Statistics
The Acquisitions Department counts all incoming materials for statistics
submitted and maintained by the Library's office manager/administrative
assistant. Cataloging staff maintain and report additional material which
did not come through Acquisitions, including:
- Holocaust Center materials, including copies for Ingram Library
- Gift books not counted by Acquisitions
- Local musical performances on cassette or CD
- University theses/research projects
- Maps (non-GPO)
A separate statistics sheet is provided for recording cataloging of
government documents. A copy of the totals sheet is given to Government
Documents staff member who submits the monthly statistics.
The Cataloging staff member, who handles discards, maintains and submits
monthly statistics to the Acquisitions Department.
Cataloging staff maintain other statistics, including:
- Fiction re-classified
- Microfiche re-classified
- Microcard titles cataloged
- New records added to the OCLC database
- Special Collections titles cataloged
Statistics are not maintained for database maintenance activities,
including authority control.
Statistical Reports
Other sources of statistical information:
SOLINET monthly statements
Voyager (GIL) -
Access reports
GIL web reports
VRS (Voyager Reporting System) developed by GIL staff
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