USC Libraries Facts and Figures
2007 User Satisfaction Study Results
Collections Statistics from Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Total Volumes: 3,968,549
- Serial Subscriptions: 58,739
- Audiovisual Materials: 3,337,431
- Microfilm Units: 5,639,884
- Manuscripts and Archives (in linear feet): 46,906
- Electronic Books and Reference Sources: 202,394
- Electronic Journals: 36,968
- Audiovisual Databases: 27
- Digitized Archival Items: 223,487
- Library Services Circulation Transactions: 494,470
- Library Instruction Sessions: 1,030
- Library Instruction Session Participants: 12,722
- Interlibrary Items Loaned: 23,318
- Interlibrary Items Borrowed: 15,765
- Total Reference Transactions: 67,077
- Electronic Reference Transactions: 8,303
Note: Data includes USC Libraries, USC Law Library and USC Health Sciences Libraries; Total Volumes includes books, bound journals and government documents; Serial Subscriptions includes print and electronic subscriptions; Audiovisual Materials includes photographs, sound recordings, maps, films and other video recordings; Circulation Transactions includes initial transactions and renewals; Electronic Reference includes e-mail and online chat sessions.