Statistics

The Williams College Libraries include Sawyer Library, the Schow Science Library, and the Matt Cole Library for environmental studies.

Collections (as of 6/30/07)
Books
Total Volumes
Volumes Added, 06/07

939,586*
  12,299
Periodicals
Subscriptions-Paper
Subscriptions-Electronic

  1,386
14,559
Government Documents 394,020
Microtext 480,183
Sound Recordings 30,261
Video Recordings 10,763
Archives/Special Collections
Archival/Manuscripts [in cu.ft]

4,795.28

Services (2006/07)
Circulation
Books Checked Out
109,835
Reserves - Items Used 32,170
Resource Sharing**
Items Borrowed for Williams Users
Items Lent to Other Libraries

12,897
24,036
Library Instruction
Bibliographic Instruction for classes
Workshops
Individual Appointments

  84
  31
494
Seats 920

* Sawyer, Schow, and Matt Cole: 879,284 volumes; Chapin Library: 60,302 volumes.

** Includes ILLiad, Virtual Catalog, and NExpress transactions