2001-2002: The Year in Numbers...


470,000
Average number of monthly searches performed in the MELVYL Catalog database by UC Davis library patrons.
800
Average number of check-outs per month of the WIRELESS COMPUTER network cards available at Shields Library.
7,443
Total number of ELECTRONIC JOURNALS available through the UC Davis General Library.
13,200
Number of hits to the new UC Davis MONDAVI CENTER FOR THE ARTS Web site launched in late April.
40
Estimated number of email-borne VIRUS DISASTERS per year expected to be thwarted by the campus' new anti-virus software.
25
Minimum number of workstations and/or servers that must suffer extensive damage by a virus in order to constitute a "disaster."
10,000,000
Number, according to current averages, of email MESSAGES per year at UC Davis that are infected with a virus.
722
Number of inquiries about computer viruses to IT EXPRESS HELP DESK in the month of April.
64
Average number of VIRUS INQUIRIES to IT Express help desk prior to the month of April.
80
Percentage of students who REGISTERED FOR COURSES via the Web over the last three quarters.
90
Percentage of students who have registered for Fall 2002 courses VIA THE WEB so far.
51
Percentage of students who FILED FOR GRADUATION this month via a pilot online application offered by the Registrar.
52
Number of referrals this academic year to Student Judicial Affairs regarding PLAGIARISM OF INTERNET SOURCES in student papers.
7
Number of instructors this quarter who are using Turn It In, a Web site which allows instructors to submit student papers (or to require students to submit their papers themselves) to undergo an automated plagiarism search.
73
Number of cases reviewed this academic year by STUDENT JUDICIAL AFFAIRS in which students have provided or received unauthorized assistance on computer assignments by illegally sharing computer programming code with one another.
23
Average number of reports per week that Student Housing and Student Judicial Affairs receive in regard to computer use problems (e.g., viruses, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, use of software that interferes with normal operation of computer systems).
57
Percentage of incoming freshmen this year who selected 'DOWNLOADING MUSIC' as one of their top five uses of the Internet.
29,378
Current number of unique users of the campus Web portal, MYUCDAVIS.
424
Number, since January 2002, of users that have accessed DAFIS Decision Support via the portal (out of 3,300).
239
Number, since January 2002, of users that have accessed PPS Decision Support via the MyUCDavis portal (out of 900).
6,958
Number of COURSE WEB PAGES created in MyUCDavis currently in use.
320
Number of ONLINE GRADEBOOKS created in MyUCDavis by campus instructors.
766
Number of STOCKS students are tracking via MyUCDavis.
111
Number of classrooms on campus with complete media capability (VCR, DVD, Internet connections, laptop ports to overhead projectors, etc.).
700
Number of CALLS instructors made this academic year to the Quick Response Team for assistance with media equipment in classrooms.
200
Number of pages per quarter students are allowed to print from the campus computer labs without incurring a fee of FIVE CENTS per page.
205
Number of printer users in Winter quarter billed for exceeding their free PRINT QUOTA (out of the 13,450).
84
Average number of sheets printed per student in campus computer labs during Winter quarter.
8
Number of lecture halls on campus equipped with Assistive Learning Devices to allow HEARING-IMPAIRED students to listen to lectures.
1,300
Number of unique hits to the Web site (http://www.culturelover.com/) for the KDVS radio show, "DR.ANDY'S POETRY AND TECHNOLOGY HOUR."
29
Approximate number of folks around campus who contributed to this list of campus technology FACTOIDS.

Unless otherwise specified, data from early June. For sources, contact the editor at ietpubs@ucdavis.edu.

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