Address:
154 Hicks Way
Amherst,
Massachusetts
01003
United States
County: Hampshire 
Region: New England
Phone: 413-545-6891
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: UMass Amherst Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with University of Massachusetts (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 5,580,002 volumes. The library circulates 114,826 items per year. The library serves a population of 30,192 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Curtis Brundy .
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: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 30,192 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 5,580,002 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 114,826 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services | 2021 |
| Previous Automation System | ALEPH 500 | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1991 |
| Previous Automation System | LS/2000 | 1983 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Index | WorldCat Local | |
| Discovery Interface | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2016 |
| Authentication Service | EZProxy | |
| Digital Collection Management | Locally Developed | 2009 |
| Institutional Repository | DSpace -- Atmire | 2023 |
| Digital Preservation | None | |
| Archives Management | Credo | |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
OCLC Interlibrary Loan ILLiad RapidILL SHAREit |
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| Resource Sharing Networks |
Five College Consortium Massachusetts Commonwealth Catalog Boston Library Consortium EAST Information Delivery Services (IDS) Project |
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| Web Content Management | WordPress | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Five College Consortium (view map) | ||
| 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 | 13178 |
| OCLC Symbol | AUM |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 1361 |
| NCES LIBID | 166629 |
| Ringgold ID | 14707 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jan 6, 2005 and was last modified on Jan 18, 2025.
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