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University of Alberta Library Home > About Us > Facts & Figures

UofA Library Facts & Figures
Facts & Figures last updated February 2021
due to Covid-19 some figures are unavailable

Collections

Print and electronic collections exceeding 5.6 million titles and over 8.2 million volumes including:

  • more than 212,000 scholarly ejournals across disciplines from a wide range of publishers
  • over over 2 million ebooks accessible via a variety of formats
  • over 699 online databases
  • over 60,000 items in ERA: Education & Research Archive, UAlberta’s institutional repository
  • over 66 hosted open access journals
  • more than 120,000 digitized books, 67,000 newspaper issues, and 20,000 images and maps related to the Canadian prairies and beyond
  • 138,373 texts, 16,732 images, and 71 movies in our internet archives collections

UofA Press Facts

  • over 1200 editions created
  • 731 titles in print
  • over 1000 authors
  • more than 100 Open Access titles
  • 15-25 titles published annually
  • 7 full-time employees

Annual Statistics

  • over 410,000 circulations
  • over 10,000 items borrowed via ILL for UAL users and over 34,000 items lent via ILL to external users
  • over 2.8 million visitors to our physical libraries
  • over 2 million views of UAL home page
  • over 140,000 research questions answered via our physical and virtual service points
  • 749 classes taught to more than 20,000 students, faculty, staff, and community members

Spaces

Over 6,000 seats in 6 locations

  • over 745 computer workstations, equipped with a wide range of software
  • ~45 bookable study and practice presentation rooms varied in size and setup
  • designated collaborative work and quiet/silent study areas, which have everything from large group work tables and comfortable soft seating to individual study carrels and quiet reading rooms.
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Territorial Acknowledgement the University of Alberta Library acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 and Métis territory, and we respect the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.


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