A Snapshot of Baylor University Libraries
On May 31, 2012

FACTS

Main Library: Central Libraries (Moody Memorial & Jesse H. Jones Library)

Special Libraries: Armstrong Browning Library, The Texas Collection, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, School of Education Learning Resources Center, Mayborn Museum Library, School of Nursing Learning Resource Center and the Law Library

Shelving Facilities: Morrison Hall, O'Grady Warehouse

Memberships: American Library Association (ALA), American Theological Library Association (ATLA), Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Baptist General Convention of Texas Library Leadership Group, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), EDUCAUSE, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA, Charter Member), High Performance Computing Across Texas (HiPCat), Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)/ AMIGOS Library Services, Texas Council of Academic Libraries (TCAL), the Texas Digital Library (TDL), TexShare , University Libraries Group, Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST).

Government Documents: GPO depository library (1905), Texas State depository, and subscribe to United Nations Documents

Online Catalog: Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Budget: $16.5 million

Library website: www.baylor.edu/lib/

STATISTICS

Collections
Volumes 2,594,835
New volumes added 23,285
Serials 82,294
Microforms 2,184,160
AV items 99,615
E-books 402,989
E-journals 75,002
Web-based resources 542
Digital Collections 65
Items in Digital Collections 211,091
Electronic Thesis & Dissertations 872
Public computers in the Libraries 236
Laptop computers for check-out 97

Human Resources (FTE)
FTE Staff & faculty 132.97
FTE Student assistants 48.53

USAGE

Materials circulated 272,468
Reference questions answered 17,179
- includes virtual reference transactions = 4,328
Loans provided to other libraries 57,445
Loans received from other libraries 24,396
Classroom instruction/presentations 584
Number of Persons Served in Presentations 10,259
Online searches 5,951,630
Full-text articles downloaded 2,067,869
Library entrances 1,201,116