By The Numbers

Collections

• 11,372 Interlibrary loan items requested by UC San Diego Library users

• 176 New collections added to our digital collections

• An 18.5% increase from last year

• $98 Spent per person on campus on collections*

*Equivalent to only three à la carte articles from an academic journal publisher Through the UC Libraries’ collective negotiation and commitment to open access, this investment instead provided access to millions of articles, journals and books.

Instruction

• 5 out of 7 Undergraduate college general education sequences have integrated information literacy instruction with the Library

• 41 Disciplines in which classes were taught, in addition to unique workshops and first-year general education requirements

Spaces

• Library spaces are open 66% the amount of all hours in the year

• 4,352 seats available: 1 for every 8 undergraduate students

• 60,272 study room reservations made

• 1,471,525 annual gate count for both buildings: Equivalent to 17.5 visits for every person on campus

• 47,723 questions answered at the Geisel Service Hub kiosks: An average of 11.4 questions per hour

The busiest hours in Geisel Library are from 2-4 p.m.

The busiest hours in WongAvery Library are from 1-3 p.m.

Digital Spaces

• 38.5% Reference questions answered via chat or email, more than double the percentage prior to the pandemic

• 1,278,319 Visits to the Library website, equivalent to 15 visits per person on campus

Library Financials FY22/23

Library Expenditures

• Salaries: $18,048,407

• Operations: $4,799,695

• Payroll Benefits: $7,346,538

• Collections: $11,855,266

Total Gifts and Endowment Income

• Gift Donations: $680,765

• Endowment Income: $2,485,330