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Reference & Instruction Services | Circulation & Usage | Collections & Resources

Reference numbers are the number of library patrons helped with information from print, microfiche, electronic, and other formats. Information was disseminated to the library patrons in person (in-house), via telephone, via e-mail, etc.

Library instructional classes were conducted in-house in the library, in the classroom setting and also at the Wake Tech off-site campuses.

Reference & Instruction Services
  2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Number of Reference Transactions              
       Howell 8,880 9,699 10,274 12,799 14,301 15,998 16,210
       Health Sciences 2,877 3,243 1,810 1,595 1,718 2,179 1,170
Number of Instruction Sessions              
       Howell 125 201 259 229 299 383 386
       Health Sciences ------ 21 33 53 49 45 42
Number of Instruction Participants              
       Howell 2,250 3,134 4,213 4,512 5,424 7,302 7,985
       Health Sciences ----- 386 516 906 918 1,219 1,166

 

Circulation & Usage
  2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Materials Circulated              
       Howell 31,369 30,508 32,640 35,463 27,442 29,514 30,783
       Health Sciences 4,110 4,184 4,301 5,477 4,125 4,653 5,926
Interlibrary Loan Transactions              
        Howell 709 530 724 688 822 1,060 915
       Health Sciences 237 83 156 204 289 346 378
New Accounts              
       Howell 2,284 3,281 2,724 2,307 2,005 2,261 4,760
       Health Sciences 240 243 239 333 233 581 982
Gate Count              
       Howell 338,671 369,934 339,956 363,936 381,878 338,501 365,368
       Health Sciences 50,431 65,573 73,500 77,489 76,928 118,476 129,475
Reserves/Circulation Total N/A 2,552 3,791 3,693 2,946 3,791 5,368
NC LIVE Access (# of hits)              
       Local 10,847 18,220 23,975 30,967 48,726 68,721 31,244
       Remote 9,081 18,980 28,170 54,475 66,932 70,401 54,141
       Total 19,928 37,200 52,145 85,442 115,658 139,122 85,385

 

Collections & Resources
  2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Books (General Collection)              
       Howell 68,456 63,293 65,732 59,163 59,176 60,658 55,507
       Health Sciences 11,088 9,482 8,360 8,115 8,926 8,224 7,774
       Western             702
Books (Reference)              
       Howell 10,222 9,458 8,848 9,154 9,726 10,299 10,289
       Health Sciences 1,664 1,544 1,416 1,291 1,356 1,158 1,122
       Western             121
Audiovisual              
       Howell 5,045 5,254 5,832 6,623 7,372 7,353 5,738
       Health Sciences 1,773 1,807 1,916 2,036 2,200 1,586 1,579
Other*              
       Howell N/A 1,256 937 2,074 2,304 2,128 1,193
       Health Sciences N/A 416 40 321 255 225 123
Serials              
       Howell 366 432 471 457 301 291 285
       Health Sciences 118 126 150 148 106 97 89
Electronic Books via NC LIVE 10,000 13,000 22,000 22,751 22,751 24,459 24,288
Audio Books via NC LIVE -- -- -- -- -- 1,341 1,667

*Includes pamphlets, out-of-house reserve items, equipment, and other miscellaneous.