Library: Facts & Figures
March 2008
| Library Name | Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim Library -Birzeit University Main Library |
| Date of Establishment | 1924 |
| Library Space | 6128 Square Meters |
| Library is a Depository for Unesco Publications | since 1979 |
| Regional Center to World Bank Publications | since 2005 |
| Number of Staff |
30 of which five are librarians by profession |
| Number of Volumes | 141654 |
| Titles in Arabic | 51231 |
| Titles in English | 90423 |
|
Titles in French |
984 |
|
Titles in German |
305 |
| Title of ebooks (ebrary) | 37571 |
|
Special Collection Materials |
Approximately 5532 titles |
|
Rare books |
387 titles |
|
Pamphlets (materials below 50 pages) |
3101 titles |
| Thesis in Arabic | 330 |
| Thesis in English | 1160 |
| Thesis in French |
6 |
| Thesis in German | 2 |
| Total Periodical Titles | 1677 |
| Current Subscriptions | 316 |
| Titles of Online Journals | 8618 |
| Newspapers | 5 |
| Titles on Microfilm | 11 |
| Titles on Microfiche | 32 |
| Titles on CD-ROM | 38 |
| Online Databases | 9 |
| Stacks System | Open Stacks |
| Classification System | Library of Congress Classification System |
| Computer System | Minisis/M2L application |
| Library is a support Center to Minisis | Since 1999 |
| Cataloging Rules | Anglo -American Cataloging Rules / 2nd
edition
Desktop Online services since Nov. 2005 |
| Type of Catalogue | Online -Catalogue |
| Library Users |
University Community (Students, Faculty + Staff) |
| Students from Palestinian Universities | |
| Researchers | |
| Palestinian Community at large | |
| School Students | |
| Number of Checked-out Books | 42786 |
| Number of Borrowers | 20555 |
| Information Services Users | 6800 |
| Internet Users |
8900 |
| Online Catalogue Users |
88605 |
| CD-ROM Users |
615 |
| External Users |
600 |
| Number of Floors | 4 |
| Conference Rooms + Classrooms | 3 |
| Reading Areas + Halls | 7 (700 seats) |
| Study Carrels | 12 |
| Number of Computers For Users |
35 PC's |
| Number of Computers for Staff |
30 PC's |
| Computer Lab. | 1 |
| Microfilm Reader | 3 |
| Microfiche Reader |
7 |
| Microforms Reader +Printer | 1 |
| Television | 1 |
| DVD Player | 1 |
| Video | 2 |
| Projector | 1 |
| Monitoring Cameras | 30 |
| Library Postal Address | Birzeit University -P.O.Box "14" Birzeit - Palestine |
| Phone |
+972-2-2982006 |
| Fax |
+972-2-2982901 |
| library@birzeit.edu | |
| Webpage | Home.birzeit.edu/library |