We measure how well we are doing at reaching our strategic objectives. We are continuously trying to improve our services, spaces, and collections to best meet the needs of the Iowa State University community.

Student study

  • 112.5 hours

    Weekly Parks Library open hours

  • 275

    Computer workstations

  • 2,300

    seats

  • 24/7

    access to online information

Library use by the numbers, July 2022-July 2023

33,015 total checkouts

  • 37% undergrad students
  • 34% faculty and staff
  • 29% grad students

Consultations

  • 310 Tech Lending chat sessions
  • 4,672 reference
  • 840 directional
  • 1,035 librarian chat sessions

Library guides

  • 72 course guides
  • 176 subject guides
  • 81 general purpose guides
  • 523,167 total views

Library website

  • 151,352 library news item views
  • 515,315 QuickSearch searches
  • 340,809 library website pageviews

Material spending

  • $7,940,522 digital journals/databases
  • $1,902,084 eBooks
  • $527,807 print materials
  • $283,688 streaming media

Special Collections and University Archives

  • 24 presentations
  • 264 group instruction participants
  • 552 reference transactions

Collaboration spaces

  • 28 study rooms available
  • 29,488 bookings
  • 30,585 hours reserved use
  • 65% availability
  • 4,212 users made reservations

Technology lending

  • 2,034 users made reservations
  • 4,823 total bookings
  • 486 laptops/iPads available
  • 337 tech accessories available
  • 316 A/V items available

Collections

  • 2,348,259 items held
  • 1,797,724 eBooks
  • 303,030 eJournals
  • 59,973 streaming videos
  • 7,818 digital newspapers

Open initiatives

  • 863 Open Access articles published
  • 358 Open Access journals published
  • Over 30 million downloads
  • 5.8 TB of OA research data