Writing and Books


Volume, Title, and Unique Books data collected on May 31, 2007.
Circulation statistics for the ALC fiscal year ending May 31, 2007.

Volume Count and Average Age

Counts and average ages of volumes (individual barcoded items) in Writing and Books. This count only includes bound monographic materials.

ACUAPLHSU McMHPUALC
1400-1699      
1700-1799      
1800-18991 2 36
1900-1909      
1910-19193  1 4
1920-19293 5 311
1930-193912 93428
1940-194920 228959
1950-195927 2415473
1960-1969154423516113
1970-1974145147545
1975-19792261481464
1980-198419102213670
1985-198951428331090
1990-199423231525894
1995-199927231713585
2000-20044013156478
2005 4  15
2006 12  3
2007      
Totals23110323116792828
Average Age197619901972197719701976
Percent of
Collection
0.08%0.04%0.15%0.12%0.12%0.09%

Title Count and Average Age

Counts and average ages of titles (excludes duplicate copies) in Writing and Books. This count only includes bound monographic materials.

ACUAPLHSU McMHPUALC
1400-1699      
1700-1799      
1800-18991 1 24
1900-1909      
1910-19193  1 4
1920-19292 4 38
1930-193912 93426
1940-194918 217848
1950-195923 2413459
1960-196914440331692
1970-1974145146541
1975-19792061481456
1980-19841982113662
1985-198951228321072
1990-199422211524885
1995-199925191711569
2000-20041713126446
2005 3  14
2006 12  3
2007      
Totals1959222215790679
Average Age197319901972197719711975
Percent of
Collection
0.09%0.05%0.16%0.13%0.13%0.11%

Unique Books Count and Average Age

Counts and average ages of unique books (titles held by only one ALC library) in Writing and Books. This count only includes bound monographic materials.

ACUAPLHSU McMHPU
1400-1699     
1700-1799     
1800-18991   1
1900-1909     
1910-19193  1 
1920-19291 3 2
1930-193912 821
1940-194917 1743
1950-195917 187 
1960-19698327219
1970-19741141243
1975-197914511411
1980-19841761376
1985-198941118214
1990-1994191911166
1995-199919151062
2000-2004913531
2005 2  1
2006 12  
2007     
Totals152791559650
Average Age19711991197019771973

Total Circulation

A count of charges and renewals for Writing and Books. This count only includes circulation of bound monographs, CDs, videos, and DVDs.

Patron System
ACUAPLHSU McMCJCHPUTotal
ACU Items243200029
APL Items61010300110
HSU Items5040009
McM Items0010001
HPU Items0010001
Totals351048300150

Circulation by Item Age

A count of charges and renewals for Writing and Books, broken down by item age and item owner. This count only includes circulation of bound monographs, CDs, videos, and DVDs, and only items which have a valid date in their DATE_1 field.

ACUAPLHSU McMHPUALC
1400-1699      
1700-1799      
1800-1899      
1900-1909      
1910-1919      
1920-1929      
1930-19391    1
1940-1949      
1950-1959      
1960-1969 1   1
1970-1974 3   3
1975-197911   2
1980-1984232  7
1985-1989 9   9
1990-19942711 11
1995-19999461 157
2000-200414272  43
2005 11   11
2006 23  5
2007      
Totals29110911150
Percent of
Circulation
0.08%0.02%0.04%0.01%0.02%0.02%

Non-Circulating Use

A count of Non-Circulating usage for Writing and Books (as recorded by the circulation "Mark Item Used" command). This count only includes bound monographs, CDs, videos, and DVDs.

ACUAPLHSU McMHPU
40850

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