Performance Measures

The NC State University Libraries is a catalyst for knowledge and discovery for North Carolina State University and its partners. The Libraries serves over 45,000 students, faculty, and staff, with more than two million total visits per year. This collection of data provides an overview of the use of the Libraries collections, spaces, and services as well as the activities that support these endeavors.

Basic Facts

Tabular data representing gate counts, collections highlights, size, computing, reservable rooms, seats, and staff

Collections: Volumes by Library

Tabular data representing total volumes by library, content type, and collections highlights

Collections: Titles and Volumes

Tabular data representing total titles and volumes by content type

Gate Counts

The number of users who walk into the Libraries per year

Seat Counts

Compares the number of library study seats to the UNC System Standard of 20% of the student body

Collections: Measurable Uses of the Collection

Trend Index examining the changes in how the collection is used over five years

Collections: The Libraries Peer Institutions Collections Expenditures

Comparison to Association of Research Libraries peer institutions

Collections: Comparison of Collection Expenditures to Peer Institutions Average

A 20-year trend showing the increasing gap between us and our peers.

Collections: Peer Institutions Collections Expenditures Per Faculty Member

Comparison to Association of Research Libraries peer institutions

Association of Research Libraries Rankings

How we compare to our peers in six categories

Room Reservations: Total Study Room Reservations

Five-year trend of total reservations of open, graduate student, and faculty study rooms

Room Reservations: Average Reservations Per Study Room

Comparison of average reservations per room for open, graduate student, and faculty study rooms

Technology Lending

Trend Index showing the types of technology we lend

Personnel: Full-Time Equivalent Trends Compared to Peers

Twenty-year trend showing the differences in staff composition between the Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries peer institutions

Personnel: Demographic Profiles of Personnel

Five-year trends showing changes in demographics of library personnel

Expenditures

Breakdown of library expenditures and comparison to university

Development: Development and Gift Activity - Five Year Trends

Gifts by source, and number of donors and donations per year

Development: Monthly Development and Gift Activity - Three Year Trends

Gifts by source, and number of donors and dollars raised per month

Development: Development and Gift Activity Compared to University

Gifts and commitments by use and type
bar chart with blue and green bars

Web Traffic

Use of the Libraries website, with comparisons to building visits

Link to Institutional Strategy and Analysis Factbook

University trend data including Student Enrollment, Student Credit Hours, Degrees Awarded, and Faculty and Staff Demographics.