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Welcome to Archer Library: Library Impact • 2022-23

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

 

By the Numbers: Library Impact 2022-23

Library Instruction


Instruction iconActive Learning Lab,
Hybrid, & Online

 

Classes: 47

Students: 799

Hours of Instruction: 51

Research Consultations: 92

Instructional Resource Center


books iconIRC & 2nd Floor:
Usage Statistics

 

IRC Usage Total: 1,940

Highest Use: September • 828

2nd Floor Use: 3,798

Highest Use: September • 836

Correctional Education


Search iconSites, States, &
Reference Requests

 

Number of Sites: 127

Number of States + D.C.: 14

Requests • Summer: 396

Requests • Fall: 501

Requests • Spring: 829

Library Q & A


Q & A iconQuestions In Person, Online:
Answered 2,481

 

Reference: 330

Circulation: 979

IRC: 1,147

Special Collections: 29

Library FAQs Knowledge Base


FAQ iconFAQs Knowledge Base:
3,504 views

 

Published FAQs: 178 

Average monthly views: 292

Highest monthly view: March, 666

 

Library Collections


Library iconCollection Items:
Available to Circulate

 

Books:  152,666

Media (e.g., CDs, IRC Kits): 6,509

Serials: 469

Total = 159,642

Library Circulation: 10, 604

Library Guides


Laptop IconArcher Library
Guides • Overview

 

Published Guides: 112

Guide Subjects:  31

Home page views:  3,647

Total guide views:  52,640

Library Databases


search engine iconA to Z Database
List  •  Overview

 

Databases:  194

Home page views: 11,831

Average monthly views:  986

Highest monthly view:  November, 1,596

Digital Collections


Ebook iconArcher Library
& OhioLINK

 

eBooks:  508,191

Electronic Media: 40,587

Serials: 120,722

Total = 669,694

Library Circulation: 214,658

 

     

 

 

 

 

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