Literature -- American


Volume, Title, and Unique Books data collected on May 31, 2023.
Circulation statistics for the ALC fiscal year ending May 31, 2023.

Volume Count and Average Age

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

ACUAPLHSU McMHPUALC
1400-1699      
1700-1799      
1800-1899151624141253692
1900-1909235120753229725
1910-1919154217846171551
1920-1929173129687165722
1930-1939283114211572641,138
1940-194935967252823361,708
1950-195955798345262912,217
1960-19691,326431,4321,6365685,007
1970-1974525245058252602,140
1975-1979496135217442221,998
1980-1984543205181,0442352,361
1985-1989568545631,2412962,725
1990-19946491114977894592,506
1995-19997691375516813982,537
2000-20046081653724082421,796
2005-20094282054542261181,434
2010-20142231782717175818
2015-2019615166115194
20201353231384
20217234924 103
2022842116150
2023 2 4 6
Totals8,3891,1708,9899,0354,62432,224
Average Age197420001969197719631973
Percent of
Collection
2.93%0.54%5.05%6.93%5.70%3.59%

Title Count and Average Age

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

ACUAPLHSU McMHPUALC
1400-1699      
1700-1799      
1800-1899134214528141433
1900-1909168115934205525
1910-1919116214637149411
1920-1929165128269163601
1930-193925510371135259843
1940-194932756722473241,243
1950-195949397654722831,532
1960-19691,132431,3071,5265333,286
1970-1974496234907932431,651
1975-1979450125067272091,466
1980-1984499195021,0182201,680
1985-1989526375471,2142941,962
1990-19945991004867614441,895
1995-19997401195376723921,972
2000-20045621443603942361,432
2005-20094101764292201181,159
2010-20142111342626874679
2015-2019583766115164
20201333031378
20216144924 89
2022842116149
2023 2 4 6
Totals7,6149778,3668,5914,32923,807
Average Age197619991971197819661974
Percent of
Collection
3.33%0.66%5.20%7.19%5.82%3.71%

Unique Books Count and Average Age

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

ACUAPLHSU McMHPU
1400-1699     
1700-1799     
1800-1899115 11519113
1900-1909135112025166
1910-191989111026114
1920-1929127 21140115
1930-1939169523862162
1940-19491841423102175
1950-1959284642420998
1960-196953519606732187
1970-197430612283534117
1975-1979233525043694
1980-19842421318061974
1985-198925613225752104
1990-199432749292479196
1995-199945968331409185
2000-200437787227256119
2005-20092909827214360
2010-2014157931965140
2015-201945235593
202012126301
2021474120 
20228416121
2023 2 4 
Totals4,5635664,8455,0462,140
Average Age19752001197119801959

Total Circulation

A count of charges and renewals for Literature -- American. This count only includes circulation of bound monographs, CDs, videos, and DVDs.

Patron System
ACUAPLHSU McMCJCHPUTotal
ACU Items15911873100315
APL Items114080100420
HSU Items1380681202175
McM Items2713468000247
HPU Items635060956
Totals216775811300111,213

Circulation by Item Age

A count of charges and renewals for Literature -- American, 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    22
1900-19093 1  4
1910-1919  21 3
1920-19291 62110
1930-19398 13 12
1940-19493 104219
1950-19596 1019338
1960-19692272326280
1970-1974610318 37
1975-1979131 21 35
1980-19841261023657
1985-198924101218367
1990-199420281321789
1995-1999502823196126
2000-2004535913812145
2005-2009268013291149
2010-20143078512 125
2015-20196263  35
20203338 17
2021 1321 16
2022 1935 27
2023 1   1
Totals286369156238451,094
Percent of
Circulation
2.82%0.19%4.52%10.74%3.26%0.52%

Non-Circulating Use

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

ACUAPLHSU McMHPU
673614552

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