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Facts and Figures

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Visitors Visitors

John T. Richardson Library 453,524
Loop Library 139,668
Special Collections & Archives 548
Total Visitors 593,192

Instruction Attendance Instruction

Total Instruction Sessions 357
- Special Collections & Archives Instruction Sessions 66
- In Person Total 302
- Online Total 55
Total Instruction Attendance 8,869

Research Help Research Help

Research Help Desk Questions 13,997
- In-Person 5,304
- Online 8,693
Special Collections & Archives Questions 1,425
Research Consultations by Appointment 516

Collections & Access Collections & Access

  Physical Digital
Books 489,204 1,275,653
Media 34,752 263,172
Journals & Serials 7,814 221,335
Databases n/a 375

Circulation & Usage Circulation & Usage

Circulation (excluding renewals) 15,525
eBook and Media Views 166,289
Full-Text Article Views 555,780
Digital Commons@DePaul (IR) Downloads 895,740
​Research Guide Views 232,393
Interlibrary Loan - Items Received 7,601
Interlibrary Loan - Items Provided 4,097

Expenditures Expenditures

Subscriptions to Serial and Electronic Resources $3,408,690
Salaries and Wages $2,993,572
Operational $466,601
Books and Other Materials $631,182
Total Expenditures ​$8,514,081

Staffing Staffing

Professional Library Staff 49%
Other Staff 28%
Student Staff 20%
Total Staffing 61 FTE

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 106,569
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

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