Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Databases

Now that classes have started again here is a list of the top ten databases of the more than 200 databases that the Dick Smith library has available. The figures come from actual use statistics and reflect actual use by students.
The databases are:
1. The Library Catalog
2. Discovery
3. Academic Search Complete
4. EBSCO Databases
5. JStor
6. Metalib Subjects
7. SFX Titles
8. Business Source Complete
9. Proquest
10. CINAHL Full Text-(Nursing)
So there are the top ten databases, but remember if you can't find what you need ask a librarian.

And the numbers are in...

I have been gathering information for a presentation and I thought I would share.

• 54% of student printing is done in the library (on 4 printers vs. 44 across campus!)
• Since the move to Pharos for print management, there has been a 30% reduction in the number of print jobs in the library
• 745,106 fewer pages (74% decrease) have been printed in the library compared to this same time last year.
• Campus wide there have been 103,566 pages sent to the print queue but not printed (i.e. canceled or timed out before being released) saving over $4,500!

How do you like the new system?  Do you use the "release at any printer across campus" feature?  Have you used all your $5.00 of free printing? Tell us what you think - we like your feedback!

Numbers...

I love numbers, or rather I love statistics!  Running reports and finding out how you guys use library resources helps the library determine which databases and tools are useful. Here are some interesting (at least to me) numbers from last year.

• half a million+ people visited the library! (in person)
• 166,293 people used library services from off campus
• the library provides 206 database resources (when I started at Dick Smith Library fourteen years ago we only had 23) 
• over 2,340,000 searches were run in library databases 
• the library's online catalog was accessed more than 40,000 times
• over 2.6 million sheets of paper were used in library printers
• 47,170 items were checked out from the library
• library laptops were loaned out 15,735 times

I could keep going, but I think those are some pretty impressive numbers.  ALL THOSE NUMBERS ARE UP.  I guess that means you like us...you really like us!   Please keep utilizing the library...and give us feedback on how we are doing.  Post a comment and let us know if we are missing the boat or if there are other/additional resources you need. Hope to see you in the library soon!