CHALMERS LIBRARY BY THE NUMBERS - FALL 2021
COLLECTIONS
298 books and films purchased for Kenyon's collection
6,136 books, journals, and media checked out from the library
464 library subscription databases accessed 144,379* times
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY
101,531 downloads and 1,039 streams from Digital Kenyon
3,969 new works posted to Digital Kenyon
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION
83 research consultations with librarians
52 instruction classes taught for 696 students
143 online subject and course guides viewed over 4,000 times
EQUIPMENT & SPACES
26 library study spaces reserved over 17,000 times
2,216 equipment items loaned out including laptops, iPads, chargers, and other assorted A/V items
Q & A
273 questions answered at the research and reference desk
439 questions answered at the circulation desk
3,227 views of the Library FAQ knowledge base
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
64 research requests answered by the department
94 visits to the special collections & archives suite
* Spring 2021 numbers; fall numbers not yet available