TABLE 5.3

Library Circulation Transactions

1998-99 to 2002-03*

 

Type of Circulation Transaction
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03****
5-Year Average
             
General
142,753
125,022
128,984
121,897
 
103,731
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other**
54,553
35,006
36,613
37,176
 
32,670
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
197,306
160,028
165,597
159,073
239,889
136,401
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Circulation Transactions Per FTE Student***
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General
13.1
10.8
10.5
9.2
 
8.7
 
--
--
--
--
 
 
Other**
5.0
3.0
3.0
2.8
 
2.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
18.0
13.8
13.5
12.0
16.3
11.5

 

* Data as of end of fiscal year.

** Includes Reserve and Restricted Books.

*** Fall Term 4th Week Full Time Equivalent. Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment (FTE) is calculated as follows: SCH/15 for all undergraduate students,SCH/12 for graduate (Masters', Postbacc. Graduate, and Non-Admitted Graduate) students, SCH/9 for doctoral students.

**** Summer 2002 Library migrated from SIRSI to Innovative Interfaces Inc. system. Circulation transactions includes Orbit and former non-circulating items (i.e., serials), and III renewals.SOURCE: Portland State University Library.