We must document our services with real data to demonstrate our value to administration. If we cannot prove that we need as much staffing at our service desks, staffing needs and work hours will decrease. Statistics justifies why we all have jobs. Keep count!
We keep track of the number of student IDs and staff badges the library creates throughout the year. This also includes the number of online library barcodes that are requested for use of the databases by online students.
We monitor the traffic flow in and out of the Learning Commons. This allows us to see how many people are using the space in the course of a day, week, and month.
If gate counter is red, do not touch it and inform Anne.
**Pending reevaluation in the new space.**
We monitored the movement of the library's material on a monthly basis. The data collected includes:
We monitor the activity in our databases to assess if the usage merits the cost of the subscription.
Face-to-Face Reference transactions
Reference Consultations (documented by five minute durations)
Chat transactions
Email transactions
Data is collected by the lead instruction librarian. It includes:
