Facts and Figures | Library University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Learn more about our collection, our facilities, infrastructure as well as our library equipment.

Business Administration and Economics
Law
Additional collection areas such as Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Education, Philosophy, History, Information Technology, Mathematics, Linguistics and Literature.

All documents can be accessed and ordered through HSGswisscovery.

Collection
	2020	2021	2022
Printed books, journal volumes, non-books	561’068	565'682	557'595
E-Books	257’691	303'965	375'336
Printed journal subscriptions	799	809	783
E-Journals (licensed)	101’210	110'044	120'234

Usage / Infrastructure
	2020	2021	2022
Active users	6’846	7'587	7'987
Items borrowed	54’165	36'780	41'840
Interlibrary loan, shipping coiurier books, mail delivery	8'664	6'574	5'855
Copy jobs	1'826	1'441	1'181

Databases accesses	566'421	419'066	323'899
E-Books full-text accesses	195'768	191'515	206'510
E-Journals full-text accesses	661'915	703'837	761'400