Library Collections

Library Collections

The number of holdings for the 2005-06 year for each of the following categories:

Material

Units Number of Holdings

Monograph Volumes - Print

# titles not available

Monograph Volumes - Electronic

# titles 299,121

Microform units

# units 5,425,323

Government Documents

# documents not available

Manuscripts and Archives

# linear metres 11,877

Printed Music Scores

# scores 65,256

Cartographic Materials

# sheets 280,271

Graphic Materials

# materials 762,105

Audio Materials

# titles 199,736

Film & Video Materials

# materials 29,949

Serials - Print & Microform

# titles 31,331

Serials - Electronic

# titles 37,459

Note: Students entering Ontario universities today have access to a growing variety of world-class electronic information resources that are accessible to them 24x7x365. Our libraries are leaders in transforming traditional library services by adopting innovative technological solutions such as ScholarsPortal, a shared gateway to scholarly resources and RACER, a province-wide interlibrary loan service. Through these resources and services our libraries are preparing students for today’s world of information. Our libraries also provide a wide array of unique resources, services, and facilities.

Source: Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)