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* Welcome to Archer Library: Library Impact • 2025

Meet our faculty and staff and learn more about Archer Library's impact at Ashland University.

 

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Data is from the 2025 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey and iPEDS Academic Libraries (AL). It reflects the 2024-25 Academic Year.

Library Instruction


Active Learning Lab, Hybrid, & Online

 

Classes: 55

Students: 846

Hours of Instruction: 49.5

Research Consultations: 88

Instructional Resource Center


IRC & 2nd Floor • Usage Statistics

 

IRC Usage Total: 1,817

Highest Use: Aug/Sept • 624

2nd Floor Use: 4,939

Highest Use: Aug/Sept • 943

Library Events


Workshops, Webinars, & Book Fair

 

Spring 2025

Session Totals:  10

Session Hours: 41

Total Attendance: 299

 

Library Q & A


Questions:  In Person, Online • 1,643

 

Reference: 200

Circulation: 274

IRC: 1,156

Special Collections: 13

Library FAQs Knowledge Base


FAQs Knowledge Base • 3,313 views

 

Published FAQs: 171

Average monthly views: 276

Highest monthly view: March • 392

 

Library Spaces


Study Rooms & Spaces

 

Study Room Reservations: 328

Hours Booked: 517

Most Used: 4th Floor

Busiest Month: April

 

Library Guides


Archer Library Guides • Overview

 

Published Guides: 130

Guide Subjects:  35

Home page views: 3,078

Total guide views: 68,921

A-Z Library Databases


A-Z Database List • Overview

 

Databases:  185

A-Z List views: 11.336

Average monthly views:  945

Highest monthly view: November • 1,744

Library Calendar


Events in the Library • 126


Instruction: 65

Event & Exhibit: 19

Workshop: 6

Library Other: 9

Non-Library: 27

 

     

 

 

 

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