Leroy Lizard
6/12/2010, 12:41 PM
I was surprised to learn that OU's library ranks 37th overall nationwide in volumes held. Pretty impressive for such a low-populated state. How does that match up with the Big-16 if all this comes to pass?
We would rank 7th. Some surprises:
University of Oregon does not place; ASU and ATM despite a huge student enrollments, rank relatively low; we rank close to University of Arizona; Colorado's library is rather small; we rank well above USC.
The later I find the most surprising. With all that money and supposed academic prestige, USC's college library is relatively small.
1. Library of Congress 29,550,914
2. Harvard University 15,181,349
3. Boston Public Library 14,933,349
4. Yale University 11,114,308
5. Chicago Public Library 10,745,608
6. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 10,015,321
7. The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County 9,885,359
8. Queens Borough Public Library 9,691,126
9. University of California–Berkeley 9,572,462
10. County of Los Angeles Public Library 9,185,321
11. University of Texas–Austin 8,322,944
12. Stanford University 8,000,000
13. University of Michigan 7,800,389
14. Columbia University 7,697,488
15. University of California–Los Angeles 7,576,790
16. Detroit Public Library 7,265,306
17. University of Wisconsin–Madison 7,232,850
18. Cornell University 7,120,301
19. University of Chicago 6,977,186
20. New York Public Library 6,777,587
21. Indiana University 6,647,355
22. University of Washington 6,436,960
23. The Free Library of Philadelphia 6,388,077
24. Princeton University 6,224,270
25. University of Minnesota 6,200,669
26. Dallas Public Library 5,916,549
27. Brooklyn Public Library 5,845,212
28. Ohio State University 5,674,784
29. Los Angeles Public Library 5,554,904
30. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 5,492,451
31. Duke University 5,360,303
32. University of Pennsylvania 5,273,887
33. University of Arizona 5,040,584
34. University of Virginia 4,921,442
35. Pennsylvania State University Libraries 4,779,165
36. Michigan State University 4,582,004
37. University of Oklahoma 4,427,670
38. University of Pittsburgh 4,420,970
39. University of Iowa 4,380,734
40. Houston Public Library 4,339,128
41. Northwestern University Library 4,315,314
42. King County Library System 4,213,810
43. New York University 4,176,065
44. Rutgers University 4,050,009
45. University of Florida 4,021,629
46. Cleveland Public Library 3,999,771
47. Miami-Dade Public Library System 3,998,192
48. University of Kansas 3,980,589
49. University of Georgia 3,955,004
50. Arizona State University Libraries 3,856,561
51. University of Southern California 3,800,702
52. Washington University–St. Louis 3,608,538
53. Johns Hopkins University 3,572,375
54. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library 3,539,038
55. Cuyahoga County Public Library 3,465,469
56. University of South Carolina 3,374,496
57. Brigham Young University 3,373,793
58. University of California–Davis 3,365,689
59. St. Louis Public Library 3,360,942
60. State University of New York–Buffalo 3,330,476
61. Wayne State University 3,323,580
62. University of Colorado 3,314,432
63. University of Hawaii 3,294,184
64. Hawaii State Public Library System 3,281,117
65. Brown University 3,257,242
66. North Carolina State University 3,236,096
67. Louisiana State University 3,213,314
68. University of Rochester 3,185,231
69. San Diego Public Library 3,169,565
70. University of Connecticut 3,168,617
71. University of Missouri–Columbia 3,149,211
72. University of Massachusetts 3,132,418
73. University of Utah 3,128,547
74. Mid-Continent Public Library 3,120,544
75. University of Notre Dame 3,054,075
76. University of Kentucky 3,053,726
77. University of Maryland 3,016,940
78. Texas A&M University Libraries 3,016,358
79. Milwaukee Public Library 2,989,081
80. University of Cincinnati Libraries 2,977,475
81. Montgomery County Dept. of Public Libraries 2,959,184
82. Columbus Metropolitan Library 2,955,569
83. University of California–San Diego 2,953,024
84. Enoch Pratt Free Library 2,906,821
85. Temple University 2,900,832
86. Syracuse University 2,900,448
87. Vanderbilt University 2,882,057
88. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 2,880,949
89. Broward County Libraries Division 2,825,077
90. Orange County Public Library 2,794,942
91. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 2,791,775
92. St. Louis County Library District 2,781,301
93. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2,767,320
94. University of California–Santa Barbara 2,765,756
95. Emory University 2,755,929
96. Auburn University 2,724,011
97. Fairfax County Public Library 2,712,212
98. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2,707,849
99. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library 2,689,922
100. Kent State University Libraries 2,634,374
We would rank 7th. Some surprises:
University of Oregon does not place; ASU and ATM despite a huge student enrollments, rank relatively low; we rank close to University of Arizona; Colorado's library is rather small; we rank well above USC.
