Acquisitions and Holdings
Acquisitions and Holdings
The University’s extraordinary library system, among the world’s largest, grows apace. In fiscal year 2002, the collections grew by...
The University’s extraordinary library system, among the world’s largest, grows apace. In fiscal year 2002, the collections grew by nearly a quarter-million itemsexclusive of additions to the holdings of microfilms (5.5 million), manuscripts (many millions), visual items (more than 5 million), maps (500,000), sound recordings (65,000), and thousands of shelf-feet of ephemera. Chart by Stephen Anderson
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