Union University

Emma Waters Summar Library

Library By The Numbers

The Emma Waters Summar Library
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Beginning year:

1976 (opening of the new north campus)

Staff:

12 full-time (6 Librarians + 6 additional support staff)
2 part-time (2 support staff)
24 student employees

For year 2009-2010

Volumes held July 30, 2009

 

196,062

Volumes added during the year

 

 

Volumes added gross (a)
Volumes withdrawn (b)
Volumes added (a-b)

37,363
8,106
 



29,257

Volumes held July 30, 2010

 

225,319

Number of monographic volumes purchased

 

2,703

Serials

 

 

Electronic titles (c)
Print titles (d)

40,625
   414

 

Total number of serials titles (c+d)

 

41,039

Number of public service hours per week (Spring and Fall semesters)

 

96

Total circulations

 

31,875

Interlibrary loans filled for other libraries

 

813

Interlibrary loans received from other libraries

 

1,793

Number of electronic books

 

76,918

Number of sessions (logons) to databases or services

 

84,159

Number of searches (queries) in databases or services

 

326,842

Number of successful full-text article requests

 

126,829

Number of virtual visits to library's website

 

182,881