More than Just Books: Part Two

January 19, 2011

By Adam St.Pierre Graduate Student, School of Library and Information Science Circulating Materials More than Just Books: Part One looked at research online through the databases that LSU Libraries provides. What about the "dusty old books"? Do they actually leave the building? Circulation statistics report on what is checked out of the Library and how often. Circulating Items: Middleton Library circulates a large variety of resources that are available to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. In 2010, approximately 88,917 items have been checked-out so far to members of the LSU community. LSU Libraries reports what subjects circulate the most by user category (i.e.: undergraduate, graduate, and faculty). The 2009 Circulation report was based upon 33,874 checkouts for undergraduates, 35,557 for graduate students, and 17,252 checkouts for faculty members (not pictured in graphs).

**Materials checked out by Undergraduates in 2009**: English 13.98% • History 12.72% • Design 11.34% • Music 6.98% • Religion 4.54% • Foreign Languages 4.49% • Biological Sciences 3.6% • Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry less than 1%

The LSU Libraries includes the LSU Library and the adjacent Hill Memorial Library. Together, the libraries contain more than 4 million volumes and provide additional resources such as expert staff, technology, services, electronic resources, and facilities that advance research, teaching, and learning across every discipline.