Address:
9200 University Boulevard
Mail:
PO Box 118087
Charleston,
South Carolina
29423
United States
County: Charleston 
Phone: 843-863-7946
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: L. Mendel Rivers Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Charleston Southern University (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 291,000 volumes. The library circulates 8,700 items per year. The library serves a population of 3,000 FTE Enrollment.
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Administration: The director of the library is Eric Kistler .
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: Master's Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs (level 19).
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 3,000 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 291,000 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 8,700 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. 802.11b
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2018 |
| Previous Automation System | Symphony | 2002 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1993 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2018 |
| Previous Discovery Index | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2013 |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2018 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2013 |
| Electronic Resource Management | None | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries (view map) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 5093 |
| OCLC Symbol | SBC |
| NCES LIBID | 217688 |
Record History: This listing was created on Oct 12, 2000 and was last modified on Apr 10, 2025.
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