PRODUCTIVE SPACES Digital Commons Publishing 2023-24 Library traffic continued to increase in 2023-24, growing about 9.5% compared to 2022-23. While the growth rate has lessened compared with prior years, the 401,650 visits in 2023-24 represent over double the traffic that the library received prior to the pandemic. Since the library has not added new spaces or services, it is possible that growth is slowing because the library spaces are reaching their effective capacity. Growth has been concentrated on weekdays and Saturdays. It is expected that library traffic may plateau or diminish with the opening of a major new academic building on campus in Fall 2024. The use of reservable spaces continues to remain strong. This year, the library added a reservable video conferencing room, in addition to the existing eighteen study rooms (nine group rooms and nine individual rooms). Total hours booked for the study rooms was 27,800 for the year (compared to 28,000 the year before). Nearly 2,100 different students reserved a library study room during with year. The group study rooms proved more popular, with over 70% of all available hours reserved. Solo study rooms had 37% of available hours reserved. In addition to reservable rooms, the library also provides 32 lockers which can be reserved by students for semester-long projects requiring use of library resources or spaces. Day & Time 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Total Bookings 6,076 10,256 10,377 15,288 17,239 Total Hours Booked 10,369 17,672 18,271 27,999 27,818 Unique Users 1,344 1,687 1,627 1,964 2,092 Note COVID Added Solo Study Rooms Added Video Conferencing Room Group Study Room Trends
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