Address:
ACU Box 29208
Mail:
221 Brown Library, ACU Box 29208
Abilene,
Texas
79699-9208
United States
County: Taylor 
Phone: 325-674-2316
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Margarett and Herman Brown Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Abilene Christian University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 554,015 volumes. The library circulates 21,428 items per year. The library serves a population of 4,600 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Online catalog of holdings, including holdings of Hardin-Simmons University, McMurry University, Howard Payne University and Abilene Public Libraries . 554,015 volumes including government documents and bound periodicals; 24,062 electronic periodical subscriptions; 1,200,941 microforms; 65,805 audiovisual items;
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Administration: The director of the library is James Wiser, Dean of Library Information Services and Educational Technology .
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: Master's Colleges and Universities: Larger Programs (level 18).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 4,600 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 554,015 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 21,428 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2002 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1991 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2012 |
| Discovery Interface | Enterprise | |
| OpenURL Link resolver | WT Cox Journal Finder | 2009 |
| Institutional Repository | Digital Commons | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Abilene 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 Symphony.
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 | 2340 |
| OCLC Symbol | TXC |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 2797 |
| NCES LIBID | 222178 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 18, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 30, 2021.
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