Library Usage Data Visualization

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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 2025-2026

Physical Loans

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).

Physical loan statistics are as follows:

  • Students: 1333 book loans, 22 movie loans, 532 laptop loans, and 690 other equipment loans​
  • Staff: 208 book loans, 0 movie loans, 5 laptop loans, and 5 other equipment loans​
  • Faculty: 117 book loans, 1 movie loan, 1 laptop loan, and 28 other equipment loans​

Items Purchased by Collection

A bar chart displaying the total physical items purchased for each collection within the Library.​

The number of items directly purchased by the Library for its various collections is as follows:

  • Main: 143 items purchased
  • Equipment: 66 items purchased
  • Diversity and Social Justice: 33 items purchased
  • Easy Reading: 18 items purchased
  • Children’s: 17 items purchased
  • Reserves: 11 items purchased
  • Young Adult: 9 items purchased
  • Graphic Novels: 5 items purchased

Average Patron Visits by Weekday

A column chart displaying the average number of patron visits to the Library on a given weekday.

Average weekday visit statistics are as follows:

  • Monday: 276 visits​
  • Tuesday: 269 visits​
  • Wednesday: 305 visits​
  • Thursday: 270 visits​
  • Friday: 95 visits​

Open Hours with Students Present

A column chart displaying the percentage of open hours during which students were present in a given area in the Library.​​

Students were present in the following areas of the Library for a given percentage of all hours the Library was open.

  • Downstairs: 76.26%​
  • Computer Lab: 52.83%
  • Upstairs: 90.52%
  • Study Rooms: 71.61%​

Total Patron Visits per Day

A scatter chart displaying the total patron visits per day from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

A few key data points are called out in the graph:

  • The highest number of patron visits was 709, in mid-May 2026, followed by 643 at the beginning of April 2026, then 533 at the end of September 2025.
  • The average for the year overall was 243 patron visits per day.​
  • Summer is the only quarter to remain entirely below average.

Items Read via Databases per Month

A stacked-column chart displaying the items read via subscribed databases per month. The databases included are EBSCO, Infobase, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect.

The highlights are as follows:

  • The two highest counts are in November 2025 (2,698 items read) and May 2026 (2,532 items read).
  • The two lowest counts are in September 2025 (99 items read) and December 2025 (707 items read).
  • The counts for the individual databases fluctuate throughout the year at different times, but Infobase and EBSCO have the highest overall averages.
  • The average per month is about 1,430 items read.​