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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.

 

by the numbers library impact 2025

Data is from the 2025 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey and iPEDS Academic Libraries (AL). It reflects the 2023-24 Academic Year.


Library Instruction


Active Learning Lab, Hybrid, & Online

 

Classes: 55

Students: 820

Hours of Instruction: 61

Research Consultations: 69

Instructional Resource Center


IRC & 2nd Floor • Usage Statistics

 

IRC Usage Total: 2,176

Highest Use: September • 842

2nd Floor Use: 4,717

Highest Use: September • 844

Correctional Education


Sites, States, & Reference Requests

 

Number of Sites: 127

Number of States + DC: 14

Requests • Summer: 523

Requests • Fall: 454

Requests • Spring: 738

Library Q & A


Questions:  In Person, Online • 2,018

 

Reference: 302

Circulation: 253

IRC: 1,428

Special Collections: 35

Library FAQs Knowledge Base


FAQs Knowledge Base • 3,307 views

 

Published FAQs: 176

Average monthly views: 276

Highest monthly view: September • 386

 

Library Collections


Collection Items: Available to Circulate

 

Books:  131,428

Media (e.g., CDs, IRC Kits): 7,547

Serials: 247

Total = 148,079

Library Circulation: 8,583

Library Guides


Archer Library Guides • Overview

 

Published Guides: 179

Guide Subjects: 35 

Home page views: 3,616

Total guide views:  57,737

Library Databases


A to Z Database List  •  Overview

 

Databases:  182

A-Z List views: 11,466

Average monthly views: 956 

Highest monthly view: April • 1,521

Digital Collections


Archer Library & OhioLINK

 

eBooks:  720,736

Electronic Media: 71,511

Serials: 220,736

Total = 1,012,983

Library Circulation: 129,134

 

     

 

 

 

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