Statistics

In a year the average SMC student:

Goes to the library 70 times
Visits the library web site 50 times 
Searches research databases 75 times
Checks out 15 books and other items


The Durick Library collection includes:

270,000 volumes, with over 8,000 new volumes added in 2008-09
45,000 online journals
120 research databases


In 2008-09 SMC students, faculty, and staff:

Visited the library 215,000 times
Searched research databases 440,000 times
Downloaded 490,000 online journal articles
Checked out 40,000 books and other items
Received 4,000 books and articles via interlibrary loan
Asked 2,500 research questions


The SMC library staff consists of:

9 librarians and 12 other permanent staff members
60 student workers