2023 Clemson Libraries Annual Report

Clemson Libraries By the Numbers

Facilities Usage 1,125,026 visitors to all Libraries branches • Cooper Library: 1,052,039 • Gunnin Architecture Library: 40,772 • Education Media Center & Digital Media Learning Lab: 28,596 • Charleston Design Center Library: 3,619

Collections

Interlibrary Loans 5,442 items borrowed from other libraries 3,119 items loaned to other libraries 1,068 items scanned for electronic document delivery Top five libraries borrowed from: 1. Vanderbilt University 2. University of South Carolina

Reference & Instruction

Special Collections and Archives 2,417 scans for researchers 478 reference questions answered 1,122 cubic feet of papers and archival materials processed 93 instruction sessions or tours 47 hours 27 minutes of audiovisual interviews digitized

Adobe Studio & Makerspace

3,150,501 collections items • 1,235,945 print items • 1,914,556 electronic portfolios

310 instruction sessions; 7,872 participants

16 events

750+ questions answered

10,034 reference interactions

800+ space bookings

37,823 items checked out 11,182 technology items checked out

290 librarian appointments

3. University of Tennessee 4. East Carolina University 5. Virginia Commonwealth University

684 databases

16,889 study and meeting space bookings in all branches

Research & Course Guides 207 published Research & Course Guides online 159,584 views of Research & Course Guides Top 5 viewed guides: 1. Student Resources (21,814 views) 2. ENGL 1030: Composition and Rhetoric (8,201 views) 3. Patent Searching, Advanced (7,030 views) 4. COMM 1500 & 2500 (6,119 views)

Furthest library borrowed from: Keio University Library, Tokyo, Japan (6,852 miles) Furthest library lended to: AgResearch Library, Hamilton, New Zealand (8,208 miles)

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