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St George’s Library in 2022

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What a year 2022 has been!

We are so pleased to show you something that every librarian loves… STATISTICS! Please enjoy St George’s Library in 2022 – in Numbers!

St George's University Library in 2022
283,685
We had 7,966 unique users make over 283,685 visits to our library in 2022! We are open 24/7 to suit anybody's study style.
9,383
Over the year you asked us almost 10,000 questions at the helpdesk! Whether your question is big or small, we're here to help you.
St George's University Library in 2022
283,685
We had 7,966 unique users make over 283,685 visits to our library in 2022! We are open 24/7 to suit anybody's study style.
9,383
Over the year you asked us almost 10,000 questions at the helpdesk! Whether your question is big or small, we're here to help you.
7,819
There were over 7,000 book loans this year! Whether it was required reading or one of our study skills guides, what did you find was the most helpful?
Over the course of the year we added 1,084 print books to our shelves in addition to the 660 eBooks that you now have access to online. What's even better is that 86 of these titles were chosen by yourselves during the MoreBooks campaign!
1,744
Over the course of the year we added 1,084 print books to our shelves in addition to the 660 eBooks that you now have access to online. What's even better is that 86 of these titles were chosen by yourselves during the MoreBooks campaign!
1,744
9,980
There was an average 9,980 downloads per month from St George's Online Research Archive (SORA) - our institutional open access publications repository.
7,330
At the end of November 2022, there were over 7,000 full-text items freely available in SORA. Our Research Services Team in the library work hard to support researchers in making their work.
504
Not only does our university archives safeguard the history of St George's, but it also engages visitors by hosting virtual/physical talks, tours, and events. Over 500 people attended these!
Our Liaison Team trained 1,956 library users over the course of the year. Whether you are a student, staff member, or work for the NHS Trust - we are here to support you with literature searching and referencing. Come chat to us today!
1,956
Our Liaison Team trained 1,956 library users over the course of the year. Whether you are a student, staff member, or work for the NHS Trust - we are here to support you with literature searching and referencing. Come chat to us today!
1,956
Learn more at library.sgul.ac.uk
*All statistics are provided from 1 January 2022 to 30 November 2022

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