Address:
218 CollegeStreet
Mail:
PO Box 32026
Boone,
North Carolina
28608-2026
United States
County: Watauga 
Region: Western North Carolina
Phone: 828-262-2186
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Appalachian State University.
The collection of the library contains 937,956 volumes. The library circulates 266,539 items per year. The library serves a population of 16,265 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of Western North Carolina Library Network.
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Administration: The director of the library is Mary Reichel (interim) .
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: Master's Colleges and Universities I (level 21).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 16,265 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 937,956 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 266,539 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to National Center for Education Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $8,930,179 | $165,283 | $838,528 | $85,230 | $2,452,544 | $2,167,870 |
| 2010 | ||||||
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. 802.11 b/g Unauthenticated insecure for public patrons (valid email required), WEP and WPA2 MAC Address authentication (registration required, ASU facutly, staff, and students only)
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Sierra | 2011 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | LS/2000 | 1984 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | |
| Discovery Interface | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2014 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Encore Synergy | 2012 |
| OpenURL Link resolver | LinkSource | 2013 |
| Previous Link resolver | WebBridge | |
| Institutional Repository | NC DOCKS | |
| Digital Asset Management | Omeka | |
| Self-Check | 3M SelfCheck System V-Series | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Western North Carolina Library Network (view map) | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 322 |
| OCLC Symbol | NJB |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 2081 |
| NCES LIBID | 197869 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 7, 1997 and was last modified on Apr 6, 2018.
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