Facts and Figures 2008
Information and Technology
U of G offers state‑of‑the‑art information technology to enhance student learning.
· There are more than 7,000 microcomputers on campus, including more than 1,500 computer stations in at least 50 public microcomputer labs.
· Through some 20,000 network connections, a wireless network that covers a significant portion of the campus (Library, classrooms, public areas), faculty, staff and students can access the campus high‑speed network and the World Wide Web.
· 90% of classrooms are connected to U of G's high‑speed network.
· Access to the University’s e-learning environment, WebCT, over 135,000 course seats used
per year.
· 100% of undergraduate student housing spaces are equipped with high-speed connectivity.
· Through the Library Laptop Loan Program, there are 150 laptops available to students on a short term loan basis.
· All students are provided with access to integrated web based collaborative tools that include email, calendaring, instant messaging and file sharing
The University Library provides the campus community with state-of-the-art access to scholarly information. The Library collection includes over 1.5 million print volumes and more than 14,000 current journal subscriptions. Over 12,000 of these journals are available electronically over the Internet for students and faculty. The Library’s TRELLIS catalogue combines the collections of the libraries of U of G, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, enabling access to a total collection of 7.5 million volumes.
Guelph ranked first in the nation in the percentage of library operating expenditures committed to library acquisitions according to the 2008 Maclean's survey. The depth, breadth and currency of information resources available to our students, researchers and professoriate are vital to the academic mission of the university.
Student learning is a core focus for the Library. Student learning is a core focus for the Library. Through a collaborative partnership, the Learning Commons program provides a range of services that support learning, writing, research, and information and computer literacy. Other Library services include specialized support for statistical data, geographical information resources, veterinary science resources, and special/archival collections. With over 300 desktop computers and 150 wireless laptops available for use the Library provides an important computing facility for the campus. This combination of excellent student services with a quality research collection results in a library that is very active and on a busy day near the end of a fall or winter term sees over 14,000 users.
