Library Quarterly Report FY17 Q1: July - September 2016

Database Usage

Use of library subscription databases showed healthy increases this quarter with significant upticks in patron use of ASTM Compass, Knovel, and ASCE Library. Future plans for promotion (and user education) of library resources will focus on LibGuides and we plan to migrate existing “Quick Start Guides” for resources like Knovel, ASTM Compass, and Books24x7 from static PDF handouts to more interactive formats in LibGuides, now that the new Library Web site is coming to life and new LibGuides templates are being created.

Knowledgebuilder Databases Records Added/Updated:

TA Project Database: 19
Lit Search Database: 5

Subscription Downloads
The VDOT Research Library continues to expand access to key resources through online subscription databases. With thirteen subscription databases now active and serving the VDOT community, the library has seen a steady amount of usage for FY2016 and into FY2017. The tables show the number of downloads per month (below) from each database, as well as the trend over the past year (right).

Subscription Downloads by VDOT 2
	July	August	September	Total
ASTM Compass	280	334	173	787
Non-Subscription Downloads (EOS Clickthroughs)	200	210	184	594
Knovel	121	212	213	546
TRR	81	67	117	265
Books24x7	81	66	71	218
ASCE	50	92	61	203
EBSCO eBooks	19	27	25	71
Other (Miscellaneous Journals)	6	24	11	41
EBSCO BBS	23	3	9	35
EBSCO BSC	2	2	26	30
ScienceDirect	14	4	10	28
NTRL	2	16	5	23
Monthly Totals	879	1,057	905	2,841

Library Quarterly Report FY17 Q1: July - September 2016

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