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

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