The Libraries of Indiana University

The Indiana University Library System includes the libraries on the Bloomington campus, the Indianapolis campus, and the six other campuses. As the largest library system in Indiana, it serves the faculty, students, and staff of Indiana University, all citizens of Indiana, and scholars from around the nation and the world.
The chart below summarizes the number of books and bound journals held by each campus. As of June 30, 1997, the 5,916,746 volumes held by the Bloomington campus libraries made up 72 percent of the total system's holdings. The Indianapolis campus housed 14 percent of the entire collection, and the other campuses held 14 percent of the collection. Between 1991 and 1997, the holdings of the total system increased by 934,557 volumes, an increase of 13 percent.
The Indiana University Libraries at Bloomington rank third in collection size among the Big Ten universities, fourth in the CIC (Committee on Institutional Cooperation), and thirteenth in the nation among major research libraries.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Size of Collection 1992-93 and 1997-98

				Percent
Campus	1992-93	1996-97	Change	Change
Bloomington	5,438,860	6,038,679	599,819	11.0%

Indianapolis
Health Division	242,329	280,551	38,222	15.8%
General Academic Division	738,179	1,002,464	264,285	35.8%
Total	980,508	1,283,015	302,507	30.9%

East	56,165	64,052	7,887	14.0%
Kokomo	110,208	127,910	17,702	16.1%
Northwest	203,948	228,027	24,079	11.8%
South Bend	273,953	280,427	6,474	2.4%
Southeast	162,328	192,418	30,090	18.5%
Subtotal	7,225,970	8,214,528	988,558	13.7%

Fort Wayne	290,562	318,986	28,424	9.8%

Total Indiana University	7,516,532	8,533,514	1,016,982	13.5%

SOURCE: Office of the Dean of the University Libraries, Statistical Report of the Indiana University Libraries.
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Last Updated: November 1998
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THE LIBRARIES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY