NCSU Libraries Fact Sheet
The NCSU Libraries
The NCSU Libraries is the gateway to knowledge for North Carolina State University and its partners. As the cornerstone of a great research university, the Libraries supports the science, technology, engineering and mathematics innovation that is the economic engine of growth for the state.
OUR SPACES—the most used resource on campus
- Up to 16,000 visits per day; 2.5 million visits in 2008/09; 42% increase from 2007/08 to 2008/09
- Open 24 hours, five days per week during the academic year
- Technology-rich Learning Commons, new Special Collections Reading Room, and Exhibit Gallery
- Information Technologies Teaching Center, with three teaching labs
- Digital Media Laboratory and Usability Research Laboratory
- Digital Scholarship and Publishing Center, collaborating with scholars on digital publications and intellectual property and copyright issues
- DELTA Instructional Services Faculty Development Services Group, supporting faculty in the creation and delivery of online courses
- Host for NC LIVE, a project that makes digital resources accessible to N.C. residents
- Library facilities include the D. H. Hill Library, Burlington Textiles Library, Harrye B. Lyons Design Library, Natural Resources Library, and William Rand Kenan, Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine
- New James B. Hunt Jr. Library underway—a new heart and soul for Centennial Campus
OUR SERVICES—technology incubator for the university
- Discovery through revolutionary online catalog powered by Endeca search software
- Reference, interlibrary loan, and circulation renewal services to the NC State community via the Web
- Only full U.S. patent and trademark depository in the region
- Electronic-reserve system that provides twenty-four-hour access to course reserves via the web
- Books for all courses available on reserve
- Lending services offer laptop computers, mp3 players, digital cameras/camcorders, GPS, iPods, Kindles and more
- “Library Tools” for students—a detailed online guide to the Libraries’ resources for every course at the university
OUR COLLECTION—user-driven, digital-savvy, collaborative
- More than 4 million volumes, approximately 62,000 print and electronic serial subscriptions (51,000 of them electronic), 500 bibliographic databases, and a growing array of electronic full-text and image collections
- Over 3 million total uses in 2008/09
- Almost 2 million full-text journal article downloads from the collection per year
- Strengths in agriculture, architecture, biological sciences, design, engineering, entomology, forest resources, mathematics, physical sciences, statistics, textiles, and veterinary medicine
- Access to over 400,000 electronic books
- Cross-searching capabilities and Tripsaver delivery service with the Triangle Research Libraries Network (NC State, Duke, NC Central, and UNC–Chapel Hill)
- Geographic Information System services and extensive data resources
- Papers and Drawings of George Matsumoto, Tippmann and Metcalf Entomology Collections, Greenways Archive, papers and rare books in genetics and plant and forestry genomics, Willard Byrd Golf Course Design Drawings and Other Papers, and University Archives Photographic Collection
OUR HONORS—recognition for an adventurous spirit
- First university library to win the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
- 2003 recipient of the Library of the Future award
- Vice Provost and Director of Libraries Susan K. Nutter named 2005 Librarian of the Year by Library Journal
- Staff winners of 2009 “Library Paraprofessional of the Year” and six “Movers and Shakers” awards from Library Journal
- Member of the Association of Research Libraries and Center for Research Libraries
- Staff of over 250, of which almost half are professional librarians
North Carolina State University
The Facts
- Public, land-grant institution founded in 1887
- More than 33,500 students from 111 countries, including almost 7,300 graduate students
- Bachelor’s degrees in 115 fields; master’s in 169 fields; PhDs in 62 fields—and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Total campus area covers 2,100 acres, plus more than 100,000 acres in farms, forests, and other research facilities
Colleges
Rankings
- #4 in industry research funding among research universities without medical schools by National Science Foundation in 2008
- #4 in Best Overall Public University Value among public universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2008
- #6 best value among the nation’s public colleges and universities by Princeton Review in 2009
Location—Research Triangle Park, one of the nation’s premier concentrations of research and industry
- Raleigh ranked as #4 best place to live by Money Magazine in 2006
- Raleigh/Durham ranked the #2 U.S. city for business and careers by Fortune in 2006
- Raleigh ranked the #2 most-educated city in America by U.S. Census Bureau’s 2004 “American Community Survey”
Contacting Us and Learning More
- Address: Box 7111, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7111
- Web: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu
- Administrative Office: (919) 515-7188
- Fax: (919) 515-3628
- Personnel Services: (919) 515-3522
- Reference Desk: (919) 515-2935
revised 09/09, External Relations, NCSU Libraries
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