Facts about Mary and Jeff Bell Library Library Facts and Figures 2019-2020 2022-2023 Academic Year Updates Coming Soon Visitors & Hours 267,909+ visitors to the building 152 researchers visited Special Collections & Archives 8,649+ visitors to the GROW Suite Open 106 hours during a normal week Classes & Ask Us 273 classes taught / 8,424 students reached 2,766 questions answered 1,502 chat interactions 760 in person, 457 by telephone and email, 42 by text Website & Guides 259,948 page views 177,492 unique page views 82,708 visits were recorded to the 191 online guides We created 1,500+ social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) earning 83,000+ likes and 225,000+ engagements Added 45 new videos to our YouTube channel, a 92.3% increase in views and a watch time increase of 94% Print & eBook Collections 294,759 print books 537,306 eBooks 65,627 physical media titles 309,268 electronic media titles Databases & Journals 314 different databases 11,593 print journals 138,255 e-journals Repositories 26,980 Special Collections & Archives items in the repository 1,575 items in our Research & Scholarship collections in the repository Interlibrary Loans 2,066 items borrowed from other institutions 3,822 items loaned to other institutions 1,151 document delivery requests fulfilled 5,006 miles to Tromslø, Norway is the longest distance ILL 10.96 days for print request fulfillment 1.70 days for scan/pdf request fulfillment Spaces 100,000+ square feet building space 5,600+ square feet in Special Collections & Archives 4,700+ square feet in the I-Create Lab Artists, Seats, & Outlets 89 artists have art displayed in the library 159 3D print jobs 601 large format print jobs 887 seats in public spaces reduced to 285 for safe social distancing) 912 outlets available for charging (522 regular and 912 USB)
Visitors & Hours 267,909+ visitors to the building 152 researchers visited Special Collections & Archives 8,649+ visitors to the GROW Suite Open 106 hours during a normal week Classes & Ask Us 273 classes taught / 8,424 students reached 2,766 questions answered 1,502 chat interactions 760 in person, 457 by telephone and email, 42 by text Website & Guides 259,948 page views 177,492 unique page views 82,708 visits were recorded to the 191 online guides We created 1,500+ social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) earning 83,000+ likes and 225,000+ engagements Added 45 new videos to our YouTube channel, a 92.3% increase in views and a watch time increase of 94%
Print & eBook Collections 294,759 print books 537,306 eBooks 65,627 physical media titles 309,268 electronic media titles Databases & Journals 314 different databases 11,593 print journals 138,255 e-journals Repositories 26,980 Special Collections & Archives items in the repository 1,575 items in our Research & Scholarship collections in the repository
Interlibrary Loans 2,066 items borrowed from other institutions 3,822 items loaned to other institutions 1,151 document delivery requests fulfilled 5,006 miles to Tromslø, Norway is the longest distance ILL 10.96 days for print request fulfillment 1.70 days for scan/pdf request fulfillment Spaces 100,000+ square feet building space 5,600+ square feet in Special Collections & Archives 4,700+ square feet in the I-Create Lab Artists, Seats, & Outlets 89 artists have art displayed in the library 159 3D print jobs 601 large format print jobs 887 seats in public spaces reduced to 285 for safe social distancing) 912 outlets available for charging (522 regular and 912 USB)