Address:
1125 Risman Drive
Mail:
PO Box 5190
Kent,
Ohio
44242-0001
United States
County: Portage 
Region: Midwest
Phone: 330-672-3456
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Kent State University Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Kent State University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 2,560,782 volumes. The library circulates 328,736 items per year. The library serves a population of 23,669 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Kenneth J. Burhanna .
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: Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (level 16).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 23,669 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 2,560,782 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 328,736 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2023 |
| Previous Automation System | Sierra | 2017 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2003 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1993 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1986 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2023 |
| Previous Discovery Index | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2014 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2023 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2014 |
| Authentication Service | EZproxy | 2016 |
| Digital Collection Management | Omeka | 2016 |
| Institutional Repository | Islandora | 2020 |
| Digital Preservation | Locally Developed | 2011 |
| Reading List Manager | Ares | 2015 |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
OCLC Interlibrary Loan ILLiad INN-REACH |
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| Web Content Management | Drupal | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the OhioLINK (view map) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 358 |
| OCLC Symbol | KSU |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 5239 |
| NCES LIBID | 203517 |
| Ringgold ID | 4229 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 7, 1997 and was last modified on Dec 17, 2024.
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