Library Collections

University Library System

 University Library System1 2019 2020 2021 2022
Titles Held - all formats 4,932,247 5,003,160 5,215,041 5,415,885
Volumes Held - print and electronic 5,553,843 5,562,850 6,263,328 6,582,794
E-books2 1,453,028 1,490,261 1,915,003 2,023,996

Health Sciences Library System

  2019 2020 2021 2022
Titles Held - all formats 96,772 97,143 91,969 45,140
Volumes Held - print and electronic 130,505 129,528 128,349 46,489
E-books2 4,978 5,256 6,323 6,364

Law Library 

Law Library  2019 2020 2021 2022
Titles Held - all formats 567,916 585,496 497,386 492,854
Volumes Held - print and electronic 452,150 469,955 505,420 676,592
E-books2 290,493 306,901 340,237 344,178

University Total

University Total 2019 2020 2021 2022
Titles Held - all formats 5,596,935 5,685,799 5,804,396 5,953,879
Volumes Held - print and electronic 6,136,498 6,162,333 6,897,097 7,305,875
E-books2 1,768,499 1,802,418 2,261,563 2,374,538

1The University Library System includes the Archives and Special Collections Service, Center for American Music, Bevier Library, East Asian Collection, Frick Fine Arts Library, Hillman Library, Music Library, Library Collections Storage Unit, and the libraries located at the regional campuses of Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville.  

2Subset of "Volumes Held - print and electronic".  The FY 2021 increase in E-books numbers are associated with new system and clean up work activating titles that were not previously set up.                                  

Source:  University Library System, September 2023.