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Library details: Melvin Gelman Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with George Washington University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 2,278,162 volumes. The library circulates 248,654 items per year. The library serves a population of 20,166 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Geneva Henry .
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/Research Universities-Extensive (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 20,166 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 2,278,162 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 248,654 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to National Center for Education Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $26,731,874 | $238,307 | $2,498,674 | $395,462 | $7,645,585 | $5,045,401 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 1998 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1990 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Primo Central | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Index | Summon | 2012 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | AquaBrowser Library | |
| OpenURL Link resolver | SFX | |
| Federated search product | MetaLib | |
| 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. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2384 |
| OCLC Symbol | DGW |
| NCES LIBID | 131469 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 21, 1998 and was last modified on Mar 25, 2019.
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