During the 1998-99 academic year more than 1.5 million users came to the Libraries. In September it had 9,214 users , another record. The 1998-99 Libraries Survey was completed by more than 1200 users. A summary of the findings is available. Major findings are that students still use print materials more than any others but that use of electronic information is increasing rapidly.
Students also rely heavily on library services especially reference services.
This is indeed supported by library statistics for 1998-99. This is an index to some 2.8 million biographical articles on 1.7 million personalities. It comprises short biographies on individuals from North and South America, Great Britain, Australasia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Scandinavia and the Benelux countries, spanning four centuries. The information is supported by a large microfiche set housed in Ekstrom Library. This is the only copy in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and will be shared with other libraries.