Newcastle Libraries online resources usage

Monthly usage figures for online resources including databases and e-book platforms when available, for January 2005 to present.




Additional information
Blank means no data available
In 2020, all library buildings closed from 19 March included due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Resources included : description {minimum dates of subscription} What the figure is
19th Century British Library Newspapers : digital newspaper archive {May 2007 - present} Number of sessions
Access to Research : online journals {April 2014 - present} Number of pages viewed
Ancestry : family history {October 2008 - present} Number of sessions until May 2015; number of content pages viewed from June 2015
Britannica Online : encyclopedia {January 2005? - present} Number of searches conducted, until June 2014; number of sessions from July 2014
British Standards {March 2005 - April 2017; November 2017 - present} Number of content pages viewed
British Way of Life : information to help asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in getting settled in the UK {October 2016 - January 2023} Number of sessions - subscription ceased January 2023
Citizens Advice Notes : UK law made understandable {March 2007 - March 2016} Number of pages viewed
COBRA : business information fact sheets and business sector profiles {October 2005 - present} Number of pages viewed
Corporate researcher / Market IQ : company information database {January 2008 - 2015} Number of "reports viewed"
EISODOS : information for foreigners coming to live in the UK {October 2008 - October 2013} Information on meaning of figure lost
Enquire : "ask a librarian" online chat service {2005 - March 2016} Number of chats started by users in the Newcastle area
Find my past : family history {April 2011 - present} Number of sessions (or so we seem to remember when we had access to usage figures)
Go Citizen : replaces Life in Great Britain, citizenship test preparing for UK citizenship. {September 2023 - present} Number of tests taken
IBISWorld : market research {January 2017 - present} Number of pages viewed
Key Note : company information and market research {April 2011 - October 2018} Number of reports viewed
Kompass : business information {2006 - July 2011} Information on meaning of figure lost
Know UK : current reference information {January 2007 - June 2011} Information on meaning of figure lost
Life in Great Britain : self-learn course to prepare for the Life in the UK citizenship test {January 2010 - January 2023} Number of sessions - subscription ceased January 2023
Local Data Online : business (retail sector) information {November 2013 - July 2015?} Number of queries per month. No longer receive stats on this as of July 2024.
Mint UK & Mint Global : company information databases {March 2014 - 2015} Information on meaning of figure lost
Mintel : market reports {2006? - April 2010; June 2013 - present} Number of reports viewed
Newsstand : online newspapers {January 2011 - March 2014} Information on meaning of figure lost
Onesource / Avention : company information database (changed name over the years) {March 2012 - October 2013; July 2015 - present} Number of searches conducted - Subscription ceased June 2024
News UK : newspaper articles {January 2007 - October 2010?} Information on meaning of figure lost Oxford English Dictionary {May 2006 - present} Number of sessions
Oxford Art Online {March 2006 - present} Number of sessions
Oxford Dictionaries {February 2015 - present} Number of sessions
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography {January 2006 - present} Number of sessions
Oxford Music Online {March 2006 - present} Number of sessions
Oxford Reference Online {March 2006 - present} Number of sessions
Safari Select : online books (to read online, as opposed to the e-books you can download and read offline) {May 2009 - March 2014} Number of books viewed
Times Digital Archive : digitised newspapers {January 2005 - present} Number of sessions
Theory Test Pro : practice questions for the driving theory test {August 2010 - present} Number of sessions
Transparent language online / Byki : language courses {January 2011 - November 2012} Number of courses accessed
Universal Skills : learn basic computer skills and how to use Universal Job Match {November 2014 - present} Number of users

Newcastle Library App (devices) : number of devices the app is on {2013 - present}
Newcastle Library App (launches) : number of times the app has been used {2013 - present}

Bibliotheca Cloud Library : e-books and e-audiobooks {February 2016 - March 2018} Number of items borrowed
Bolinda : e-audiobooks collection {2012 - February 2016} Number of items borrowed (figures only from April 2015)
Bolinda BorrowBox e-books {February 2018 - present} Number of items borrowed
Bolinda BorrowBox e-audiobooks {February 2018 - present} Number of items borrowed
ComicsPlus : e-comic books {March 2017} Number of items borrowed - no longer record this, not sure when subscription ceased
OneClick / RB Digital (e-audiobooks) : e-audiobooks collection (became RB Digital in... 2017?) {May 2015} Number of items borrowed - no longer record this, not sure when subscription ceased
Overdrive (e-audiobooks) {2011 - May 2016} Number of items borrowed (figures only from April 2015) - subscription ceased January 2023016} Number of items borrowed (figures only from April 2015) - subscription ceased March 2023
Public Library Online : e-books collection {April 2016 - February 2018} Number of items borrowed
Zinio / RB Digital (magazines) : digital magazines (the Zinio service became integrated with the other RB Digital content in 2017) {May 2015 - present} Number of magazines downloaded (figures only from January 2016)

Tags: libraries, online resources
Organization: Newcastle City Council