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Library details: Harris County Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Harris County Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 2,615,616 volumes. The library circulates 9,490,939 items per year. The library serves a population of 1,955,436 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Edward Melton .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Texas
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 1,955,436 | Residents |
| Collection size | 2,615,616 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 9,490,939 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2015 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2001 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1990 |
| Previous Automation System | UTLAS | 1985 |
| Discovery Interface | BiblioCore | 2022 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2015 |
| Digital Collection Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Web Content Management | BiblioWeb | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Harmonic Consortium (view map) | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
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 2024 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
Record History: This listing was created on Sep 13, 1998 and was last modified on Nov 19, 2024.
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