The University community was first able to gain network access to the Library Online Catalog in 1990.
| year | know about, used |
Male | Female | AB | BSE |
| 1989 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1990 | 57% , 37% | 60% , 41% | 52% , 29% | 53% , 33% | 74% , 56% |
| 1991 | 53% , 33% | 53% , 30% | 54% , 36% | 52% , 30% | 57% , 40% |
| 1992 | 51% , 32% | 54% , 35% | 45% , 25% | 48% , 27% | 61% , 47% |
| 1993 | 56% , 44% | 60% , 48% | 51% , 39% | 57% , 41% | 55% , 55% |
| 1994 | 71% , 44% | 73% , 46% | 68% , 43% | 69% , 43% | 78% , 50% |
| 1995 | 70% , 52% | 70% , 56% | 70% , 47% | 69% , 51% | 73% , 55% |