loyola university libraries the pros, cons, and anomalies of an academic library abby annala
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Loyola University Libraries
The Pros, Cons, and Anomalies of an Academic
Library
Abby Annala
Facilities
Cudahy Library 900,000 volumes, 3,600
periodical subscriptions Open 7 am – 2am,
except during finals Media Rooms of various
sizes Circ Desk Limited Computer Use Connections Cafe
Facilities Richard Klarchek
Information Commons Opened in spring of 2008 Award Winning Study Rooms DML Classrooms, archives Doubles as circulation
desk As of 2009 it is the only
entrance to both facilities Reference Librarian
Facilities
Both the Library and ITS budget go towards the IC
Largest expense is technology
Library: 3 Full time staff, 1 Librarian, 30+ student workers
ITS: 3 Full Time staff, 50+ student workers
Capacity is just over 500 students
Student Usage of the Facilities
FreshSophJrSr
0-55--1515-3030 +
• Junior and Senior Population Surveyed Represents actual class size.
• Average visitation is around 15 hrs per week
Student Usage of Facilities
Time of regular visits
7-10am 10-2pm
2-5pm 5-10pm
10-2am0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
45.00%
50.00%
Series1
Utilizing over-night hours
yesno answerno
Student Usage of Facilities
complete general assignments
databases printed sources search engines software stats Studying for exams0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Series1
Student Usage of Facilities
complete general assignments
databases printed sources search engines software studying for exams0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
Series1
Student Usage of FacilitiesFormal Library Training: 74% yes
yes no answer no0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Series1
Aware of Reference: 8.5%
correctincorrect
Suggestions for Improvement Staff a librarian later Continuous library
training Provide more quiet study
spaces Keep additional campus
computer labs open later Open both entrances 30% of students find the
temperature to be a problem
Questions?