Statistics

In a year the average SMC student:

Goes to the library 75 times
Visits the library website 50 times 
Searches research databases 90 times
Checks out 15 books and other items


The Durick Library collection includes:

275,000 volumes, with over 7,000 new volumes added in 2010-11
65,000 online journals
130 research databases


In 2010-11 SMC students, faculty, and staff:

Visited the library 214,000 times
Searched research databases 250,000 times
Downloaded 315,000 online journal articles
Checked out 45,000 books and other items
Received 2,800 books and articles via interlibrary loan
Asked 1,600 research questions


The SMC library staff consists of:

9 librarians and 11 other permanent staff members
55 student workers