Bracken Health Sciences Library

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Queen's Library at a Glance

• The only University library Canada to receive an A+ in the 2010 Globe & Mail Canadian University Report
• Top marks for online resources, hours of operation, library holdings, service and study space – 2010 Globe & Mail Canadian University Report
• Top-ranked university library in its category for number of holdings/student – 2009 Maclean’s University Rankings
• Collections: Over 3 million items, including over 90,000 electronic full-text journals and newspapers (2008-09)
• Circulation: 7 million physical & digital items accessed (2008-09)
• 6 libraries in 5 facilities
• 135 staff, including 41 professional librarians (2008-09)
• Total operating budget of $18 million, including $9.75 million for acquisitions (2008-09)
• Member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)