# American University of Beirut

**Source**: https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/FactsFigures.aspx
**Parent**: https://www.aub.edu.lb/libraries/Pages/default.aspx

## Facts & Figures, 2024-2025

- Services
  - [Directions & Accessibility](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/SpecialNeeds.aspx)
  - [For Alumni](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Alumni.aspx)
  - [For Faculty](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Faculty.aspx)
  - [For Staff](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Staff.aspx)
  - [For Students](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Students.aspx)
  - [For Visitors](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Visitors.aspx)
  - [Library Instruction](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/LibInstruct.aspx)
  - [Research Support](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Services/Pages/Research.aspx)
  - [Reproduction](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/asc/Pages/Services.aspx)
- Programs & Initiatives
  - [Endangered Archives Programme](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Programs/Pages/EAP.aspx)
  - [Internship Program](https://aub.edu.lb.libguides.com/LibraryInternshipProgram/AUBLIB)
  - [Library Liaison Program](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/Programs/Pages/LiaisonProgram.aspx)
- [Archives & Special Collections](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/asc)
- [Recent](https://www.aub.edu.lb/libraries)
- [Saab Medical Library](https://www.aub.edu.lb/libraries/sml)
- About The Libraries
  - [About Us](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/default.aspx)
  - [Code of Conduct](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/CodeOfConduct.aspx)
  - [Contact Us](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/Contact.aspx)
  - [Donations](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/GiftsNDonations.aspx)
  - [Facts & FiguresCurrently selected](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/FactsFigures.aspx)
  - [Library News](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/News/Pages/default.aspx)
  - [Policies & Procedures](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/PoliciesProcedures/default.aspx)
  - [Library Projects](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/Projects.aspx)
  - [Reports](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/Reports.aspx)
  - [Staff Directory](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/About/Pages/Staff.aspx)
- [News](https://www.aub.edu.lb/Libraries/News "University Libraries News")

Page Content

### ​​​​​​Facilites

- ​**Libraries:** 4\
- **Seating capacity, excluding computer labs,****total:** 548\
- **Seating capacity, including computer labs, t****otal:** 625\
- **Computer labs:** 3\
- **Public computer workstations:** 126 (plus 2 printers, ​4 printer/copier/scanner)
- **Electronic Classrooms:** 1 (30 PCs)
- ​**Digitization lab:** 1\
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### ​Services​​

- **Library build​****ings visitor****s:** > 1.5 millions\
- **Items circulated, renewed, borrowed, or checked out****:** 13,115
- **Library instruction sessions:** 200
- **Library instruction session participants****:** 4,446
- **E-journal articles downloaded:** 2,442,549 approx.\
- **E-books full-text download:**951,805 approx.
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- **Visits to main library website:** 500,000 approx.\
- **Online catalog searches performed:** 2,500,000 approx.\

### COLLECTIONS​

- **Print Book ti​****tles:**435,702 titles in 554,813 volumes
- **Print Journal titles:**5,623 titles \
- **Electronic Book titles owned**:  1,814,968 titles​\
- **Electronic Journal unique titles:** 203,290 titles\
- **Databases subscription**: 431
- **Media:** 38,634 physical items, 55,806 electronic\

### STAFF

- **Professionals:** 32
- **Support staff:** 39\
- **Total:** 71

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