Online Usage
RefWorks
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | |
| Total Users | 2,200 | 1,976 | 1,804 | 1,592 | 1,379 |
| Total References Added | 6,545 | 8,564 | 2,296 | 2,409 | 3,244 |
Archives & Special Collections
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | ||||||||||
| Users | Sessions | Page Views | Users | Sessions | Page Views | Users | Sessions | Page Views | Users | Sessions | Page Views | Sessions | Page Views | |
| Digital Collections / Universal Access | 4,666 | 7,786 | 63,987 | 2,666 | 4,639 | 41,580 | 2,000 | 3,500 | 34,928 | 1,522 | 3,010 | 30,418 | 1,621 | 22,736 |
| Digital Exhibits / Omeka | 1,278 | 1,623 | 4,756 | 926 | 1,156 | 4,318 | 1,016 | 1,397 | 6,166 | 563 | 738 | 2,918 | 2,120 | 11,151 |
Library Website & EagleSearch
| Number of Searches in EagleSearch (basic + advanced) |
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| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 |
| 418,378 | 348,636 | 331,245 | 144,466 | 134,943 |
| Usage Trends in EagleSearch |
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| Action in EagleSearch | Usage Count 2024-2025 |
Usage Count 2023-2024 |
Usage Count 2022-2023 |
Usage Count 2021-2022 |
Usage Count 2020-2021 |
| Advanced search | 40,205 | 15,132 | 16,937 | 6,513 | 7,027 |
| A-Z journal list | 10,498 | 11,178 | 16,452 | 13,761 | 12,145 |
| Basic search | 378,173 | 333,504 | 314,308 | 137,953 | 127,916 |
| Citation | 55,418 | 50,424 | 46,924 | 16,735 | 17,388 |
| Facet filtering | 146,179 | 134,080 | 96,167 | 58,765 | 51,954 |
| Save to eShelf | 13,496 | 13,723 | 14,861 | 10,524 | 10,178 |
| Top 10 EagleSearch Search Terms | ||||
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 |
| open market insurance across state lines | nursing | consent searches | ttu | edtpa |
| j. y. tsao et al., “ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors: research opportunities and challenges,” adv. electron. mater., vol | flavored tobacco | nursing | nursing | ttu |
| flavored tobacco | sugar and health | gun control | edtpa | crc handbook |
| asthma exacerbation vs bronchitis | technology in education | dvd | crc handbook | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disorders |
| sugar and health | social media | proquest | physical review | street journal |
| technology in education | othello | social media | nursing journal | teamwork |
| nursing | "careers in..." series | titanic | therapeutic milieu | journal of chemical education |
| a raisin in the sun | climate change | apollo 13 | cuisine and empire | undefined |
| developmental psychology | dvd | climate change | when the emperor was divine | the role of art |
| social media | nursing journal | abortion | clown sightings on halloween | wall street journal |
| Library Website Page Visits (in order from most to fewest visits, most recent year) |
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| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | |
| Testing | 26,165 | 13,375 | 13,319 | 15,446 | 8,567 |
| Databases | 17,302 | 17,669 | 30,870 | 40,458 | 26,408 |
| Library Home | 16,302 | 19,760 | 46,229 | 56,102 | 67,910 |
| Library Hours | 13,476 | 9,761 | 10,512 | 8,870 | 7,585 |
| About the Library / Contact | 7,434 | 9,421 | 15,057 | 12,928 | 11,988 |
| Archives & Special Collections | 3,111 | 2,394 | 5,253 | 4,915 | 7,212 |
| Research Tools | 2,776 | 3,343 | 6,812 | 8,170 | 13,390 |
| Library in the Classroom | 2,666 | 2,667 | 6,936 | 8,849 | 1,697 |
| Learning Center (Tutoring) | 1,565 | 1,835 | 5,573 | 5,146 | 4,021 |
| Request an Item You Need | 527 | 525 | 1,371 | 1,282 | 1,524 |
| Textbook Affordability | 510 | 1,097 | 2,406 | 4,632 | 1,208 |
| Collections | 406 | 524 | 1,355 | 2,330 | 4,369 |
| Statistics & Reports | 311 | 441 | 1,255 | 1,583 | 1,339 |
| Notary Service | 211 | 313 | 475 | 471 | 405 |
| Records Management | 207 | 226 | 1,055 | 1,360 | 920 |
| Publishing Help | 69 | 207 | 303 | 791 | - |
| Scantron Services | 55 | 118 | 287 | 298 | 432 |
Notes
2024-2025: EagleSearch searching again increased, likely due to the increase in usage of ILL which is available solely through EagleSearch; users continue to filter more frequently which most likely leads to more useful search results. Several popular search terms have appeared several years in a row, which may indicate repeat use of assignments by professors from previous semesters. For the first time, a library department's page has surpassed the library home page for total views. Testing is currently the most popular site hosted by the library. The Testing department's output has exponentially risen and page views support that. NOTE: a small number of page counts were not included because they were for "landing" or "splash" pages that force the user to pick other pages. We created those as a result of the Office of Communication and Marketing reformatting all the pages with a smaller navigation menu option and limited dropdown links.
2023-2024: The number of RefWorks users was similar to last year, but their activity drastically increased with almost four times the references added. EagleSearch searches increased some this year, and facet filtering was used much more often. The website traffic decreased, and the home page visits were less than half compared to last year.
2022-2023: The higher number of searches in EagleSearch is likely due to our new ILL system being embedded in EagleSearch. Users spending more time in EagleSearch is likely the reason behind the dramatic jump in facet filtering and citation tool use. The Learning Support division of the library was dissolved mid-year which accounts for the lack of traffic on the site.
2021-2022: The library's Facebook page was unpublished by Facebook with no explanation or response to inquiry. In light of the low impact of views and interactions, the decision was made to end the library's social media presence, so both Facebook and Twitter accounts were deactivated. Pages found on the Library in the Classroom page were combined for one total, which accounts for its sharp jump in views.
2020-2021: In July 2020, the home page was restructured to remove the EagleSearch search box in favor of boxes for patrons to choose from - Databases, Journals, or EagleSearch. This seemed to cut down on the number of searches geared toward library services like tutoring and databases, and is likely the reason for the higher A-Z journal list usage and the lowered Collections link visits. Many instruction topics increased in views due to so much instruction moving online and not taught in-person by librarians.
2019-2020: The COVID-19 pandemic response in March led to an extended Spring Break period and all courses moved to online delivery through June, 2020, which may have impacted the page views.
2018-2019: In March 2019, the campus switched from the ModX CMS to Omni CMS. Due to the change in base URLs for all pages, analytics were no longer available for our library pages. We decided not to report page views since March 4, 2019 on the new site due to it being so close to the end of the reporting year.
2017-2018: During the 2017-2018 year, library web pages were converted to a standard Tennessee Tech template in order to prepare for the new content management system coming in 2018. Lapses in data reflect either the move from one library system to the other, the discontinuing of LibGuides, or the addition of new collections or categories for statistical data.
2016-2017: In August 2016, Tennessee Tech switched EagleSearch from ProQuest Summon to Ex Libris Primo. In March 2017 Tennessee Tech discontinued its subscription to LibGuides. All relevant LibGuide content was moved to the library website in January/February 2017. ContentDM had a huge increase in content and usage this year.