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Statistics

Reading Room Statistics, 1996–2006

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

1983-2006

Researchers

590

510

627

508

465

398

421

433

403

383

237

14,843

Research Visits

1,141

1,141

1,141

1,080

1,109

809

783

870

690

710

592

25,238

Reasearch Hours

1,681

2,065

1,881

2,300

1,417

1,203

1,274

1,725

1,426

1,606

1,497

44,009

Visits per Researcher

1.93

2.24

1.82

2.13

2.38

2.03

1.86

2.01

1.71

1.85

2.5

 

Hours per Researcher

2.85

4.05

3.00

4.53

3.05

3.02

3.03

3.98

3.54

4.19

6.32

 

Wheaton College Researchers

384

316

362

345

246

236

195

211

187

192

115

8,593

Non Wheaton College Researchers

206

194

265

163

219

162

226

222

216

191

122

6,250

 

Types of Researchers, 1996-2006

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

1990-2006

Video/Film/CD/DVD Makers

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

1

1

7

4

66

BGC Staff

12

6

2

7

0

0

2

5

3

2

5

157

Christian Workers

27

40

57

33

20

20

23

20

11

8

14

547

General Public

59

67

45

31

51

54

48

57

58

41

28

179

Secondary School Students

6

3

33

1

3

1

44

44

40

8

0

468

Home Schooled Students

38

18

41

7

61

24

18

31

25

23

4

364

Non Wheaton College Faculty

15

12

8

15

26

15

16

22

20

25

17

456

Non Wheaton College Grad Students

38

44

39

51

27

32

53

26

32

58

34

401

Non Wheaton College Undergrads

15

22

22

18

32

5

6

9

5

3

15

328

Pastors

13

5

4

4

6

3

3

4

17

9

3

179

Wheaton College Faculty/Staff

18

21

17

15

13

13

16

17

11

10

10

243

Wheaton College Grad Students

89

83

171

101

59

72

95

83

58

62

28

1,500

Wheaton College Undergrads

263

182

180

216

156

149

81

106

115

118

70

3,537

Writers/Journalists

6

5

6

6

8

6

10

8

7

9

5

124

 

Types of Research, 1996-2006

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

1990-2006

Articles

11

14

8

5

13

6

11

16

14

11

10

204

Books

25

16

20

26

33

21

24

25

24

32

24

425

Class Assignments

396

341

470

371

296

270

240

300

251

231

118

6,280

Equipment Use

9

3

6

1

2

3

0

0

0

0

 

60

Evangelistic Projects

24

11

26

8

7

9

23

14

3

6

6

237

Film, Video Production

0

9

8

5

5

6

7

3

4

8

7

119

Genealogy

10

6

1

0

2

7

7

7

8

6

8

69

Misecelleaneous

4

3

1

2

2

3

23

5

9

4

10

219

Personal Interest

71

74

51

46

66

47

58

39

36

28

21

1,381

Photo Searches

12

13

10

10

8

6

5

10

10

9

 

150

Thesis

28

20

26

34

31

20

25

14

44

48

33

480


 
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