American Univesity of Beirut

 Facts & Figures, 2019-2020

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​​​​Facilites

• ​Libraries: 4
  
• Seating capacity, excluding computer labs, total: 915
  
• Seating capacity, including computer labs, total: 995
  
• Computer labs: 3
  
• Public computer workstations: 91 (7 printers, 3 scanners, 6 copiers)
• Electronic Classrooms: 1 (30 PCs)
• ​Digitization lab: 1
  
• Occupied bookshelves: 17,620 linear meters
• Vacant bookshelves: 1,987 linear meters
  
  

​Services​​

• Library build​ings visitors: n/a
• Items circulated, renewed, borrowed, or checked out: 65,984
• Library instruction sessions: 241
  
• Library instruction session participants: 6,035
  
• Information services transactions: 5,730
  
• Information services consultations: 2,902
  
• E-journal articles downloaded: 1,158,000 approx.
  
• E-books full-text download:  687,434
  
• Visits to main library website: 500,000 approx.
  
• Online catalog searches performed: 2,500,000 approx.
  

 COLLECTIONS​

• Print Book ti​tles: 495,143 volumes
• Print Journal titles: 5,569 titles 
  
• Electronic Book titles owned: 1,517,197 titles​
  
• Electronic Journal unique titles: 139,552
• Database: 861
  
• Media: 34,344 physical items, 53,707 electronic
  

STAFF

• Professionals: 36
  
• Support staff: 45
  
• Total: 81
  

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