CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 1999 TO 2001
Library Collections 1999 2000 2001
Total Print Volumes (Books, Bound Journals, etc.)        935,888        961,507        981,479
Current Subscriptions—Periodicals, Newspapers, Gov. Documents           3,209           3,184           3,254
Electronic Subscriptions           1,805           2,530           3,221
Microforms—Books, Serial Titles, Government Documents        885,422        905,420        929,783
Graphic Materials—Pictures (Unmounted), Slides        186,676        187,604        187,964
Audio Materials—Cassettes, Phonograph Records, Compact Discs, Tapes          24,305          24,717          25,153
Video Materials           5,974           6,458           6,965
Computer Files
Music Scores          20,186          20,176          20,175
Maps              157              157              157
Library Material Duplication
Photocopies Made in Libraries     1,633,384     1,305,262     1,094,191
Microform Copies Made in Libraries          24,478          19,758          17,251
Number of Visits to the Libraries
Engineering and Science Library        162,366        168,567        161,844
Hunt Library        578,624        470,402        546,871
Mellon Institute Library  N/A  N/A  N/A
Virtual Visits  --        553,231        596,894
740,990     1,192,200     1,305,609
Seating
Engineering and Science Library              165              161              163
Hunt Library              617              619              632
Mellon Institute Library                94                95              117
876              875              912
Circulation of Library Materials        145,947        142,690        158,898
Books Used in Libraries        119,864        118,355          90,642
Resource Sharing and Document Delivery
Interlibrary Loan
Items Borrowed           7,571           9,082           6,270
Items Loaned           5,492           5,454           5,107
Oakland Library Consortium
Items Borrowed           3,026           2,255           1,182
Items Loaned              377              299                88
Current Awareness Service*
Number of Subscriptions
Distinct titles Requested
Individuals Using
Departments Represented
 * Electronic service (below) replaced the paper-based Current Awareness Service in January 1996
PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.)
Items Borrowed  --              231              619
Items Loaned  --              259           1,007
Reveal Alert from CARL (Electronic Current Awareness Service)
Individuals using site license subscription              107                87                82
Journal Article Delivery Service (JADS)
Articles Delivered              172              351              101
Library Instruction
Number of classes              168              188              183
Number of participants           3,301           3,565           3,337
Reference Questions Answered          14,994          13,996          16,893
Directional Help Given          14,427          13,240          15,670