Statistics about the Library

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).

There are...