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Library Statistics
- Square Footage
- The original Consortium Library building was 85,000 square feet; the new addition is 120,000, for a total of 205,000 square feet.
- Visitors per Week
- During the semester, 11,000 people visit the Consortium Library per week. The number of visits has doubled since opening the new building
- Books Checked Out Per Year
- 62,000
- Reference Questions per Week
- During a typical week, the reference desk and archives handle 620 reference queries.
- Library Instruction Sessions per Year
- In 2005, there were 313 library instruction sessions with 5634 students.
- Other facts…
- The total number of volumes in the new building is 930,000; this includes the book collection in the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS) Library . There are nearly 20,000 videos and films, including those held by Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA).
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There are...
- 10 group study rooms,
- 3 meeting rooms,
- 12 music listening stations,
- 2 viewing rooms,
- 3 exhibit areas,
- 2 library instruction classrooms, and
- 1 Foucault pendulum.
Updated: August 10, 2009
