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Annual Report 2006
 

Statistics

3. Serving library users
3a. Information literacy (training in using library and information resources)
  2006 2005 % change
Sessions 1 269 1 207 5.1%
Participants 21 198 20 722 2.8%
Staff contact hours 1 759 1 546 13.8%
3b. Enquiries
  2006 2005 % change
In person (Reference enquiries only) 92 692 82 071 12.9%
By telephone 17 551 15 164 15.7%
By ask.monash (email)* 6 286 7 167 -12.3%
Live Help (Online Chat) 1 567 1 469 6.7%
Off Campus Support* 8 891 13 239 -32.8%
Total 126 987 119 110 6.6%

*Ask.Monash introduced in 2006. Service offering and data collection processes changed, including the integration of email help, feedback and off campus support, impacting on reported results.

3c. Door count
  2006 2005 % change
Total 3 465 626 3 345 532 3.6%
3d. Online services and resources activity
  2006 2005 % change
Individual access to Library supplied databases* 2 494 505** 1 615 673** 54.4%
Downloads of past exam papers 757 288 966 304 -21.6%
Downloads of library digitised items 3 576 425 3 139 712 13.9%
Audio streams accessed from web pages 750 624 625 281 20%

* Does not include complete set of electronic resources
** Statistics cover Jan - May only

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