About the Library
Library Mission
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery strives to meet the needs of a research university and continues to support a distinctive undergraduate experience. We will provide the highest quality information, resources and services for UMBC's growing and evolving teaching, learning, research and service environment.
Our Name
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery was dedicated in
1982 in honor of
Albin Owings Kuhn, the founding Chancellor of the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The Gallery:
The Library Gallery is nationally recognized for its presentations of
three to four exhibitions yearly featuring art from the
UMBC Library Special Collections or from other collections
and artists. Click here for information about
current exhibitions.
Library Facts
Attendance:
- seating capacity for 1,274
- 530,000+ attendance per year, average
Library Collections:
- 1,000,000+ books & bound journals
- 4,000+ current subscriptions
- 1,800,000+ photographs and slides
- 30,000+ sound recordings
- 1,000,000+ microform pieces
- 1,200+ linear feet of manuscripts/archives
- 180,000+ government documents
Federal Depository since 1972
Maryland State Depository since 1984 - 100,000+ slides [Slide Library, Fine Arts 216]
Library Hours:
- 94 service hours per week, Fall & Spring semesters
- 80 hours per week, Summer sessions
- 76 hours per week, January session and interim periods
- Click here for current Library Hours or call 410-455-2233.
- The Library atrium and building lounge are open for
study 24 hours
per day.
Library & Gallery Faculty and Staff:
- 24 FTE (Full TIme Equivalent) faculty and associate staff
- 35.5 FTE non-exempt staff
- 1 FTE contingent staff (contractual - not permanent)
- 100 student assistants
- Staff Directory
- Current Employment Opportunities
Library Catalog: catalogusmai
contains more than 3 million bibliographic records linked to more than
5 million campus holdings records for more than 7 million items held
in a total of 16 libraries on the 12 campuses of the
University System of Maryland and the 2 affiliated institutions of higher
education in Maryland.
Participating campuses are those of the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI). The affiliated institutions are Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland. The catalog is part of the USMAI's Library Information Management System (LIMS) which supports the acquisitions, cataloging, circulation and financial records and transactions, and other library support functions in addition to the online catalog. This system contains over 645,000 patron records, of which 195,000 are active. It was implimented under contract with Ex Libris on January 6, 2003.