Library Information

Bakersfield College (BC)

Library Details
    General Information
  • Library Hours Per Week: 58
  • Visitors to the Library Per Week: 11,000
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    Electronic Services
  • Technology Available to Assist with Disabilities (TDD, Specially Equipped Work Stations,...)
 
Staff Information
Total Staff11
Number of Full-Time Librarians5
All Other Paid Staff4
Student Assistants2
Collection Types
Books and Materials
Added During the School Year1,238
Held at the End of the Year73,432
 
Microforms
Added During the School Year3,200
Held at the End of the Year68,516
 
Audio Visual (AV)
Held at the End of the Year300
 
Serial Subscriptions
Added During the School Year2
Held at the End of the Year250
 
Electronic Reference Sources and Aggregation Services
Held at the End of the Year4
Services
Interlibrary Loans and Documents
Loans Provided15
Returnable15
 
 
Library Circulation Transactions
General Circulation21,445
Reserve Circulation5,610
Reference Transactions (Per Week)660
 
Library Sponsored Presentations
Number of Presentations350
Total Attendance at All Presentations8,750
Expenditures
Library Staff Salary, Wages and Benefits
Total Salaries$537,194
Librarians and Professional Staff$377,880
Other Paid Staff$138,314
Student Assistants$21,000
 
Library Material and Operating Expenditures
Total Expenditures$184,000
Books and Materials$37,800
Serial Subscriptions$62,477
Electronic Serial Subscriptions$36,200
Maintaining and Preserving Archival Material$1,350
Computer Hardware and Software$19,068
Other Operating Expenditures$27,105
 
Source: NCES Academic Libraries - FY 2006