Library at a glance
Further information is contained in the Library's Annual Report 2018.
All percentages refer to change compared with the previous year.
Collections
| Total collections
4,709,368 +5.2% Print
3,053,993 -0.2%
Electronic
1,655,888 +16.7% - Serials
139,286 +16.7% - Books
1,514,723 +16.7% - Databases
1,879 -13.8%
|
Loans & Enquiries
| Total loans and renewals
758,034 +5.7% Ask.Monash
1490 Library related enquiries received by Monash Connect. 604 (41%) were escalated to the Library. By telephone
(Direct to Library) 5,598 *
*Excluding Nov/Dec 2018. incomplete data due to change in system. |
Online Access | eResource downloads
from COUNTER compliant vendors 18,702,913 +13% - Book sections 8,821,732 +33.78%
- Journals 9,881181 -0.75%
Library-created eLearning resources - 141 Library Guides -- 6,335,973 views +5.4%
- 260 YouTube videos -- 89,347 views, 148,965 minutes watch time
- 37 Library-owned active Moodle courses for student learning,
- 5 new Moodle courses created in 2018, 260,985 views
Research and learning online - 1,628,376 Unique page views
- Academic integrity tutorial -- 48,677 unique page views +7.2%
- Citing and referencing tutorial -- 110,244 unique page views +53.7%
Research Repository accesses - 963,414 Figshare views +42.2%
- 150,022 Figshare downloads +91.7%
|
Research and Learning skills
| Total skill development program sessions
2169 sessions, with 72,497 participants +36%
60% of programs were delivered in-curriculum.
40% of these used a blended learning approach. 6,175 drop-in sessions at Library Research and Learning points +11%
1,134 1:1 consultations with student or staff researchers |
Library visits
| 4,121,311 visits to 6 Library branches |
