Section D (Common University Data Ontario 2013)

D1 - Library Collections

The following are the number of holdings in 2010-11 for each of the following categories.

Material Number of Holdings
Monograph Volumes - Print 1,468,724
Monograph Volumes - Electronic 332,130
Microform units 1,721,695
Manuscripts and Archives (linear metres) 1963
Cartographic Materials 120,218
Graphic Materials 41
Audio Materials 493
Film & Video Materials 497
Serials - Print & Microform 4,440
Serials - Electronic 36,678

Source: OCUL

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