On an ongoing basis, the library collects usage statistics on a variety of materials in order to inform decision making. Please see the below boxes for information. If you wish to see additional usage information, please email us and we'll be happy to accommodate your request. In collecting usage statistics, the library utilizes protocols defined by the Counter Project, a nonprofit initiative designed to create standards and accountability in vendors' reporting usage information to libraries.
For a list of FAQs regarding the collection and budget issues, please see this link (available to anyone at Connecticut College who has the link).
The graph below illustrates the various costs per full-text download of several large journal packages, which are large bundles of journal subscriptions that the library obtains at a discounted price. To arrive at the figure, we divide the cost we pay in a year by the number of full-text downloads of the content in that package.
The graph below illustrates the various costs per full-text download of several large journal packages (bundles of journal subscriptions that the library obtains at a discounted price). The figure shows the year-over-year fluctuations in cost per download (the cost we pay in a year by the number of full-text downloads of the content in that package) by package.
The graph below illustrates the various costs per search of some of our databases. To arrive at the figure, we divide the cost we pay in a year by the number of searches of that database.
Here are the number of searches of some key databases for the academic year 2023-24 (with 2022-23 figures in parentheses, along with the percentage change year over year):
Arts & Humanities:
General:
Science & Mathematics:
Social Sciences:
Business: