Address:
771 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston,
Massachusetts
02215
United States
County: Suffolk 
Phone: 617-353-3732
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Boston University Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Boston University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 3,376,215 volumes. The library circulates 140,211 items per year. The library serves a population of 32,500 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Mark Newton .
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 Universities: Very High Research Activity (level 15).
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 32,500 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 3,376,215 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 140,211 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. BU authorized users (802.1X), VPN, eduroam, guest
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2012 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 1990 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1987 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2011 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2011 |
| Reading List Manager | Leganto | 2018 |
| 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 | 5 |
| NCES LIBID | 164988 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 7, 1997 and was last modified on Sep 22, 2023.
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