Number of Materials at the Undergraduate Library
- 154,000 books, plus e-books
- 42,000 DVDs, Blu-Rays, VHS tapes
- 3,000 Cassettes
- 1,000 Games
- 404 Periodical subscriptions5934 items added this past year
User Services
- Gate Count Annual Extrapolation = 994,592
- Number of Available Seats: 1448
- Circulation (not Loanable Technology or Reserves)
| Charges | Renewals | Discharges |
|---|---|---|
| 79351 | 44062 | 79993 |
UGL Loanable Technology:
| Time Period | 1 week circ | 2 hour circs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2015 | 3351 | 13386 | 16937 |
| Spring 2016 | 3998 | 13376 | 17374 |
| Total for two semesters | 7349 | 26762 | 34311 |
| Fall 2016 | 3588 | 11489 | 15077 |
| Spring 2017 | 4583 | 13202 | 17785 |
| Total for two semesters | 8171 | 24691 | 32862 |
| Unique Classes |
Academic Departments |
Percent of Departments |
|
| FY15 Class Support | 517 | 112 | 59 |
| FY16Class Support | 577 | 115 | 61 |
| FY17 Class Support | 580 | 117 | 65 |
Reference Statistics/UGL:
In addition to the statistics for reference at the Undergraduate Library, we also provide HUB reference assistance at the Main Library Information Desk.
| In Person | Phone | In Person | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directional | Reference | Directional | Reference | |
| 2015-2016 | 3395 | 6246 | 61 | 565 |
| 2016-2017 | 2188 | 2641 | 80 | 525 |
Instruction Statistics/UGL
| Semester | Classes | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2015 | 163 | 2,804 |
| Spring 2016 | 151 | 2,387 |
| Fall 2016 | 166 | 2,885 |
| Spring 2017 | 147 | 2,463 |
Libguide Use: undergrad@library.illinois.edu account
| Semester | FY ’16 |
FY ’17 |
|---|---|---|
| Usage | 117,862 | 189,178 |
| Total guides | 184 | 175 |
Media Commons
| Semester | Tours | Video studio | Audio Studio | Presentations | Live events | Consultations | Photo Shoots |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY ‘15 | 36 (462 people) | 103 (195 people) | 234 (358 people) | 18 (440 people) | 11 (211 people) | 75 (405 people) | 7 (65 people) | |
| FY’16 | 24 (337 people) | 151 (271 people) | 281 (463 people) | 19 (1345 people) | 7 (219 people) | 101 (395 people) | 9 (83 people) | |
| FY ‘17 | 15 (143 people) | 111 (274 people) | 414 (599 people) | 39 (1117 people) | 5 (150 people) | 148 (583 people) | 7 (78 people) |