The Andersonian Library is the principal university library

University Library

University Library refers to academic libraries at universities, such as:*Basel University Library*Cambridge University Library*Cornell University Library*De La Salle University Library*Durham University Library*University of the East Library...

 of the University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...

 in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. Established in 1796, it is one of the largest of its type in Scotland.

History

The Andersonian was originally housed within the buildings of Andersons Institution on George Street, before being relocated to the Royal College Building

Royal College of Science and Technology

The Royal College of Science and Technology, situated at 138 George Street in Glasgow, Scotland was the principal predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde, and now serves as one of the main educational buildings of the campus.-History:...

 upon its opening in 1912. The library moved once again to the McCance Building on Richmond Street in 1964, remaining here until a former Collins warehouse on Cathedral Street was converted into a new library building (renamed as the Curran Building), the current location into which the Andersonian moved in 1980 for the 1980-81 academic year - the new library was officially opened the following year.