Lib4RI in figures

Lib4RI is not only interesting in terms of resources and services, but also regarding numbers and developments! Below you can find the library's key figures and most important developments visualised as graphs.

Current library statistics: 

Scientists (FTE)1'474
PhDs (FTE)658
Library Employees (FTE)16.5
Holdings (Print)237'831
Holdings (E-journals)48'218
Holdings (E-books)917'427
Loans (Print)1'377
Unique Item Requests (E-journals)902'354
Unique Item Requests (E-books)43'555
Publications in DORA*111'332
Full text downloads in DORA*1'189'633
Document Deliveries944
Participants in Trainings330
Expenditure (Total in CHF)5'891'804
Expenditure (Material in CHF)3'316'146

Data as of 31 December 2025.

*More data on DORA are given here.

2011-2021 in figures

10 years in figures poster

We took the 10th anniversary of the library as an opportunity to summarize the developments and accomplishments within these ten years in figures.

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