The later I find the most surprising. With all that money and supposed academic prestige, USC's college library is relatively small.
1. Library of Congress 29,550,914
2. Harvard University 15,181,349
3. Boston Public Library 14,933,349
4. Yale University 11,114,308
5. Chicago Public Library 10,745,608
6. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 10,015,321
7. The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County 9,885,359
8. Queens Borough Public Library 9,691,126
9. University of California–Berkeley 9,572,462
10. County of Los Angeles Public Library 9,185,321
11. University of Texas–Austin 8,322,944
12. Stanford University 8,000,000
13. University of Michigan 7,800,389
14. Columbia University 7,697,488
15. University of California–Los Angeles 7,576,790
16. Detroit Public Library 7,265,306
17. University of Wisconsin–Madison 7,232,850
18. Cornell University 7,120,301
19. University of Chicago 6,977,186
20. New York Public Library 6,777,587
21. Indiana University 6,647,355
22. University of Washington 6,436,960
23. The Free Library of Philadelphia 6,388,077
24. Princeton University 6,224,270
25. University of Minnesota 6,200,669
26. Dallas Public Library 5,916,549
27. Brooklyn Public Library 5,845,212
28. Ohio State University 5,674,784
29. Los Angeles Public Library 5,554,904
30. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 5,492,451
31. Duke University 5,360,303
32. University of Pennsylvania 5,273,887
33. University of Arizona 5,040,584
34. University of Virginia 4,921,442
35. Pennsylvania State University Libraries 4,779,165
36. Michigan State University 4,582,004
37. University of Oklahoma 4,427,670
38. University of Pittsburgh 4,420,970
39. University of Iowa 4,380,734
40. Houston Public Library 4,339,128
41. Northwestern University Library 4,315,314
42. King County Library System 4,213,810
43. New York University 4,176,065
44. Rutgers University 4,050,009
45. University of Florida 4,021,629
46. Cleveland Public Library 3,999,771
47. Miami-Dade Public Library System 3,998,192
48. University of Kansas 3,980,589
49. University of Georgia 3,955,004
50. Arizona State University Libraries 3,856,561
51. University of Southern California 3,800,702
52. Washington University–St. Louis 3,608,538
53. Johns Hopkins University 3,572,375
54. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library 3,539,038
55. Cuyahoga County Public Library 3,465,469
56. University of South Carolina 3,374,496
57. Brigham Young University 3,373,793
58. University of California–Davis 3,365,689
59. St. Louis Public Library 3,360,942
60. State University of New York–Buffalo 3,330,476
61. Wayne State University 3,323,580
62. University of Colorado 3,314,432
63. University of Hawaii 3,294,184
64. Hawaii State Public Library System 3,281,117
65. Brown University 3,257,242
66. North Carolina State University 3,236,096
67. Louisiana State University 3,213,314
68. University of Rochester 3,185,231
69. San Diego Public Library 3,169,565
70. University of Connecticut 3,168,617
71. University of Missouri–Columbia 3,149,211
72. University of Massachusetts 3,132,418
73. University of Utah 3,128,547
74. Mid-Continent Public Library 3,120,544
75. University of Notre Dame 3,054,075
76. University of Kentucky 3,053,726
77. University of Maryland 3,016,940
78. Texas A&M University Libraries 3,016,358
79. Milwaukee Public Library 2,989,081
80. University of Cincinnati Libraries 2,977,475
81. Montgomery County Dept. of Public Libraries 2,959,184
82. Columbus Metropolitan Library 2,955,569
83. University of California–San Diego 2,953,024
84. Enoch Pratt Free Library 2,906,821
85. Temple University 2,900,832
86. Syracuse University 2,900,448
87. Vanderbilt University 2,882,057
88. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 2,880,949
89. Broward County Libraries Division 2,825,077
90. Orange County Public Library 2,794,942
91. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 2,791,775
92. St. Louis County Library District 2,781,301
93. University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2,767,320
94. University of California–Santa Barbara 2,765,756
95. Emory University 2,755,929
96. Auburn University 2,724,011
97. Fairfax County Public Library 2,712,212
98. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2,707,849
99. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library 2,689,922
100. Kent State University Libraries 2,634,374