Address:
605 Agriculture Drive
Mail:
Mailcode 6632
Carbondale,
Illinois
62901
United States
County: Jackson 
Phone: 618-453-2818
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Southern Illinois University Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Southern Illinois University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 3,198,790 volumes. The library circulates 321,897 items per year. The library serves a population of 17,343 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is John Pollitz .
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: High Research Activity (level 16).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 17,343 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 3,198,790 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 321,897 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2020 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 2001 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1988 |
| Previous Automation System | Locally developed | 1962 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2020 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | VuFind | 2008 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | SFX | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (view map) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
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 Alma.
The 2023 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2303 |
| OCLC Symbol | SOI |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 917 |
| NCES LIBID | 149222 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 11, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 9, 2023.
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