Address:
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston,
Massachusetts
02167
United States
County: Suffolk 
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Boston College Libraries is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with Boston College (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 2,979,489 volumes. The library circulates 227,716 items per year. The library serves a population of 13,941 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of Boston Library Consortium
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Administration: The director of the library is Thomas Wall .
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 | 13,941 | FTE Students |
| Collection size | 2,979,489 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 227,716 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. Eduroam
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2012 |
| Previous Automation System | ALEPH 500 | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1989 |
| Previous Automation System | Advance | 1984 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Primo Central | |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | |
| OpenURL Link resolver | Alma Link Resolver | 2012 |
| Previous Link resolver | SFX | |
| Federated search product | None | |
| Electronic Resource Management | None | |
| Institutional Repository | Fedora | |
| Digital Asset Management | DigiTool | |
| Web Content Management | LibGuides | |
| 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. | ||
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 Alma.
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 | 928 |
| OCLC Symbol | BXM |
| NCES LIBID | 164924 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 9, 1997 and was last modified on Nov 19, 2021.
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