Cataloging, Collections and Technical Services
This quarter Gil Kenner collaborated with VTRC Researcher Lance Dougald on a LibGuide to Transportation Data Sources as part of a technical assistance project for TPRAC. Kenner presented the published guide at TPRAC's May 2018 meeting and in the next 4 months the guide got a record-breaking 1,961 view. Kenner also participated in the TRB LIST committee's meeting about the Future of Transportation Libraries.
| OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Statistics - June 30, 2018 | ||
| FY18 Q3 | FY18 Q4 | |
| Transactions | 396 | 412 |
| Holdings Added to WorldCat Records | 64 | 58 |
| Total Titles | 100,378 | 100,378 |
| Catalog Record Count | ||
| Mar 31 | Jun 30 | |
| Titles | 121,848 | 127,912 |
| Copies | 131,506 | 137,601 |
| Volumes (Items) | 134,497 | 140,604 |
| Print Collection Usage for the Quarter | |||
| Type | Items | Location | Print Items |
| VDOT | 392 | Lynchburg | 131 |
| VTRC | 64 | Central Office | 83 |
| Other In House/ILL | 2 | NOVA | 68 |
| UVA | 24 | Salem | 30 |
| Total Print Usage | 482 | Culpeper | 23 |
| Fredericksburg | 21 | ||
| Bristol | 20 | ||
| Hampton Roads | 9 | ||
| Richmond | 7 | ||
The table to the left adds the total number of print items borrowed by each district/division of VDOT (392) to items borrowed by UVA personnel and others, creating a hard copy borrowing total of 482, which is about 15% higher than our average for a quarter.
| Print Circulation | 482 |
| Subscription Downloads | 2,778 |
| Library Usage for the Quarter | 3,260 |
The table to the left shows the total collection usage for the past five quarters. The FY18 Q4 bar reflects the total seen in the chart above, 3,260 (a combination of print and virtual collection usage).
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