Student numbers at WAIT/Curtin University
Student enrolments at WAIT/Curtin have increased tenfold between 1969 and 2010.
| 1969 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002 | 2010 | |
| Number of students at WAIT/Curtin | 4 520 | 11 995 | 14 966 | 33 240 | 45 884 |
Library catalogues
| 1969 | 1980 | 1992 | 1995 | 2002 | 2010 | |
| Type of catalogue | Card catalogue for books, print catalogue for journals | Microfiche catalogue for books, print catalogue for journals | In-house online catalogue CLUE (Curtin Library User Enquiries) for books and journals | Online catalogue CLUE+ based on DRA (Data Research Associated) software for books and journals | Online catalogue based on ExLibris software for books and journals | Online catalogue providing a single search interface for all collections based on Ex Libris Primo Central |
Collection statistics
Acquisition budgets have increased markedly (by a factor of 150) since the establishment of WAIT Library and the book and journal collections have grown accordingly.
Further, the shift to electronic journal databases and e-books has enabled the Library, in common with other academic libraries, to provide access to significant collections of scholarly resources outside what was possible in the print-only environment.
| 1969 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2011/2012 | |
| Number of books | 24 935 | 273 555 | 364 133 | 584 276 | 669 813 including c 80 000 ebooks (2011 figure) |
| Number of journal titles | 2 035 | 6 137 | 5 079 | 15 137 | 118 424 (2011 figure) |
| Acquisitions budget | $60 000 | $502 600 | $1 259 000 | $5 060 000 | $9 040 000 (2012 figure) |
Loan and copying service statistics
The number of loans peaked at 4 040 500 in 2001 before beginning a steady decline, reflecting the growing impact of e-books and e-Reserve and the increasing availability of electronic information resources in general.
All forms of copying undertaken at the Library (Xeroxing, photocopying and printing) increased steadily to a peak of around 5.3 million copies in 2002, then began to decline, reflecting the growing preference of clients for storing or emailing information in electronic format rather than making hard copies.
| 1969 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001/2002 | 2011 | |
| Number of loans issued | 22 075 | 141 349 | 367 041 | 404 500 (2001 figure) |
302 000 |
| Xerox/photocopied/printed pages made | 30 679 | 887 977 | 5 292 497 | 5 334 440 |
2 990 000 |
Clients using the microfiche catalogue in the 1980s.
One of the computer terminals running CLUE in the Library, c 1992.
The information desk on level three in the early 1990s.
Clients studying in the Library, 1990s.
The Library's photocopying office in the 1990s.
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