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Circulation Data: The Burke Library FY13

Circulation Data: The Burke Library FY13. Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator July 2013. ReCAP Columbia University . Burke Circulation Data. Looks at Burke Library circulation activity Is only one measure of collection usage Presents data both Burke specific and system-wide

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Circulation Data: The Burke Library FY13

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  1. Circulation Data: The Burke Library FY13 Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator July 2013 ReCAP Columbia University

  2. Burke Circulation Data • Looks at Burke Library circulation activity • Is only one measure of collection usage • Presents data both Burke specific and system-wide • Circulation Desk uses several happening locations: Burke, Butler, BorrowDirect, HSL • Burke Library data is available from June 2004, after switch from SOPHIA to CLIO • No circulation data for non-circulating collections ReCAP Columbia University

  3. Burke Library Happening Location • Focus is on data from Burke Library Happening Location • Five primary types of circulation activity: charge, discharge, renewal, recall and hold • Most renewals, recalls and holds are placed dynamically by patrons in the OPAC happening location (via “My Library Account”) • NB: circulation data includes primarily on campus collections ReCAP Columbia University

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  6. Observations • Charge volume at Burke in FY13 is 87.1% of FY05 (first full year of Voyager) • System-wide it is 67.7% of FY04 • Volume of discharges mirrors charges • FY11 upswing of renewals attributed to training at Burke Circulation • Incoming supervisor trained Circ staff to be more service oriented • Staff offer renewal service to patrons ReCAP Columbia University

  7. Circ Activity by Collection • Data for all transactions in the Burke Happening Location • Nearly 75% is for the LC Stacks collection alone • Offsite charges are placed in the Butler Happening Location • Data unavailable for non-circulating collections ReCAP Columbia University

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  10. Circ Activity by Sub-Collection • View of system-wise usage • uts : LC Stacks, general collection • uts,unn : Union Stacks, general collection • off,uts : Burke Offsite, general collection. Pre-1910 works are non-circulating though they had been circulating on campus. • Significant drop-off of Union Stacks after transfer • Usage of LC Stacks is increasing (unlike almost all other on campus collections system-wide) ReCAP Columbia University

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  14. Burke Circulation by Patron Group • 70-80% of all usage is to graduate students and faculty • Patron Group definitions have changed: • UTS Affiliates, in 2007 changed from UTA to VIS • Adjunct faculty, in 2008 grad students were given primary group OFF instead of GRD • VIS includes NYTS, Auburn and visiting scholars • Increasing activity to visitors ReCAP Columbia University

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  18. Monthly Patron Group Activity • Monthly view reveals periodicity in sync with the academic calendar for graduates, undergraduate and visitors • Faculty use is more evenly distributed through the months • Faculty have a larger proportion of activity during the summer months ReCAP Columbia University

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  22. Patron Group Activity • Graduate students are the single largest user group • Visitors account for a large share of activity in recent years ReCAP Columbia University

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  25. Patron Group Activity • Breakdown of collection usage by patron group • Indicates which sub-collections are used proportionally more per user group • UTA is now an obsolete patron group • Graduate students are heaviest users of Reserves • Undergraduates use more of the Union Stacks ReCAP Columbia University

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  31. More Data Available • More information and data can be found on the Burke/ReCAP website • ReCAP Data Center includes more information about system-wide data and special projects • Tailored data sets and analysis will be provided to staff via the ReCAP Coordinator • Please see the main ReCAP website for general information about CUL procedures and systems ReCAP Columbia University

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