Address:
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph,
Missouri
64507
United States
County: Buchanan 
Phone: 816-271-4360
Connect to: Library Web Site Online Catalog
Library details: Missouri Western State University Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Missouri Western State University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 229,238 volumes. The library circulates 17,285 items per year. The library serves a population of 5,118 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Sally Gibson .
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 University level. The Carnegie Foundation designates this institution as: Baccalaureate Colleges-General (level 32).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 5,118 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 229,238 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 17,285 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to National Center for Education Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $1,223,591 | $2,501 | $225,578 | $185,509 | $230,604 | $71,197 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Sierra | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2013 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1999 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1993 |
| Previous Automation System | INLEX/3000 | 1987 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2013 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | LinkSource | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| Self-Check | None | |
| Automated Materials Handling | None | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the MOBIUS - Towers (view map) | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 1152 |
| OCLC Symbol | MWS |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 1688 |
| NCES LIBID | 178387 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 15, 1997 and was last modified on May 20, 2017.
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