Oviatt Library California State University, Northridge

oviatt library in 2009.

oviatt library provides educational, cultural , information services , resources students , faculty. primary mission support , supplement classroom , independent learning; facilitate student , faculty research; , provide students lifelong skills in identifying, locating, evaluating , synchronizing information.

all library materials housed in delmar t. oviatt library, 234,712-square-foot (21,805.5 m) state-of-the-art facility. there on 1,600 seats in-house study. of note learning commons, creative media studio, 4 computer equipped library instruction labs, , on 200 computer workstations devoted library information resources. specially equipped computer workstations located throughout library individuals disabilities, including 4 assistive technology equipped study rooms students. during fall , spring semesters, building open 90 hours week. library maintains own server , web pages providing access online electronic information , archives 24 hours day students , public @ oviatt library digital collections. library maintains own as/rs (automatic storage , retrieval system) capacity of 1.7 million volumes..

the oviatt library has physical collection containing 1.3 million volumes, of on 1 million books, , on 245,000 bound periodical volumes. library subscribes on 84,000 online journals, 200 online databases , more 500,000 ebooks. microform collection contains 3.1 million pieces. there on 14,000 sound recordings , on 60,000 film , video recordings. special collections & archives section of oviatt library has large collection of materials on human sexuality—possibly second largest private collection on human sexuality behind kinsey institute. in addition, teacher curriculum center provides circulating collection of curricular materials education students , local educators.

the library heavily used, 2.4 million uses of web pages annually, annual gate count of 1.4 million, , on half million interactions per year library personnel.

other collections

other campus departments , centers collections:

the aronstam library, devoted communication studies research , scholarship communication studies department undergraduate, graduate, , faculty members
the geography department s map library, housed in sierra hall
the script library in manzanita hall features on 800 screenplays




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