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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, 1999, the 6,177,836 volumes held by the Bloomington campus libraries made up 71 percent of the total system's holdings. The Indianapolis campus housed 15 percent of the entire collection, and the other campuses held 14 percent of the collection. Between 1993 and 1999, the holdings of the total system increased by 1,056,743 volumes, an increase of almost 14 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 1993-94 and 1998-99


Percent
Campus 1993-94 1998-99 Change Change

Bloomington 5,554,069 6,177,836 623,767 11.2%
IUPUI
  Health Division 246,618 288,329 41,711 16.9%
  General Academic Division      772,264 1,042,327 270,063 35.0%
Total 1,018,882 1,330,656 311,774 30.6%
East 57,160 65,224 8,084 14.1%
Kokomo 114,956 129,030 14,074 13.2%
Northwest 206,600 233,803 27,203 13.2%
South Bend 277,489 286,907 9,418 3.4%
Southeast 166,876 197,027 30,151 18.1%
Subtotal 7,396,032 8,420,503 1,024,471 13.9%
Fort Wayne 295,115 327,387 32,272 10.9%
Total Indiana University 7,691,147 8,747,890 1,056,743 13.7%

SOURCE: Office of the Dean of the University Libraries, Statistical Report of the Indiana University Libraries.
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