Cataloging, Collections and Technical Services
COVID-19's impact on the cataloging department has been profound. Gil Kenner, head of cataloging, has ceased cataloging and many side projects to focus on fulfilling requests for services provided though other departments, including: checkouts, checkins, scanning, shipping, receiving and shelving. Kenner is more cross-trained than any other staffer and as a result this quarter he was the first to return to the library (starting June 9th) for "in-person" work. He visits one day a week to work "backstage" at the library, which remains closed to patrons (and to other staffers) for the foreseeable future.
| OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Statistics - June 30, 2019 | ||
| FY20 Q3 | FY20 Q4 | |
| Transactions | 125 | 45 |
| Holdings Added to WorldCat Records | 16 | 1 |
| Total Titles | 151,458 | 150,930 |
| Catalog Record Count - June 30, 2019 | ||
| Mar 31 | Jun 30 | |
| Titles | 158,058 | 158,116 |
| Copies | 167,769 | 167,720 |
| Volumes (Items) | 170,823 | 170,774 |
| Print Collection Usage for the Quarter | |||
| Type | Items | Location | Print Items |
| VDOT | 73 | Central Office | 16 |
| VTRC | 32 | Hampton Roads | 13 |
| Other In House/ILL | 4 | NOVA | 13 |
| UVA | 3 | Richmond | 8 |
| Total Print Usage | 112 | Salem | 7 |
| Lynchburg | 6 | ||
| Fredericksburg | 6 | ||
| Culpeper | 2 | ||
| Bristol | 1 | ||
| Staunton | 1 | ||
The table to the left adds the total number of print items borrowed by each district/division of VDOT (73) to items borrowed by UVA personnel and others, creating a hard copy borrowing total of 112, which is the lowest we have seen since we started collecting and reporting circulation data 15 years ago.
| Print Circulation | 112 |
| Subscription Downloads | 3,239 |
| Library Usage for the Quarter | 3,351 |
The table to the left shows the total collection usage for the past five quarters. The FY20 Q4 bar reflects the total seen in the chart above, 3,351 (a combination of print and virtual collection usage).
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