Phone: (+44) (0) 20751-46000
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: University of the Arts London -- Institution HQ is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with University of the Arts London (view map)
.
The collection of the library contains 425,000 volumes. The library circulates 700,000 items per year. The library serves a population of 20,000 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Six colleges make up the university: London College of Fashion (LCF), London College of Communication (LCC), Camberwell College of Arts (CCA), Chelsea College of Arts (CHE), Central Saint Martins (CSM) and Wimbledon College of Arts (WCA). Each college has its own library. This HQ building houses mainly administrative staff with some areas used for teaching space for LCF. Library systems staff are based at London College of Communication. Member of SCONUL
Permalink: 
https://librarytechnology.org/library/13566
(Use this link to refer back to this listing.)
Administration: The director of the library is Ms Pat Christie .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a publicly-funded organization.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level.
Affiliations: The library is a UK Higher Education institution.
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 20,000 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 425,000 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 700,000 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Koha -- PTFS Europe | 2015 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | BLCMP | 1990 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Explorit | |
| Previous Discovery Index | Summon | 2010 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | 360 Link | 2011 |
| Previous Link resolver | SFX | 2004 |
| Federated search product | Explorit | |
| Institutional Repository | EPrints | |
| Archives Management | CALM | |
| Web Content Management | TerminalFour | |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | 3M | |
| RFID Tag Type | HF | |
| Self-Check | 3M SelfCheck System Model 8410 | |
| Automated Materials Handling | 3M Sortation | |
| 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. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Koha -- PTFS Europe.
Technology Interoperability Survey:
We are conducting a study on factors related to the selection and interoperability of technology systems in academic libraries.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 13566 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jan 20, 2005 and was last modified on Jan 18, 2022.
Updates: Corrections or Updates? Registered members of Library Technology Guides can submit updates to library listings in libraries.org. Registration is free and easy. Already registered? login. Or, you can report corrections just by sending a message to Marshall Breeding.
