Snapshot Day 2013 : The Results!

Yet again, the Library Paparazzi was out and about on Library Snapshot Day, capturing all the behind-the-scenes action as well as the everyday hustle-and-bustle of your FIU Libraries.  Check out what we captured... head below to view the slideshow, to see a collection of our best comments, and view our statistics for the day.

Slideshow

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Statistics

• People in the Buildings:  8,623 (av.)
  Green Library - 7,228
  Hubert Library - 1,395
• Total Items Checked Out: 1,790
  Includes Books, Reserve Items, Laptops/Devices, etc
• How Many Reference Questions Asked: 230
  Green Library - 189
  Hubert Library - 41
• What Library Classes Were Taught?
  SLS1501
  ENC1102
  ENC3213
  ANS3410
  BSC4931
  CHM4930
  EDF6608
  LAS6934
  PSY3213
  SOW4332
  Ransom Everglades, British Literature
• Database/Article Searches: 7,466
• Items Ordered: 43 (av)
• Items Cataloged: 141
• Records Batch Loaded: 199
• Metadata Records Created: 15
• URLs Edited: 54
• Books Labeled: 37
• Titles Ordered: 41
• Titles Received: 150

 

Your thoughts & comments... We asked, How does the library help you?:

• "The quiet study areas facilitate my concentration whenever I need to do (homework) or study for tests"
• "Helps me get A's.  Helps me concentrate.  I love the quiet study areas because they help me focus.  They are always clean and comfortable."
• "(They) are always ready to help you at any time!"
• "It's a great place to study and has a lot of resources like laptops and books"
• "Laptop rentals and great help and access"
• "Study and hang with friends"
• "Studying and fulfilling my needs as a student"
• "Online research, study space, computers, veg-out time, physical books when necessary for research papers"
• "It helps me to study since it is quiet.  It helps me find books to do research for assignments"
• "It is helpful 'specially with all the databases that are easier to access through the Internet"
• "The library is helpful because I can rent a laptop"
• "Free iPads to borrow; Great atmosphere to study"
• "Provides study areas.  Computer loans are awesome.  Online resources are the best."
• "Having documents readily available to learn and study things for free are perhaps the most important tools any living human being can have.  Without it I'd be uneducated."
• "I have never used the library and its facility but I believe that they're very helping and I will be sure to be in one"
• "It provides me with a quiet place to work either by myself or with classmates.  I feel I'm most productive when I'm in the library"
• "Helps me when I need to study in peace."
• "The library is very helpful as far as renting laptops out.  It is also a great quiet place to study and get away on campus."
• "The laptop rentals are very helpful and the staff is always helpful and friendly."
• "It helps with writing strategies, locating books, and handling any issues or questions I may have."
• "The study room helps a lot. I like to get together with a group to study for midterms or finals."
• "It is a place where I could go and study or get work done in quiet."
• "The library is a place where one can come to reflect and meet with people.  Have access to books."
• "Study groups and reserved rooms; research"
• "They library staff is always very nice and helpful; they always help me solve whatever problem I might have in a very prompt manner."
• "the library helps me by providing a great quiet place to study and they have a really great coffee machine!"
• "to study and focus on class work"
• "It gives gives me a break from traffic."
• "It helps me by providing laptops, Macs, and iPads, etc."
• "They help with directing me to resources, explain the best databases to use, and are just Awesome...!"