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REED LIBRARY Statistics
  2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Cataloging statistics
Volumes added 17,150 17,620 21,009 17,350 16,337
Volumes withdrawn 1,175 1.094 1,027 3,412 2,538
Volumes held at end of year 528,090 544,616 564,598 578,536 592,335
New titles added 10,661 10,625 12,446 10,825 10,852
Circulation statistics (including Instructional Media Center)
Total circulation 120,742 127,210 117,705 112,793 111,939
General circulation 66,997 65,457 65,426 61,995 61,890
Reserve circulation 53,745 61,753 52,279 50,798 50,049
Reserves as % of total 45% 49% 44% 45% 45%
Items placed on reserve 15,670 17,039 18,184 18,116 16,228
Electronic reserve use 12,130 19,448 44,860 63,561 67,255
Reference service statistics
Reference questions
(incl. IMC & Archives)
8,409 9,890 10,142 10,613 8,332
Library instruction sessions 101 111 124 140 131
Patron visits 417,845 410,684 387,685 399,542 403,359
Interlibrary loan statistics
Loans to Reed 22,886 25,042 22,911 22,291 23,655
% Change 12.3% 9.4% -8.5% -2.7% 6.1%
Loans from Reed 28,805 25,524 30,512 30,509 34,584
% Change 16.3% -11.4% 19.5% 0% 13.4%