Guides: University Libraries Assessment: Statistics

Library Statistics Dashboards (updated automatically)

LibGuides/LibAnswers Dashboard
LibGuides, sometimes called Guides, are resources for assignment help, for research assistance, and for finding subject information. LibAnswers includes chats and librarians answering questions. This dashboard shows how much these services are used.
Library Events Dashboard
The Library hosts many events throughout the year. This dashboard shows how many events have been hosted.
Occupancy Count
This graph shows the number of visitors entering the Library for the last 12 months. The Library was closed from March-July, 2020. In July 2020 the Library began to open in a limited capacity. In October 2020 the Library expanded the open hours.

Other Library Statistics

3 Year Trend of Library Materials Used
This includes the number of physical materials checked out and the number of electronic journal articles requested.
Events offered by the Library
The Libraries have offered several events for all visitors. These charts show what some of those events have been and who has attended.

Association of Research Libraries Statistics from Texas Tech

The Texas Tech University Libraries joined the Association of Research Libraries in 1997. ARL is a non-profit organization of major research libraries in the United States and Canada. This dashboard provides snapshots of ARL statistics. From 2017 to 2019, the TTU Libraries moved up in ranking from #50 to #42 out of 124 ARL libraries.