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Common University Data Ontario
University of Western Ontario
     
Section D1
Library Collections
The number of holdings for the 2005-06 year for each of the following categories:

Material Units Number of Holdings
Monograph Titles - Print Titles: # titles 2,234,786
Monograph Titles - Electronic Titles: # titles 280,871
Microform units: # units 3,991,614
Government Documents: # documents  
Manuscripts and Archives: # linear metres 3,610
Printed Music Scores: # scores 71,577
Cartographic Materials: # sheets 15,103
Graphic Materials: # materials 1,600,000
Audio Materials: # titles 47,461
Film & Video Materials: # materials 252
Serials - Print & Microform: # titles 9,382
Serials - Electronic: # titles 37,469
 

Note: Students entering Ontario universities today have access to a growing variety of world-class electronic information resources that are accessible to them 24x7x365. Our libraries are leaders in transforming traditional library services by adopting innovative technological solutions such as ScholarsPortal, a shared gateway to scholarly resources and RACER, a province-wide interlibrary loan service. Through these resources and services our libraries are preparing students for today's world of information. Our libraries also provide a wide array of unique resources, services, and facilities.

Source: Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Statistics report