Texas State University Library Circulation Trends 2015-2024

A collection of cleaned Texas State University library circulation data from fiscal years 2015 to 2024, prepared for a 2026 open datathon. It includes circulation summaries by year, type, patron group, and location, and incorporates IPEDS enrollment data from 2019-2024 to calculate circulation per student metrics.

Use Cases

• Analyze circulation trends by year and patron group to understand library usage patterns over a decade.
• Compare circulation per student metrics using the integrated IPEDS enrollment data to assess resource allocation efficiency.
• Model circulation by type and location to inform collection development and space planning decisions.

Strengths

• Covers a decade of longitudinal data from fiscal years 2015 to 2024.
• Integrates IPEDS enrollment data from 2019-2024 for per-student analysis.
• Data is cleaned and prepared for analytical use, as noted in the description.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• The IPEDS enrollment data covers a shorter time range (2019-2024) than the full circulation data.
• Data is specific to a single institution, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Cleaned library circulation data prepared for the 2026 TXST Open Datathon.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2015 to 2024 for circulation data; 2019 to 2024 for IPEDS enrollment data.

Freshness

Last updated on February 16, 2026.

Geography

Texas State University, United States.