1. Zack Lane ReCAP Coordinator July 2012 ReCAP Columbia University

2.  Looks at HSL circulation activity  Is only one measure of collection usage  Presents data both HSL specific and system- wide  Circulation Desk uses several happening locations: Health Sciences Circ, Health Sciences Reserves, Butler, and BorrowDirect  HSL Library data is available from the implementation of Voyager, July 2003  No usable data for non-circulating collections ReCAP Columbia University

3. ReCAP Columbia University  Data from HSL Happening Location only (includes Reserves)  Five primary types of circulation activity: charge, discharge, renewal, recall and hold  Renewals and recalls are done in the OPAC happening location, dynamically by patrons themselves  Circulation data for special collections pertains only to exceptions: ◦ Interlibrary loan ◦ Exhibits ◦ Scanning

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5. ReCAP Columbia University  Total volume of charges down overall since FY04  27.9% decline from FY04 to FY11  Compare to 27.4% decline system-wide  Charge volume fluctuated FY04-FY08  Since FY09 the total volume has consistently risen by a small margin

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7. ReCAP Columbia University  All status patron/pseudopatron charges are excluded  Line charts includes data from FY04-FY12  Line charts include FY and monthly activity  Pie chart break down data for FY12 only  Bar chart compares patron group charges for each fiscal year

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12. ReCAP Columbia University  Patron Group definitions have changed: ◦ Adjunct faculty : in 2008 grad students were given primary group OFF instead of GRD  Almost 90% of all charges are to graduate students and faculty in FY12  Graduate and undergraduate charges have been declining  Peak borrowing period is Fall semester  Faculty activity is consistent throughout the calendar year

13. ReCAP Columbia University  Data for major collections in the HSL Happening Location in FY12 only  44.5% are for reserves collections  “HSL Other” includes ◦ hsl,mcrs ◦ hsl,over ◦ hsl,medi ◦ And others  Data unavailable for non-circulating collections

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15. ReCAP Columbia University  Detailed Patron Group info for ◦ HSL Offsite(off,hsl) ◦ Reserves (hsl,res) ◦ General stacks (hsl,stx) ◦ To Morningside Campus (hsl2xxx)  Noticeable decline is stacks activity when renovation began

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20.  System-wide circulation statistics are available for both on campus and offsite collections  Circulation data are accessible to all staff Circulation data are accessible  Offsite collections can be identified by CLIO location format off,xxx.  System-wide data is available from July 2003, the date of Ex Libris Voyager implementation ReCAP Columbia University

21.  Comparison of on campus and offsite collection charges by volume  On campus charge volume declined by 27.4% between FY04 and FY12  On campus charges have declined every year since FY04  Offsite charge volume increased 121.3% between FY04 and FY12  N.B. On campus collection size declines each year; offsite collections grow each year ReCAP Columbia University

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23.  Monthly charges of both on campus and offsite collections are in phase with the academic calendar  Peaks in the middle of Fall and Spring terms  The pattern of offsite charges is more apparent when viewed alone ReCAP Columbia University

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26.  Chart compares total volume of charges to renewals for Offsite collections  Graduate students and Faculty request more Offsite collections than Undergraduates  Graduate students and especially Faculty have higher renewal/charge ratios  Over time, these two patron groups tend to renew more than charge  CUL may expect to see steady or decreasing request volume as a result ReCAP Columbia University

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30.  More information about data sets can be found on the ReCAP Data Center websiteReCAP Data Center website  Primary data categories include: accession, retrieval, delivery and circulation  Tailored data sets and analysis will be provided to staff via the ReCAP Coordinator  Please see the main ReCAP website for general information about CUL procedures and systemsReCAP website ReCAP Columbia University