Address:
10 Prospect Street
Providence,
Rhode Island
02912
United States
County: Providence 
Phone: 401-863-2165
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Library details: Brown University Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Brown University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 4,723,598 volumes. The library circulates 254,012 items per year. The library serves a population of 8,510 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Joseph Meisel .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level. The Carnegie Foundation designates this institution as: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 8,510 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 4,723,598 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 254,012 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2020 |
| Previous Automation System | Sierra | 2017 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | BLISS | 1985 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2020 |
| Previous Discovery Index | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2017 |
| Discovery Interface | Blacklight | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Summon | |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
ReShare |
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| Resource Sharing Networks |
BorrowDirect |
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| 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. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 10 |
| OCLC Symbol | RBN |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 105271 |
| NCES LIBID | 217156 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 7, 1997 and was last modified on Sep 6, 2024.
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