Our Impact by the Numbers
The USC Libraries share our expertise throughout our university community and support the achievements of our students, faculty, and staff. Each year, we gather statistics showing our impact on the many people – at USC and beyond – who count on us.
The 2024-2025 Academic Year at a Glance
Visits to libraries.usc.edu
Full-text articles accessed
Visits to library locations
Searches in online library databases
Participants in library instruction sessions
Interlibrary loan requests filled for USC users
Page views in the USC Digital Library
Visits to LibGuides created by USC librarians
Ongoing Impact
Participants in our “Study On!” programs
Visitors to Leavey Library since it opened in 1994
Savings on article processing charges for USC authors from transformative agreements
Viewers of the "Is That a Waterslide on the 5?" YouTube short from the "When the St. Francis Dam Collapsed" episode from Season 7 of the Lost LA series co-produced by the USC Libraries and PBS SoCal
Cultural heritage collections and research data preserved by the USC Digital Repository
Digital exhibitions created by the USC Libraries using the Scalar platform
USC researchers supported by consultations and resources provided by our Bioinformatics Service
About Our Collections
Total volumes
Electronic books
Items on LGBTQ+ history at ONE Archives
Streaming films, videos, and sound recordings
Video games
Items in the USC Digital Library
Artists books in USC Libraries Special Collections
Materials available for viewing at the Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Number of languages represented in translations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in USC Libraries collections
Sources: ARL, Google Analytics, and internal statistics. Annual data is for the 2024-25 academic year.