Address:
415 South Street
Mail:
PO Box 9110; Mailstop 045
Waltham,
Massachusetts
02454
United States
County: Middlesex 
Phone: 781-736-7777
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Brandeis University Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Brandeis University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 1,017,440 volumes. The library circulates 65,218 items per year. The library serves a population of 5,385 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of Boston Library Consortium
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Administration: The director of the library is John Unsworth .
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/Research Universities-Extensive (level 15).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 5,385 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 1,017,440 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 65,218 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to National Center for Education Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $6,297,472 | $175,000 | $588,673 | $208,249 | $2,530,281 | $1,800,485 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2013 |
| Previous Automation System | ALEPH 500 | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1993 |
| Previous Automation System | GLIS | 1984 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Primo Central | 2013 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2013 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | Alma Link Resolver | 2014 |
| Previous Link resolver | SFX | 2004 |
| Federated search product | MetaLib | |
| Institutional Repository | DSpace | |
| Digital Asset Management | DSpace | |
| Archives Management | ArchivesSpace | |
| Web Content Management | Cascade | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| Self-Check | 3M SelfCheck System Model 7410 | |
| 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 | 1051 |
| OCLC Symbol | MBB |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 1327 |
| NCES LIBID | 165015 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 15, 1997 and was last modified on May 18, 2017.
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