Are there circulation numbers (volume) available for Perkins and/or the other Duke libraries? I’m curious to see how many books are checked out each year. [3345B]
To give you a ballpark idea, here are numbers, excluding reserves, for 2004-2005 (Initial Loans / Totals) for all Duke Libraries: 390,086 / 534,244 ; Perkins System + Divinity: 322,381 / 443,383 ; Ford: 29,209 / 36,625 ; Law: 24,370 / 36,166 ; Med Center: 14,126 / 18,070. “Perkins System” includes Lilly, Music, Vesic, Biology, Chemistry. For Perkins only (not branches or professional schools): (Loans / Renewals / Totals) for 2004-05: 164,020 / 80,271 / 244,291 ; for 2005-06: 142,333 / 79,721 / 222,054.