Facts about Musselman Library

General Information

Architect: Hugh Newell Jacobson
Designed: 1976
Ground Broken: September 1979
Occupied: March 1981

Collections

• Print volumes: 396,167
• E-books: 9,062
• Periodical subscriptions:
  • Print: 1,099
  • Electronic: 27,526
  • Online Databases: 157
• Music Scores: 7,933
• Audiovisual:
  • Video Recordings: 16,233
  • Sound Recordings: 11,931
• Microforms: 69,577
• Maps: 807
• Archives/Manuscripts: 2,982.92 linear feet
• Gett Digital Collections: 7

Hours

Hours open per week: 140 (when classes are in session)

Circulation

Items checked out: 199,184 (June 2006 - May 2007)

Reserves checked out: 8,856 (paper); 17,918 (electronic) (2005 - 2006 academic year)

Reference & Instruction

Reference questions answered: 4,060 (6/1/07-5/31/08)

Information fluency instruction sessions taught: 123 (2007/08 academic year)

Interlibrary Loan

Items received for Gettysburg users: 6,462 (2007-08 academic year)

Items sent to other libraries: 5,416 (2007-08 academic year)

Seats

501 (as of 7/06)