Address:
4400 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
Washington,
District of Columbia
20016-8046
United States
Phone: 202-885-3221
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Library details: American University Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with American University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 869,535 volumes. The library circulates 183,670 items per year. The library serves a population of 11,033 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Jeehyun Davis .
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: Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (level 16).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 11,033 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 869,535 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 183,670 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 1996 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1990 |
| Previous Automation System | CLSI | 1977 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Index | Summon | 2012 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | AquaBrowser Library | |
| OpenURL Link resolver | 360 Link | 2012 |
| Previous Link resolver | SFX | |
| Electronic Resource Management | 360 Resource Manager | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Washington Research Library Consortium (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 2022 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2320 |
| OCLC Symbol | EAU |
| NCES LIBID | 131159 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 18, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 5, 2022.
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