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Established 1907
Library system locations: 18
Librarians: 27 (systemwide)
Total hours open per week: 95

Collection Metrics--Rochester (2007)
Volumes: 400,000
Journals currently received: 5,000
Electronic journals: 3,500
Book titles: 90,000
Rare journal volumes from 1665
Rare first editions from 1479
In-house use of traditional library resources: 115,000 volumes
Circulation of traditional library resources: 85,000 volumes

Use of Electronic Resources--System (2007)
Library intranet page views: 4,100,000
Use of electronic resources: 13,800,000

Document Delivery Metrics--Rochester (2007)
Interlibrary loan requests received from external libraries: 45,000
Loans requested from external libraries: 9,200
Document delivery requests from staff and students: 134,000
Electronic document delivery (scanned pages): 763,000
Patron self service scanned/photocopied pages: 405,000
Inventory in Mayo Medical Bookstore: 4,000 titles

Professional Services--Rochester (2007)
Subject literature searches: 9,600
Library class attendees: 1,500
Instructor contact hours: 380
Reference questions: 10,400

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