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Library Quarterly Report FY22 Q3: January-March 2022


Cataloging, Collections and Technical Services
Adapting to COVID-19

This quarter saw many small but significant issues related to procurement and requests for new types of documents at the library, all handled by Gil Kenner. That started with the resolution of several procurement challenges coinciding with the retirement of Dr. Amy O'leary, which involved support from VTRC Business Manager Donna Cognata and VTRC Procurement Officer Cynthia Perfater. The technical services department continues effort to acquire selected books related to Innovation, in collaboration with Natalia Cornwell in VDOT's Office of Strategic Innovation and this quarter we also worked with historian Ann Miller on requests for historical documents. Finally, we started exploring a purchase of the electronic version of the latest Highway Capacity Manual.
 

OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Statistics - March 31, 2022
FY22 Q2  FY22 Q3 
Transactions  230  239 
Holdings Added to WorldCat Records  32  43 
Total Titles  160,535  160,535 

 

Catalog Record Count
Dec. 31  March 31 
Titles  161,173  161,262 
Copies  170,863  170,923 
Volumes (Items)  173,930  174,000 
Print Collection Usage for the Quarter
Type  Items  Location  Print Items 
VDOT  187  NOVA  78 
VTRC  88  Central Office  77 
Other In House/ILL  Salem  11 
UVA  Fredericksburg  11 
Total Print Usage  285  Richmond 
Hampton Roads 
Staunton 
    Bristol 
     Culpeper 
Lynchburg 

 

The table to the left adds the total number of print items borrowed by employees in VDOT districts (187), VTRC checkouts and items "checked out" or "renewed" by UVA personnel and others (10), creating a hard copy borrowing total of 285.

 

 

The table below adds the number of downloads from the library's virtual collection this quarter to the circulation from the library's print holdings for a total of 2,819 items borrowed or accessed this quarter.

 

Total collection usage by quarter
 Print Circulation  285 
 Subscription Downloads 2,819 
 Library Usage for the Quarter 3,104 



The table to the left shows the total collection usage for the past five quarters. The FY22 Q3 bar reflects the total seen in the chart above, 3,104 (a combination of print and virtual collection usage).

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