Overdrive
2005
Understanding this Report
- Overdrive defines a "new patron registration" as the first time
a patron logs into Overdrive.
- Overdrive counts the number of times books are checked out to our patrons.
- Overdrive counts the number of unique patrons performing those checkouts.
- Overdrive calculates the average number of checkouts per patron as (# of checkouts)
/ (# of unique patrons).
- Overdrive calculates the average turnover rate as (# of checkouts) / (# copies
owned of titles checked out).
- Overdrive counts the number of holds placed on titles checked out by another
patron.
| September |
October |
November |
December |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
# of new patron registrations |
95 |
87 |
72 |
52 |
# of checkouts |
108 |
166 |
172 |
171 |
# of unique patrons |
72 |
95 |
94 |
94 |
average number checkouts per patron |
1.5 |
1.75 |
1.83 |
1.82 |
average turnover rate |
82% |
94% |
86% |
86% |
# holds placed |
125 |
167 |
185 |
135 |
average wait period |
14 days
|
10 days
|
10 days
|
9 days
|
maximum wait period |
42 days |
51 days |
41 days |
57 days |
| Year-to-date |
|
|---|---|
# of new patron registrations |
306 |
# of checkouts |
617 |
# of unique patrons |
244 |
average number checkouts per patron |
2.53 |
turnover rate |
145% |
# holds placed |
612 |
average wait period (Sept. - Dec.) |
11 days
|
maximum wait period (Sept. - Dec.) |
57 days |