Address:
901 G Street NW
Washington,
District of Columbia
20001
United States
Phone: 202-727-1101
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: District of Columbia Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with District of Columbia Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 1,334,479 volumes. The library circulates 4,864,772 items per year. The library serves a population of 700,000 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Richard Reyes-Gavilan .
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 District of Columbia
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 700,000 | Residents |
| Collection size | 1,334,479 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 4,864,772 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 1999 |
| Previous Automation System | PLUS | 1988 |
| Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2013 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | VuFind | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
| (The system currently named PLUS by Geac was previously called Libs100 or Libs100PLUS from a company called CLSI.) | ||
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 | 4467 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | DC0001 |
| NCES LIBID | DCPL |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 21, 1999 and was last modified on Jan 18, 2022.
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