |
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| Instructional sessions | 67 | 49 |
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| Students attending instructional sessions | 2,495 | 1,206 |
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| Hours of instruction | 73 | 59 |
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| Reference desk hours staffed | 606 | 663 |
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| Reference questions answered | 1,852 | 1,554 |
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| Consultations | 57 | 84 |
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| Tours & Outreach Interactions | 182 | 226 |
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Patron Traffic
| Count |
|---|
| Jul - Dec | Jan - Jun |
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| Gate count | 545,564 | 532,210 |
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| Website* Sessions | 497,549 | 486,266 |
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| Website* Average Session Duration | 01m 59s | 01m56s |
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| Website* New Sessions | 243,849 | 232,951 |
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| Website* Returning Sessions | 253,700 | 253,315 |
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| Website* Average Pageviews per Session | 2.12 | 1.99 |
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*Website refers specifically to the library website, catalog, research guides, subject guides, digital collections, and institutional repository.
