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Library Quarterly Report FY21 Q4: April-June 2021


Cataloging, Collections and Technical Services
Adapting to COVID-19

This quarter a new collection of Historical Virginia State Maps was added to the VDOT Library Digital Collections site. Summer interns Allie Cognata and Ellie Quick began the scanning for a forthcoming collection of Historical Road and Bridge Standards to be added as well. Changes have been made to the agency's Skillsoft Books collection holdings and the library began discussions with Skillsoft representatives to address the need for MARC records to reflect these changes in their collections. We hope to be able to make the necessary updates to the library catalog in the coming quarter to accurately reflect current holdings.

 

OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Statistics - March 31, 2021
FY21 Q2  FY21 Q3 
Transactions  226  161 
Holdings Added to WorldCat Records  48  54 
Total Titles  157,026  156,295 

 

Catalog Record Count
March 31  June 30 
Titles  160,563  160,587 
Copies  170,209  170,283 
Volumes (Items)  173,270  173,329 
Print Collection Usage for the Quarter
Type  Items  Location  Print Items 
VDOT  118  NOVA  34 
VTRC  107  Central Office  23 
Other In House/ILL  Fredericksburg  22 
UVA  Salem  18 
Total Print Usage  225  Hampton Roads  15 
Richmond 
Lynchburg 
    Culpeper 
     Bristol  
Staunton 

 

The table to the left adds the total number of print items borrowed by each district/division of VDOT (118) to items borrowed by UVA personnel and others, creating an unusually low hard copy borrowing total of 225.

 

 

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 3,294 items borrowed or accessed this quarter.

 

Total collection usage by quarter
 Print Circulation  225 
 Subscription Downloads 3,069 
 Library Usage for the Quarter 3,294 



The table to the left shows the total collection usage for the past five quarters. The FY21 Q4 bar reflects the total seen in the chart above, 3,294, down from record highs two quarters ago.

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