Address:
The Joseph Priestley Building; 6 Cardigan Street
Birmingham,
England
B4 7BD
United Kingdom
Phone: (+44) (0) 12133-15282
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Birmingham City University Library and Learning Resources is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Birmingham City University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 500,000 volumes. The library circulates 70,000 items per year. The library serves a population of 25,000 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of SCONUL
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Administration: The director of the library is Ruth Jenkins .
Organizational structure: It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level.
Affiliations: The library is a UK Higher Education institution.
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 25,000 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 500,000 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 70,000 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2020 |
| Previous Automation System | Alto | 2002 |
| Previous Automation System | Talis | 1996 |
| Previous Automation System | BLCMP | 1978 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris - Central Discovery Index | 2020 |
| Previous Discovery Index | Summon | 2012 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo VE | 2020 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Summon | 2012 |
| Reading List Manager | KeyLinks | |
| OpenURL Link resolver | Alma | 2020 |
| Previous Link resolver | 360 Link | 2012 |
| Electronic Resource Management | Alma | |
| Digital Asset Management | Arkivum - Perpetua | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| RFID Provider | Bibliotheca | |
| RFID Tag Type | HF | |
| Self-Check | Bibliotheca Selfcheck 1000 | |
| Automated Materials Handling | 3M FX 21/7B | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Alma.
The 2022 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2029 |
| OCLC Symbol | UKCEE |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 65799 |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 24, 1997 and was last modified on Jan 11, 2023.
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