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Facts and Figures

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Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 426,203
Loop Library 112,204
Special Collections & Archives 392
Total Visitors 538,407

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Total Instruction Sessions 432
- Special Collections & Archives Instruction Sessions 53
- In Person Total 338
- Online Total 94
Total Instruction Attendance 9,944

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Desk Questions 14,640
- In-Person 6,092
- Online 8,548
Special Collections & Archives Questions 1,112
Research Consultations by Appointment 542

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 490,098 1,145,909
Media 34,406 245,901
Journals & Serials 7,885 199,706
Databases n/a 381

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 14,951
eBook and Media Views 112,293
Full-Text Article Views 544,084
Digital Commons@DePaul (IR) Downloads 748,036
​Research Guide Views 266,901
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 6,278
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 4,534

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,767,283
Salaries and Wages $3,138,982
Operational $475,977
Books and Other Materials $574,294
Total Expenditures ​$9,041,425

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 49%
Other Staff 29%
Student Staff 22%
Total Staffing 65 FTE

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 343,090
Loop Library 74,113
Special Collections & Archives 585
Total Visitors 417,203

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Total Instruction Sessions 532
- Special Collections & Archives Instruction Sessions 51
- In Person Total 227
- Online Total 305
Total Instruction Attendance 13,029

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Desk Questions 15,162
- In-Person 5,081
- Online 10,081
Special Collections & Archives Questions 1,293
Research Consultations by Appointment 699

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 487,382 832,753
Media 34,196 239,111
Journals & Serials 7,894 162,275
Databases n/a 495

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 12,701
eBook and Media Views 99,937
Full-Text Article Views 572,623
Digital Commons@DePaul (IR) Downloads 804,552
​Research Guide Views 314,850
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 6,278
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 4,443

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,740,822
Salaries and Wages $2,881,885
Operational $465,039
Books and Other Materials $793,718
Total Expenditures ​$8,964,932

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 48%
Other Staff 30%
Student Staff 22%
Total Staffing 65 FTE

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 17,496
Loop Library 3,138
Special Collections and Archives N/A
Total Visitors 20,634

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 10,924
Instruction Sessions 454
Special Collections and Archives Sessions 48
Embedded Online Instruction N/A
Digital Synchronous 267
Digital Asynchronous 187

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 15,893
In-Person Research Questions 21
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 14,042
Special Collections and Archives Questions 332
Research Consultations by Appointment 757
Local Digital Documents Delivered 2,223

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 484,897 727,797
Media 32,557 212,173
Journals & Serials 7,937 153,253
Databases n/a 532

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 2,456
eBook and Media Views 638,808
Full-Text Article Views 640,762
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 824,894
​Research Guide Views 318,522
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 6,384
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 2,058

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,880,271
Salaries and Wages $2,705,620
Operational $533,070
Books and Other Materials $549,108
Total Expenditures ​$8,758,039

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 55%
Other Staff 32%
Student Staff 13%
Total Staffing 56

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 436,571
Loop Library 163,560
Special Collections and Archives 381
Total Visitors 600,131

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 9.250
Instruction Sessions 378
Special Collections and Archives 64
Embedded Online Instruction n/a

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 19,550
In-Person Research Questions 3,787
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 9,440
Special Collections and Archives Questions 816
Research Consultations by Appointment 762
Local Digital Documents Delivered 4,93

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 487,009 695,084
Media 20,107 147,261
Journals & Serials 7,851 115,820
Databases n/a 452

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 22,429
eBook and Media Views 647,951
Full-Text Article Views 641,211
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 791,223
​Research Guide Views 285,081
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 13,708
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 11,894

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,735,885
Salaries and Wages $3,074,386
Operational $875,255
Books and Other Materials $707,867
Total Expenditures ​$9,440,499

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 46%
Other Staff 28%
Student Staff 26%
Total Staffing 65.91

