www.library.duke.edu

By the numbers:

• Books in combined collections: 5.4 million
• Manuscripts: 17.7 million
• Public documents 1.2 million
• Electronic journals: More than 30,000

Highlights:

• Deborah Jakubs began as Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and vice provost for library affairs in January.
• The library's Center for Instructional Technology led implementation of the university's iPod program for first-year students.
• The library and Duke's African and African American Studies Program co-funded the new John Hope Franklin Scholars Program to help underachieving high school students prepare for college.
• Duke reference librarians used online chat software to offer 24/7 assistance to students, and usage increased 86 percent.

CIT director Lynne O'Brien (c) and two of her staff, ready to distribute iPods to first-year students. Photo at top of page: Construction continued on the new Bostock Library during 2004-2005.

Awards and recognition:

• The Library of Congress named a film in the library's collection to the National Film Registry. It was one of just 25 selected in 2004. Itinerant North Carolina filmmaker H. Lee Waters shot Kannapolis, N.C., in 1941 to document daily life in the town.

Faculty and staff appointments:

• Andrew Armacost, collection development librarian, Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library
• Jean Ferguson, reference librarian and coordinator, Virtual Reference Services
• Kirk Griffin, academic technology consultant, Center for Instructional Technology
• Tina Kirkham, manager, Digital Production Center

Major gifts:

• The Duke Endowment
• Gretchen and Ed Fish
• Ed and Deborah Horowitz
• Karl and Mary Ellen von der Heyden
• Total including other gifts: nearly $7 million