[INLINE] LIAS Statistics ... Database Usage

The following table breaks down the total number of sessions into Library and Remote sessions. Library includes all public and staff sessions established at terminals and workstations in-house at the UP and CES libraries (i.e., in a library building.) Remote includes all network, dial-in and telnet connections.

Library vs Remote Sessions per Year: 1993 - 1996

Database Available
Since ...
1993 1994 1995 1996
Library Remote Library Remote Library Remote Library Remote Total
ABI/Inform Aug 1993 10,104 1,771 15,103 3,455 32,567 6,921 50,490 8,683 59,173
AGRICOLA Mar 1995 -- -- -- -- 9,432 3,503 18,816 3,701 22,517
Anthropological Literature Sep 1994 -- -- 1,569 278 3,657 688 4,002 726 4,758
ARTFL* Nov 1995 -- -- -- -- 92 31 1,107 159 1,266
Avery Jun 1993 2,155 413 2,065 248 5,038 431 6,115 429 6,544
Books in Print Aug 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 11,410 412 11,822
CINAHL Jul 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,767 94 2,861
Contemporary Authors* Feb 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,417 330 2,747
EIP Feb 1993 7,321 2,584 6,647 3,099 17,623 9,098 21,120 7,572 28,692
Encyclopedia of Associations* Feb 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 5,873 680 6,553
Encyclopedia Britannica* Sep 1995 -- -- -- -- 4,578 1,789 10,525 1,889 12,414
English Short Title Catalog (Z39.50) Oct 1995 -- -- -- -- 563 117 1,571 279 1,850
English Short Title Catalog (Telnet) Oct 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 145 1 146
ERIC Apr 1993 29,796 5,065 41,981 8,289 41,197 10,059 41,725 7,087 48,812
GPO Jan 1995 -- -- -- -- 4,102 6,079 8,219 4,084 12,303
Mass Media Mar 1995 -- -- -- -- 11,709 2,005 13,074 1,589 14,663
MathSci** Jan 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,616 429 2,045
MediaNet Dec 1993 28 0 5,123 4,993 6,596 4,568 11,637 3,778 15,415
MEDLINE Apr 1993 17,340 6,670 32,050 17,286 35,566 21,072 41,832 15,773 57,605
MLA Bibliography Oct 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,915 40 1,955
Newspaper Abstracts Aug 1993 11,084 911 19,894 1,968 42,845 4,569 33,901 5,225 39,126
NTIS Jul 1995 -- -- -- -- 3,058 1,098 11,897 2,604 14,501
PAIS Dec 1993 211 18 5,476 657 10,419 1,438 7,399 742 8,141
Periodical Abstracts Aug 1993 29,193 1,824 61,521 4,014 138,088 8,971 196,420 13,307 209,727
PsycINFO Nov 1993 2,984 987 29,321 6,156 37,647 8,851 40,825 7,292 48,117
RLIN Sep 1993 4,000 1,086 6,018 1,741 13,828 4,144 20,103 3,318 23,421
Rogets Thesaurus Jan 1996 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,041 281 1,322
TOC Jun 1994 -- -- 25,310 8,018 47,354 14,791 49,585 12,041 61,626
UnCover Feb 1992 50,006 14,512 46,392 18,063 25,898 12,318 20,721 6,940 27,661


*Data for these databases reflect sessions established using LYNX web browser software in LIAS only. Usage does not include number of sessions established through other WWW browsers such as Netscape, Mosaic, etc.

**MathSci available via Z39.50 Jan. - March 1996 and via WWW from April 1996 on. Data for April through December reflect sessions established using LYNX WWW browser software in LIAS only and does not include sessions established through other browsers such as Netscape, Mosaic, etc.


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