Address:
43-500 Monterey Avenue
Palm Desert,
California
92260
United States
County: Riverside 
Phone: 760-773-2563
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: College of the Desert Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with College of the Desert (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 61,978 volumes. The library circulates 14,263 items per year. The library serves a population of 5,587 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Gary Plunkett .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a publicly-funded organization. It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the Community College level. The Carnegie Foundation designates this institution as: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional (level 1).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 5,587 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 61,978 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 14,263 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2018 |
| Previous Automation System | Polaris | 2012 |
| Previous Automation System | Symphony | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1993 |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the California Community College Library Consortium (view map) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 11449 |
| NCES LIBID | 113573 |
Record History: This listing was created on Sep 19, 2004 and was last modified on Apr 10, 2025.
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