LIBRARIES

Here’s a look at Dalhousie’s library funding, the collection’s size and currency.

Dalhousie has four major libraries:

• Killam Memorial Library — the administrative centre, home of the University Archives, and collections in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, education and management.
• Sir James Dunn Law Library — with collections in law, international law, marine and environment law and criminology;
• Sexton Design and Technology Library — serving engineering, architecture, planning and related disciplines;
• W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library — serving the faculties of Dentistry, Health Professions and Medicine and related disciplines.

Learning Commons: Learning Commons are student-friendly places to do research. There are learning commons now at the Killam, Kellogg and Sir James Dunn libraries.

Total library holdings: 2,296,183 books, journals, technical reports, microfilm reels and microfiche items.

Holdings per student: This figure represents the number of volumes in all campus libraries, divided by the number of full-time students: 149.

Acquisitions: The proportion of the library budget allocated to updating the university’s collection: ($6.2 million divided by $13.8 million): 44.9 per cent.

Expenses: Percentage of the university budget (2008-09) devoted to maintaining library services: 5.1%