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Harold B. Lee Library

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Circulation Statistics

This figure includes initial check-outs and renewals of shelf material and material on reserve.

Circulation Statistics Footnote 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008
Increase
SIRSI (w/o LRC) Footnote
Initial Charges 508,648 493,736 479,745 471,088 428,084 405,046 391,042 -3.5%
Reserve Charges 39,239 45,815 37,907 37,743 38,185 38,684 32,643 -15.6%
Renewals 136,419 151,056 159,861 172,720 163,809 154,822 147,010 -5.0%
Reserve Renewals 2410 148 16 207 209 236 166 -29.7%
SIRSI Totals 686,716 690,755 677,529 681,758 630,287 598,788 570,861 -4.7%
Other Circulation
LRC Footnote 135,531 155,735 171,814 90,723 78,553 68,512 58,645 -14.4%
Special Loans 9,360 9,712 5,502 3,163 2,485 1,790 1,491 -16.7%
Total Circulation 831,607 856,202 854,845 775,644 711,325 669,090 630,997 -5.7%
Call number ranges
Dewey 000-999 Footnote 44,667 45,535 45,467 43,254 39,883 37,396 36,128 -3.4%
General Works A-AZ 1,917 2,657 1,997 1,901 1,551 1,755 1,536 -12.5%
Philosophy B-BD 9,545 8,755 8,592 8,676 9,098 9,950 8,933 -10.2%
Psychology BF 11,208 10,978 10,819 10,432 9,783 8,621 7,267 -15.7%
Religion BH-BX 40,412 33,413 29,863 29,686 28,713 27,691 29,127 5.2%
Mormonism BX8600 26,206 30,522 32,832 32,070 30,673 30,345 28,368 -6.5%
Aux. Science of
History C-CT		 4,829 4,834 5,662 6,073 5,678 6,371 6,774 6.3%
General History D-DX 44,351 43,672 41,094 41,739 39,305 35,681 33,166 -7.0%
U.S. History E 19,317 18,961 18,534 21,433 17,368 18,894 15,257 -19.2%
Local and Latin
American History F		 19,259 19,365 17,003 19,515 20,803 17,180 14,625 -14.9%
Geography G-GA 2,216 2,364 2,667 2,977 3,257 2,915 3,377 15.8%
Hydrology and
Oceanography GB-GC		 448 406 363 341 326 270 446 65.2%
Environmental Science GE 539 622 535 326 438 371 287 -22.6%
Anthropology GF-GN 3,107 3,586 3,126 3,031 3,126 2,833 2,467 -12.9%
Folklore/Sports/
Recreation GR-GV		 9,142 8,888 8,867 7,966 7,182 6,862 5,793 -15.6%
Social Sciences H-HX 59,373 55,952 53,657 49,836 45,620 40,122 37,945 -5.4%
Political Science J-JZ 12,357 10,867 10,365 11,281 9,237 9,621 9,066 -5.8%
Law K-KZ 3,801 3,383 3,115 4,357 3,938 4,021 3,081 -23.4%
Education L-LT 19,893 19,726 18,454 17,834 15,387 14,359 12,365 -13.9%
Music & Dance M-MT 43,231 52,181 56,020 61,452 63,317 67,873 64,927 -4.3%
Fine Arts N-NX 37,643 38,192 37,634 34,384 29,768 27,416 25,520 -6.9%
Literature P-PZ 128,288 133,748 128,363 123,341 114,353 110,985 107,514 -3.1%
Science Q-QR 47,510 45,771 43,849 45,541 41,618 42,179 44,145 4.7%
Medicine and
Nursing R-RZ		 27,748 27,662 29,384 28,067 24,092 19,483 17,284 -11.3%
Agriculture S-SK 8,089 7,898 7,121 6,966 6,336 5,733 5,159 -10.0%
Engineering/
Technology T-TP		 14,562 15,616 14,677 15,001 12,993 12,045 13,284 10.3%
Photography TR 2,955 3,448 3,302 3,059 3,143 2,738 2,766 1.0%
Manufacturing/
Home Economics TS-TX		 6,378 5,554 5,145 4,609 4,365 3,837 3,836 0.0%
Military Science U-VM 3,288 3,323 2,871 2,721 2,182 1,796 1,675 -6.7%
General Bibliography Z-ZA 2,550 2,215 2,211 2,522 2,233 2,260 2,206 -2.4%
Misc. Footnote 31,887 33,893 33,940 41,367 34,521 27,185 26,537 -2.4%
Total 686,716 693,987 677,529 681,758 630,287 598,788 570,861 -4.7%
User profile breakdown
Undergraduates 487,741 479,903 475,764 476,562 427,195 399,798 364,580 -8.8%
Graduates 64,173 61,558 62,585 60,586 56,246 55,669 51,456 -7.6%
Faculty 52,249 52,239 54,594 57,808 60,254 61,273 61,371 0.2%
Special (Binding,
Library Use, Missing, etc.) 		44,276 47,871 43,378 45,345 47,047 43,958 59,116 34.5%
University Personnel 20,067 22,942 22,139 24,088 20,637 18,973 16,635 -12.3%
Alumni/Friends 4,939 3,447 642 138 126 103 101 -1.9%
UALC 8,972 9,386 8,908 7,290 5,180 3,923 5,435 38.5%
LDSBC (CES) 123 208 173 217 177 145 41 -71.7%
Community Patrons 3,453 5,881 8,744 8,912 11,581 14,007 11,355 -18.9%
Others Footnote 723 10,552 602 812 1,844 939 771 -17.9%
Total 686,716 693,987 677,529 681,758 630,287 598,788 570,861 -4.7%

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