Writing and Books


Volume, Title, and Unique Books data collected on May 31, 2020.
Circulation statistics for the ALC fiscal year ending May 31, 2020.

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      
1800-18992   35
1900-19091    1
1910-19192  1 3
1920-19299 1 313
1930-193912 13319
1940-1949  118928
1950-19598 613434
1960-19699 15291569
1970-197416277537
1975-197918 681446
1980-198418 1311749
1985-19896 1522952
1990-19941521117954
1995-19992251713562
2000-2004274158358
2005-200988125639
2010-201477211137
2015-2019  5  5
2020      
Totals1813716014697626
Average Age197920061988197719731981
Percent of
Collection
0.06%0.02%0.09%0.11%0.12%0.07%

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      
1800-18992   24
1900-19091    1
1910-19192  1 3
1920-19297 1 310
1930-193910 13316
1940-1949  107820
1950-19598 612430
1960-19698 14271556
1970-197415276535
1975-197916 681440
1980-198417 1211744
1985-19895 1522942
1990-19941521117949
1995-19992251611555
2000-2004184128340
2005-200976125635
2010-201475171129
2015-2019  5  5
2020      
Totals1613114913995527
Average Age197820051987197819741981
Percent of
Collection
0.07%0.02%0.09%0.11%0.13%0.08%

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     
1800-18992   1
1900-19091    
1910-19192  1 
1920-19294   2
1930-19399 121
1940-1949  753
1950-19597 591
1960-19697 9178
1970-1974132755
1975-197911 4311
1980-198415 986
1985-19894 7164
1990-19941218136
1995-19992051273
2000-2004124642
2005-200965834
2010-201462131 
2015-2019  5  
2020     
Totals132251059457
Average Age19782004198819771976

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 Items4000004
APL Items0900009
HSU Items1111004
McM Items0000000
HPU Items0000011
Totals510110118

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      
1930-1939      
1940-1949      
1950-1959      
1960-1969      
1970-1974 1   1
1975-19791    1
1980-1984      
1985-1989      
1990-1994 2   2
1995-1999  1  1
2000-20041 1 13
2005-200921   3
2010-2014 51  6
2015-2019  1  1
2020      
Totals4940118
Percent of
Circulation
0.04%0.00%0.06%0%0.07%0.01%

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
57090

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