Statistics

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

Collections (as of 6/30/09)
Books
Total Volumes
Volumes Added, 08/09

955,448*
    9,680
Periodicals
Subscriptions-Paper
Subscriptions-Electronic

  1,015
33,016
Government Documents 349,520
Microtext 480,329
Sound Recordings 30,530
Video Recordings 12,004
Archives/Special Collections
Archival/Manuscripts [in cu.ft]

4,945.03

Services (2007/08)
Circulation
Books Checked Out
89,628
Reserves - Items Used 38,056
Resource Sharing**
Items Borrowed for Williams Users
Items Lent to Other Libraries

10,885
17,189
Library Instruction
Bibliographic Instruction for classes
Workshops
Individual Appointments

  80
  35
201
Seats 920

* Sawyer, Schow, and Archives: 891,351 volumes; Chapin Library: 64,097 volumes.

** Includes ILLiad, Virtual Catalog, and NExpress transactions