San Diego State University Library and Information Access Facts

Collections

The Library has 7 million+ items in its collections:


Volumes (books & periodicals)	1,726,854
Government Publications pieces	630,300
Maps	142,161
Sound and video recordings	23,525
Archival papers (in linear feet)	6,121
Microform items	4,643,296
Number of periodicals/serials Print serial subscriptions Electronic subscriptions	2,263 28,428

Oldest Manuscript in the Collection:
Decretal of Pope Boniface. On parchment leaf, ca. 1297.

Oldest Printed Book in the Collection:
Manfredi, Girolamo. Liber de homine . . .de condervatione sanitatis . . . Bononiae: Ugonem Regerium et Doninum Bertochum, 1474, Bologna.

Services

722 public access computers
Over 2 million hits on the library's InfoDome website annually
24-hour study area
Media Center with multimedia computer workstations
31,414 book requests fulfilled through LINK + and Circuit partnerships

Library Statistics


Annual visits	2.1 million
Items circulated	458,200
Orientations/lectures held	77
Attendance at orientations/lectures	3,450
Average weekly reference questions	781
Faculty and staff	84
Student assistants	140
General fund budget (2006/07)	$ 9,178,336
Student use fee revenue	$ 1,013,500

Permanent Art & Exhibits

Hanging Discus by George Baker of Altadena, CA, 1971. Sculpture located in stairwell of Love Library.
Codex Espangliensis: From Columbus to the Border Patrol (1998 Moving Parts Press). Located on the north wall of Donor Hall.
Weather of Change/and Clear Light, photographs of African American writers by San Diego State associate professor of English, Lynda Koolish. Located in the Reference Services area, 1st floor, Library Addition.
NRA Packages, a WPA-era mural by student Genevieve Burgeson Bredo. Located in the Reference Services area, 1st floor, Library Addition.
Reflections, textile weaving by San Diego State professor of art Joan Austin. Located in the 24/7 Study Area, 2nd floor, Library Addition.