Services & Space
In addition to collecting and stewarding resources that comprise a current and retrospective record of human knowledge, the Georgetown University Libraries offer a wide array of services, including reference, instruction and research consultation, to ensure unfettered access to information, and to enhance the University’s goals in learning and the creation of knowledge.
Services (07/2009-06/2010)
| Number of reference questions asked and answered | 36,268 |
| Number of research instruction classes taught | 312 |
| Number of research instruction classes participants | 4,856 |
| Number of research consultations | n/a |
| Number of equipment circulated |
15,183 |
| Number of instructional sessions taught |
196 |
| Number of editing rooms checked out |
2,295 |
| Number of books available through Interlibrary Loan |
1.2 billion+ |
Space & Staff
| Year the Library opened | 1796 |
| Year Lauinger Library was dedicated | 1970 |
| Number of visitors to Lauinger Library in 2009 | 1,037,193 |
| Number of visitors to Blommer Science Library in 2009 | 120,735 |
| Year the first Georgetown University Librarian was appointed | 1824 |
| Number of staff (FTE) | 114.5 |
| Number of student assistants (FTE) | 22.5 |
