Facts and Figures

Total amount of library usage

  Activity

Unit 

Academic year 2022

 (Jun. 22 – May. 23)

Academic year 2023

 (Jun. 23 – May. 24)

Academic year 2024

 (Jun. 24 – May. 25)

Academic year 2025

 (Jun. 25 – May. 26)

 1. Circulation transaction

Time

4,261

4,013  

 2,630

1,666  

 2. Access via the Internet

Time

408,390

246,112  

151,403

68,960  

       2.1 E-Books

Time 

20,044

39,165

20,340 

11,379  

       2.2 E-Journals

Time 

144,487

173,387  

97,332 

21,493  

       2.3 Online databases

Time 

56,305

 29,064

29,392 

16,607  

       2.4 Tools

Time

3,336 

4,496

 4,339

19,481  

       2.5 Library Website

   

 

 

  

             One search 

Time

22,197

37,417

 44,405

29,587  

             OPAC (ELIB)

Time 

53,869

120,092

31,245 

915,154  

             AU-IR

Time 

130,276

130,758

5,753 

3,124  

  3. Information enquiries

Time

 484

157

1,168 

577  

  4. Library resources suggestions

 

     

 

              Books

Time

5

28

 46

30  

              E-Books

 

249

251

 683

470  

              Full-text article requests

Time

1,349

995

 1,387

1,149  

  5. Library instruction programmes

Time

7/178 

 23/342

 13/150

11/57  

  6. Publish information (AU Web site)

Time

428

515

796 

587  

  7. Photograph service

Item

561

513

536 

497  

  8. University Visitor Reception

Group/Person

61/980

77/928

71/1,338

81/1,243