UofA Library Facts + Figures

Facts + Figures last updated November, 2022. Some figures reflect library closures and disruptions during Covid-19.

Collections

Print and electronic collections exceeding 5.8 million titles and over 8.4 million volumes including:

  • more than 210,000 scholarly ejournals across disciplines from a wide range of publishers
  • over over 2.2 million ebooks accessible via a variety of formats
  • over 500 online databases
  • over 60,000 items in ERA: Education & Research Archive, UAlberta’s institutional repository
  • over 75 hosted open access journals
  • more than 250,000 digitized books, newspapers, and images related to the Canadian prairies and beyond
  • 164,996 texts, 20,785 images, and 71 movies in our internet archives collections

UofA Press Facts

  • over 938 editions created
  • 466 titles in print
  • over 1000 authors
  • more than 100 Open Access titles
  • 15-25 titles published annually
  • 7 full-time employees

Annual Statistics

  • over 146,000 circulations
  • over 36,000 items lent via ILL
  • over 565,000 visitors to our physical libraries
  • over 2.9 million views of UAL home page
  • over 140,000 research questions answered via our physical and virtual service points
  • 556 classes taught to more than 22,000 students, faculty, staff, and community members

Spaces

Over 5,913 seats in 8 locations

  • 699 computer workstations, equipped with a wide range of software
  • 66 bookable study and practice presentation rooms varied in size and setup
  • designated collaborative work and quiet/silent study areas, which have everything from large group work tables and comfortable soft seating to individual study carrels and quiet reading rooms.