Lib4RI in figures

Lib4RI is not only interesting in terms of resources and services, but also regarding numbers and developments! Below you can find the library's key figures and most important developments visualised as graphs.

Current library statistics: 

Scientists (FTE)1'502
PhDs (FTE)636
Library Employees (FTE)15.1
Holdings (Print)241'240
Holdings (E-journals)51'218
Holdings (E-books)801'540
Loans (Print)1'465
Unique Item Requests (E-journals)1'058'322
Unique Item Requests (E-books)44'742
Publications in DORA*99'763
Full text downloads in DORA*1'064'283
Document Deliveries1'302
Participants in Trainings378
Expenditure (Total in CHF)5'453'445
Expenditure (Material in CHF)3'168'979

Data as of 8 April 2025

*More data on DORA are given here.

2011-2021 in figures

10 years in figures poster

We took the 10th anniversary of the library as an opportunity to summarize the developments and accomplishments within these ten years in figures.

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