Statistics

Holdings

	2021	2022	2023
Total media holdings	9.513.850	9.769.957	9.931.499
Physical media	8.032.710	8.071.374	8.102.803
Digital holdings	1.481.140	1.698.583	1.828.696

Finances

	2021	2022	2023
Expenses for literature acquisition	4.016.524	4.218.710	3.115.348
– thereof for the acquisition of electronic resources	2.898.270	2.950.443	2.044.181

User services

	2021	2022	2023
Library visits	759.680	1.456.769	1.991.397
Days open	347	351	349
Queries answered	271.154	275.016	272.064
Catalogue retrievals	12.086.545	3.980.527	1.670.146
Issued media	752.230	641.195	585.601
E-journal retrievals	2.735.355	2.633.110	3.099.446
E-book retrievals	978.117	934.997	981.025
Study spaces available	3.134	3.184	3.184
Booking of study spaces	65.545	165.722	182.084
Courses on information and media literacy in hours	213	341	263
Participants in face-to-face events	2.326	3.277	2.646
E-learning services retrievals	82.327	85.595	53.074
Open Access publications by Göttingen scientists suported by the Publication Fund	483	428	325

Further statistics

• German Library Statistics
  
• BIX - The Library Index (until 2015)