1. Sweeps Week Program An introduction and update
Jen-chien Yu, Coordinator of Library Assessment

2. What is the Sweeps Week Program?
Sampling a “typical” week The Sweeps Week Program is conducted twice a year, usually the 8th or 9th week of each 16-week semester. Sweeps Weeks can not be immediately before or after spring break. All library units should be operating regular hours during the Sweeps Weeks.
It’s mainly for units with public services points
Use Desk Tracker for data collection
Gate Count/Head Count/Other
Reference transactions and Directional questions

3. What do we use the Sweeps Week data for?
Library Statistics Units annual reports, annual surveys for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), IPEDS, ACRL, campus
Budget planning and staffing
Research, grant applications and PR materials
Data available at:
G:\Annual Report Stats (past 5 fiscal years)
G:\Statistics\Sweeps
Desk Tracker

4. Reference by Question Type

5. Reference by Question Type

6. Reference by Question Type

7. Reference by Patron Type