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
	2021	2022	2023
Printed books, journal volumes, non-books	565'682	557'595	565'005
E-Books	303'965	375'336	409'064
Printed journal subscriptions	809	783	568
E-Journals (licensed)	110'044	120'234	127'178

Usage / Infrastructure
	2021	2022	2023
Active users	7'587	7'987	6'813
Items borrowed	36'780	41'840	42'023
Interlibrary loan, shipping coiurier books, mail delivery	6'574	5'855	7'015
Copy jobs	1'441	1'301	1'812

Databases accesses	419'066	323'899	811'799
E-Books full-text accesses	191'515	206'510	184'677
E-Journals full-text accesses	703'837	761'400	768'533