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

Collection Metrics--Rochester (2008)
Volumes: 398,242
Journals currently received: 4,706
Electronic journals: 3,605
Book titles: 92,145
Rare journal volumes from 1665
Rare first editions from 1479
In-house use of print/audiovisual library resources: 104,092 volumes
Circulation of traditional library resources: 83,380 volumes

Use of Electronic Resources--Library System (2008)
Library intranet page views: 4,225,612
Use of electronic resources: 14,398,269

Document Delivery Metrics--Rochester (2008)

Interlibrary loan requests received from external libraries: 40,782
Loans requested from external libraries: 10,219

Document delivery requests from staff and students: 98,583
Electronic document delivery (scanned pages): 704,270
Patron self service scanned/photocopied pages: 374,192
Inventory in Mayo Medical Bookstore: 4,000 titles

Professional Services--Rochester (2008)
Subject literature searches: 9,739
Library class attendees: 2,086
Instructor contact hours: 256
Reference questions: 19,889

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