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Address:
300 North Roxboro Street
Durham,
North Carolina
27701
United States
County: Durham 
Phone: 919-560-0100
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Durham County Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Durham County Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 774,005 volumes. The library circulates 2,837,434 items per year. The library serves a population of 321,488 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Tammy Baggett .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 321,488 | Residents |
| Collection size | 774,005 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 2,837,434 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris | 2022 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2006 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1987 |
| Discovery Interface | BiblioCore | 2020 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2013 |
| Catalog Enhancement | NoveList Select | |
| Digital Asset Management | Islandora | |
| Archives Management | ArchivesSpace | |
| Web Content Management | WordPress | |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | Envisionware | |
| RFID Tag Type | UHF | |
| Automated Materials Handling | Lyngsoe Systems | |
| 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 Polaris.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 1466 |
| OCLC Symbol | NZD |
| NCES FSCSKEY | NC0030 |
| NCES LIBID | C-DURHAM-D |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 1, 1997 and was last modified on Oct 31, 2023.
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