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 589,677
Loop Library 243,790
Special Collections and Archives 686
Total Visitors 833,467

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 10,491
Instruction Sessions 438
Special Collections and Archives 72
Embedded Online Instruction 42

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 24,645
In-Person Research Questions 5,365
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 8,645
Special Collections and Archives Questions 1,379
Research Consultations by Appointment 946
Local Digital Documents Delivered 9,256

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 512,476 630,837
Media 20,107 168,431
Journals & Serials 7,951 97,238
Databases   432

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 38,008
eBook and Media Views 331,847
Full-Text Article Views 854,847
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 538,328
​Research Guide Views 283,232
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 20,623
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 16,208

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,719,613
Salaries and Wages $2,013,951
Operational $646,132
Books and Other Materials $588,168
Total Expenditures ​$9,228,463

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 51%
Other Staff 27%
Student Staff 22%
Total Staffing 72.47

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 525,207
Loop Library 265,848
Special Collections and Archives 1,018
Total Visitors 791,055

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 12,807
Instruction Sessions 498
Special Collections and Archives 83
Embedded Online Instruction 35

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 26,553
In-Person Research Questions 5,902
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 8,852
Special Collections and Archives Questions 1,514
Research Consultations by Appointment 979
Local Digital Documents Delivered 10,285

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 511,181 521,004
Media 19,056 149,470
Journals & Serials 8,236 77,256
Databases   395

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 44,106
eBook and Media Views 359,587
Full-Text Article Views 1,008,158
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 489,059
​Research Guide Views 232,191
Interlibrary Loan - Items Recieved 22,541
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 17,898

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,896,832
Salaries and Wages $3,503,211
Operational $743,697
Books and Other Materials $641,925
Total Expenditures ​$10,054,925

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 46%
Other Staff 33%
Student Staff 20%
Total Staffing 69.93

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 749,635
Loop Library 305,288
Special Collections and Archives 876
Learning Commons 4,138
Total Visitors 1,054,923

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 12,122
Instruction Sessions 447
Special Collections and Archives 89
Embedded Online Instruction 46

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 29,363
In-Person Research Questions 6,309
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 9,075
Special Collections and Archives Questions 1,297
Research Consultations by Appointment 1,163
Local Digital Documents Delivered 12,682

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 507,697 300,284
Media 20,785 100,418
Journals & Serials 8,263 74,853
Databases N/A 387

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 52,723
eBook and Media Views 346,003
Full-Text Article Views 933,514
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 398,418
​Research Guide Views 196,598
Interlibrary Loan - Items Recieved 25,683
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 20,785

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,704,505
Salaries and Wages $3,384,872
Operational $729,370
Books and Other Materials $595,898
Total Expenditures ​$9,630,769

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 49%
Other Staff 31%
Student Staff 19%
Total Staffing 71.53 FTE

Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 767,960
Loop Library 312,523
Special Collections and Archives 828
Learning Commons 3,209
Total Visitors 1,080,483

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Instruction Attendance 11,899
Instruction Sessions 484
Special Collections and Archives 80
Embedded Online Instruction 67

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Interactions 32,559
In-Person Research Questions 9,618
Chat, Email and Text Transactions 9,378
Special Collections and Archives Questions 1,035
Research Consultations by Appointment 867
Local Digital Documents Delivered 12,528

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 505,372 274,472
Media 21,772 114,758
Journals & Serials 8,417 62,106
Databases N/A 375

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 62,315
eBook and Media Views 400,453
Full-Text Article Views 928,805
Institutional Repository (Via) Downloads 323,340
​Research Guide Views 157,143
Interlibrary Loan - Items Recieved 28,940
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 20,721

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,517,004
Salaries and Wages $3,157,345
Operational $949,354
Books and Other Materials $779,428
Total Expenditures ​$9,592,334

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 49%
Other Staff 32%
Student Staff 20%
Total Staffing 70.59 FTE

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