Address:
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst,
Massachusetts
01002
United States
County: Hampshire 
Phone: 413-542-2373
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Amherst College Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Amherst College (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 1,013,072 volumes. The library circulates 93,684 items per year. The library serves a population of 1,785 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Catalog is shared by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and University of Massachusetts-Amherst
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Administration: The director of the library is Martin Garnar .
Organizational structure: The library is part of a privately-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: Arts and Sciences Focus (level 21).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 1,785 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 1,013,072 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 93,684 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services | 2019 |
| 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 | |
| Previous Discovery Index | WorldCat Local | 2011 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | SFX | |
| Electronic Resource Management | CORAL | |
| Institutional Repository | Fedora | |
| Digital Asset Management | Fedora | |
| Web Content Management | Drupal | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Five College Library System (view map) | ||
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 FOLIO -- EBSCO Information Services.
The 2021 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
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 | 198 |
| OCLC Symbol | AMH |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 1309 |
| NCES LIBID | 164465 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 6, 1997 and was last modified on Jan 18, 2022.
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