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Circulation Data: Health Sciences Library. Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator July 2012. ReCAP Columbia University. Health Sciences Circulation Data. Looks at HSL circulation activity Is only one measure of collection usage Presents data both HSL specific and system-wide
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Circulation Data: Health Sciences Library Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator July 2012 ReCAP Columbia University
Health Sciences Circulation Data • Looks at HSL circulation activity • Is only one measure of collection usage • Presents data both HSL specific and system-wide • Circulation Desk uses several happening locations: Health Sciences Circ, Health Sciences Reserves, Butler, and BorrowDirect • HSL Library data is available from the implementation of Voyager, July 2003 • No usable data for non-circulating collections ReCAP Columbia University
HSL Happening Location • Data from HSL Happening Location only (includes Reserves) • Five primary types of circulation activity: charge, discharge, renewal, recall and hold • Renewals and recalls are done in the OPAC happening location, dynamically by patrons themselves • Circulation data for special collections pertains only to exceptions: • Interlibrary loan • Exhibits • Scanning ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
Observations • Total volume of charges down overall since FY04 • 27.9% decline from FY04 to FY11 • Compare to 27.4% declinesystem-wide • Charge volume fluctuated FY04-FY08 • Since FY09 the total volume has consistently risen by a small margin ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
HSL Circulation by Patron Group • All status patron/pseudopatron charges are excluded • Line charts includes data from FY04-FY12 • Line charts include FY and monthly activity • Pie chart break down data for FY12 only • Bar chart compares patron group charges for each fiscal year ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
Observations • Patron Group definitions have changed: • Adjunct faculty : in 2008 grad students were given primary group OFF instead of GRD • Almost 90% of all charges are to graduate students and faculty in FY12 • Graduate and undergraduate charges have been declining • Peak borrowing period is Fall semester • Faculty activity is consistent throughout the calendar year ReCAP Columbia University
Circ Activity by Collection • Data for major collections in the HSL Happening Location in FY12 only • 44.5% are for reserves collections • “HSL Other” includes • hsl,mcrs • hsl,over • hsl,medi • And others • Data unavailable for non-circulating collections ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
CLIO Location Activity with Patron Group Detail • Detailed Patron Group info for • HSL Offsite(off,hsl) • Reserves (hsl,res) • General stacks (hsl,stx) • To Morningside Campus (hsl2xxx) • Noticeable decline is stacks activity when renovation began ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
System-wide Circulation Data • System-wide circulation statistics are available for both on campus and offsite collections • Circulation data are accessible to all staff • Offsite collections can be identified by CLIO location format off,xxx. • System-wide data is available from July 2003, the date of Ex Libris Voyager implementation ReCAP Columbia University
On Campus vs. Offsite Charges • Comparison of on campus and offsite collection charges by volume • On campus charge volume declined by 27.4%between FY04 and FY12 • On campus charges have declined every year since FY04 • Offsite charge volume increased 121.3%between FY04 and FY12 • N.B. On campus collection size declines each year; offsite collections grow each year ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
On Campus vs. Offsite Charges • Monthly charges of both on campus and offsite collections are in phase with the academic calendar • Peaks in the middle of Fall and Spring terms • The pattern of offsite charges is more apparent when viewed alone ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
Charges vs. Renewals • Chart compares total volume of charges to renewals for Offsite collections • Graduate students and Faculty request more Offsite collections than Undergraduates • Graduate students and especially Faculty have higher renewal/charge ratios • Over time, these two patron groups tend to renew more than charge • CUL may expect to see steady or decreasing request volume as a result ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
ReCAP Columbia University
More Data Available • More information about data sets can be found on the ReCAP Data Center website • Primary data categories include: accession, retrieval, delivery and circulation • 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