Carleton University MacOdrum Library

Library adventure was developed to be played by first-year undergraduate students at Carleton University MacOdrum Library, in Ottawa, Canada.

Student Population

Total student population: 28,845

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24,942 undergraduate students

20,471 full time | 4,471 part time

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3,903 graduate students

3,325 full time | 578 part time

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3,621 students in residence

25,224 off-campus

Interesting Facts

Carleton’s student population has increased by 18% over the last 10 years

The total number of students who live in residence has increased by 32%

Carleton’s international student population has increased by 43%

Library Facts

Library staff: 106

Collection size: 1.8 million volumes

Percentage of collection budget dedicated to e-resources: 81%

Expenditures

Collection

Carleton = $5,401,807 | National Average = $10,389,197

Percentage of library expenditures as a total of university budget

Carleton = 1.51% | National Average = 1.75%

References

Carleton University. (2016). Facts and figures: Carleton at a glance. Retrieved from http://carleton.ca/about/facts/

Carleton University Library. (2016). At a glance: Carleton University Library. Retrieved from https://library.carleton.ca/sites/default/files/about/ataglance_2016.pdf