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About the Library: Factsheet 2008

Collection

Volumes

355,964

Current periodical titles

1,640
Microforms
751,271
Audiovisuals
11,029
Manuscripts and archives (linear feet)
700

Research databases

308

Full-text electronic journals

54,596
Electronic books
67,274
Library Use

Virtual visits to library's website (annual)

314,835

Circulation  (annual)

86,459

Items borrowed via interlibrary loan (annual)

16,493

Items lent via interlibrary loan (annual)

16,010

Database accesses (annual for 172 databases out of 363)

569,338
Services

Semester hours open per week

102
Hours of online chat reference assistance
24/7
Library presentations to groups (annual)
256
Participants in library presentations to groups (annual)
4,608
Number of reference transactions (annual)
15,444
McDonald Building

Total space (square feet)

60,600

Study rooms

4

Instruction rooms

2

Computer workstations

74
Circulating laptops (in-building use only)
45
Faculty Lounge
1
Center for Teaching Excellence (experimental classroom)
1
Lounge
1

Staff

Professional staff FTE (Content Management & Discovery Services)
17
Support staff FTE (Content Management & Discovery Services)
4

Student assistants FTE ( Content Management & Discovery Services)

13

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