University Library
Encyclopedia
University Library refers to academic libraries
at universities
, such as:
Academic library
An academic library is a library that is attached to academic institutions above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff...
at universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, such as:
- Basel University LibraryBasel University LibraryThe University Library of Basle is one of the biggest libraries in Switzerland. It is located at the University of Basel, at 18 – 20 Schönbeinstrasse. It is also Kantonsbibliothek of Basel-City....
- Cambridge University LibraryCambridge University LibraryThe Cambridge University Library is the centrally-administered library of Cambridge University in England. It comprises five separate libraries:* the University Library main building * the Medical Library...
- Cornell University LibraryCornell University LibraryThe Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. In 2010 it held 8 million printed volumes in open stacks, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and...
- De La Salle University Library
- Durham University LibraryDurham University LibraryThe Durham University Library is the centrally-administered library of Durham University in England. It was founded in January 1833 at Palace Green by a 160 volume donation by the then Bishop of Durham, William Van Mildert and now holds over 1.5 million printed items...
- University of the East Library
- University Library FreiburgUniversity Library FreiburgThe University Library Freiburg is the library of the University of Freiburg. As an academic and research library, the University Library caters to students and staff of the University of Freiburg, the University of Education Freiburg, the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, and the...
- Georgia State University LibraryGeorgia State University LibraryThe Georgia State University Library is an academic research library affiliated with Georgia State University. The Georgia State University Library has two primary locations, Library North and Library South...
- Ghent University LibraryGhent University LibraryThe Ghent University Library is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the university community of students and scholarly researchers.The library has evolved in recent years, focusing on decentralization and networking rather than a central facility...
- Glasgow University LibraryGlasgow University LibraryThe University of Glasgow Library is one of the oldest and largest University libraries in Europe. It holds more than 2.5 million books and journals, as well as providing access to an extensive range of electronic resources including over 30,000 electronic journals.The current 12-storey building,...
- University Library of GrazUniversity Library of GrazThe University Library of Graz is the largest scientific and public library in Styria and the third largest in Austria. It holds the right of legal deposit...
- Greifswald University LibraryGreifswald University LibraryGreifswald University Library is the official library of the University of Greifswald, situated in Greifswald, Germany. Its earliest days go back to the founding of the university in the year 1456, and it became Germany's first centralised university library in the year 1604.Today, it has three...
- Harvard University LibraryHarvard University LibraryThe Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries, with more than 16 million volumes. It is the oldest library system in the United States, the largest academic and the largest private library system in the world...
- University Library HeidelbergUniversity Library HeidelbergThe University Library Heidelberg is the central library of the University of Heidelberg. It constitutes together with the 83 decentralized libraries of the faculties and institutes the University Library System, which is headed by the director of the University Library...
- Leiden University LibraryLeiden University LibraryLeiden University Library is a library founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. It is regarded as a significant place in the development of European culture: it is a part of a small number of cultural centres that gave direction to the development and spread of knowledge during the Enlightenment...
- Lingnan University LibraryLingnan University LibraryThe Lingnan University Library was named after the late benefactor Mr. Fong Sum Wood in 1998. The Library is centrally located on the campus of Lingnan University, Hong Kong....
- University of Michigan LibraryUniversity of Michigan LibraryThe University of Michigan University Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The system, consisting of 19 separate libraries in 11 buildings, altogether holds over 9.55 million volumes, with the collection growing at the rate of...
- Macquarie University LibraryMacquarie University LibraryThe "Macquarie University Library" is the largest academic library in Northern Sydney. The library holds over 1.8 million print and electronic items including books, journals, newspapers, reports, conference proceedings, working papers, maps, Macquarie postgraduate theses, computer software,...
- Mysore University LibraryMysore University LibraryThe Mysore University Library serves the academic community of the University of Mysore at the located in Mysore, Hassan and Mandya. The Library is the largest and also oldest among the University Libraries in the southern Indian State of Karnataka....
- Newcastle University LibraryNewcastle University LibraryNewcastle University Library is the main library service for students and staff at Newcastle University, UK. It is split into three sections:* The Robinson Library, the main University library...
- Northwestern University LibraryNorthwestern University LibraryThe Northwestern University Library is the principal library for the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The library holds 4.6 million volumes, making it the 11th largest library at a private university. The building was designed in brutalist style by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings and...
- Ohio Wesleyan University LibraryOhio Wesleyan University LibraryThe Ohio Wesleyan University Library is the library system of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. It comprises five individual libraries and is the second largest academic library in Ohio among liberal arts colleges, ranked by number of volumes held...
- University Library of OsloUniversity Library of OsloThe University Library of Oslo is a library connected to the University of Oslo.Like the University, it was established in 1811 with Georg Sverdrup as the first head librarian. It originally doubled as the Norwegian national library, and was located at the old University of Oslo campus.In 1913 the...
- Princeton University LibraryPrinceton University LibraryPrinceton University Library is the main library system of Princeton University. With holdings of more than 7 million books, 6 million microforms, and 37,000 linear feet of manuscripts, it is headquartered in the Harvey S...
- Ryerson University LibraryRyerson University LibraryRyerson University Library is the library of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. The Ryerson Library collection consists of over 500,000 books, 3,700 print journal titles and over $2 million of electronic resources, including approximately 23,000 e-journals, e-books, databases and indexes,...
- Saint Mary's University LibrarySaint Mary's University LibrarySaint Mary's University Twin Cities Library serves the university's 4,800 combined graduate and undergraduate nontraditional and adult student population...
- Uppsala University LibraryUppsala University LibraryUppsala University Library at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, consists of 12 subject libraries, one of which is housed in the old main library building, Carolina Rediviva...
- Vilnius University LibraryVilnius University LibraryVilnius University Library or VU Library is the oldest and one of the largest academic libraries of Lithuania. It was founded in 1570 by the Jesuits and as such is nine years older than Vilnius University. VU Library holds 5.4 million documents on shelves measuring in length...
- Waseda University LibraryWaseda University LibraryThe library of Waseda University is one of the largest libraries in Japan. It was established in 1882, and currently holds some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials.-History:...
- Yale University LibraryYale University LibraryYale University Library is the library system of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is the second-largest academic library in the North America, with approximately 12.5 million volumes housed in 20 buildings on campus...
- IE Library