Our Impact by the NumbersThe 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 GlanceVisits to libraries.usc.edu3millionFull-text articles accessed2.3millionVisits to library locations1.4millionReference consultations39,760Searches in online library databases31.4millionParticipants in library instruction sessions11,220Interlibrary loan requests filled for USC users10,219Page views in the USC Digital Library21.8millionVisits to LibGuides created by USC librarians2.7million Ongoing ImpactParticipants in our “Study On!” programs24,000 and countingVisitors to Leavey Library since it opened in 199437.6 million and countingSavings on article processing charges for USC authors from transformative agreements$2 million and countingViewers 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 SoCal634,500 and countingCultural heritage collections and research data preserved by the USC Digital Repository82 petabytes and countingDigital exhibitions created by the USC Libraries using the Scalar platform58 and countingInteractive interviews using conversational AI agents19 and counting Visits to Hoose Library's Research, Learning & Teaching resources since 2023:30,000 and counting USC researchers supported by consultations and resources provided by our Bioinformatics Service3,800 and counting About Our CollectionsTotal volumes6 millionArchival collections85,000 linear feetElectronic books2.9 millionItems on LGBTQ+ history at ONE Archives2 millionStreaming films, videos, and sound recordings400,000titlesVideo games761titlesItems in the USC Digital Library3.3millionArtists books in USC Libraries Special Collections1,000Materials available for viewing at the Architecture and Fine Arts LibraryBanana fiber fabric, coconut rug, hemp lumber, L.A. River terrazzo, and 34 other sample materialsNumber of languages represented in translations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in USC Libraries collections100 Sources: ARL, Google Analytics, and internal statistics. Annual data is for the 2024-25 academic year.