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Texas A&M University
SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation. Core Requirement 2.9
Section 2: Core Requirements Requirement 2.9, Page 2
As one of the libraries under the Texas A&M University Libraries (TAMUL) umbrella, the
Medical Sciences Library (MSL) serves as the anchor library for delivering resources and
services to the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAM HSC). The MSL has four physical
sites and serves all schools, centers, institutes, campuses and students of the TAM HSC. The
central administration of MSL and the TAMUL is located in College Station, with specialized
onsite collections and services provided at campuses in Bryan, Kingsville and Round Rock.
Library Collections
The TAMUL offers a wealth of information resources to TAM HSC faculty and students, with
collections spread across numerous disciplines spanning the life sciences, social sciences,
engineering and the humanities. The following table charts the growth of the TAMUL
collections over all subject disciplines.
Table 2.9.1 Texas A&M University Libraries Collection Growth Summary
Class Description
2009
Holdings
2010
Holdings
2010 Net
Additions
%Growth
compared
to 2009
A General Works 12,143 12,286 143 1%
B Philosophy /Religion 107,717 112,476 4,759 4%
C Auxiliary Sciences of History 11,290 11,663 373 3%
D History 134,464 138,157 3,693 3%
E History America 61,022 63,099 2,077 3%
F History America 56,855 58,333 1,478 3%
G Geography Maps Anthropology Recreation 88,707 90,606 1,899 2%
H Social Sciences 273,162 283,042 9,880 4%
J Political Science 44,113 45,967 1,854 4%
K Law 31,258 32,480 1,222 4%
L Education 56,898 59,259 2,361 4%
M Music 44,978 51,326 6,348 14%
N Fine Arts 68,351 71,553 3,202 5%
P Languages and Literatures 405,874 423,276 17,402 4%
Q Sciences &Preclinical Sciences 280,984 289,284 8,300 3%
R Medicine 55,773 58,567 2,794 5%
S Agriculture 50,227 51,081 854 2%
T Technology 197,599 204,147 6,548 3%
U Military Science 21,701 22,424 723 3%
V Naval Science 7,308 7,413 105 1%
W Medicine (NLM) 18,093 18,748 655 4%
Z Bibliography Library Science 32,463 33,012 549 2%
TOTAL 2,045,204 2,121,768 76,564 4%
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