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Library details: University of South Carolina-Columbia Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with University of South Carolina (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 4,459,841 volumes. The library circulates 270,928 items per year. The library serves a population of 27,681 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info:
Member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)
Member of the Association of Research Libraries
Carnegie I Research Institution
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Administration: The director of the library is Thomas F. McNally .
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/Research Universities-Extensive (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 27,681 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 4,459,841 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 270,928 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. Member of Eduroam
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2018 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1988 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Primo Central | 2018 |
| Previous Discovery Index | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2014 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2018 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Encore | 2014 |
| Institutional Repository | Digital Commons | |
| Digital Asset Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Archives Management | ArchivesSpace | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries (view map) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
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| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2250 |
| OCLC Symbol | SUC |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 113629 |
| NCES LIBID | 218663 |
Record History: This listing was created on Dec 13, 1997 and was last modified on Jan 30, 2020.
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