Frankfurt University Library
Academic library in Germany
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The Frankfurt University Library (German: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (UB Frankfurt), or Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, ISIL DE-30) is the library for the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
| University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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| Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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 Central Library Building in 2007 | |
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| 50°7â²13.4â³N 8°39â²11.2â³E | |
| Location | Bockenheimer LandstraÃe 134â138, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Established | 1484 (predecessor) 1 January 2005 |
| Architect | Ferdinand Kramer[1] |
| Reference to legal mandate | Vertrag zwischen dem Land Hessen und der Stadt Frankfurt am Main zur Ergänzung und Ãnderung des Universitäts-Ãbernahmevertrages [Contract between the State Hesse and the City of Frankfurt for Complement and Chance of the University Transfer Agreement] (PDF) (StAnz. 25/2000 page 1824, § 4) (in German). 26 March 1999. |
| Service area | Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms) |
| Branches | 9 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, magazines (both print and digital) |
| Size | 11.6 million (As of 2023[update]) |
| Criteria for collection | scientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870 |
| Legal deposit | Yes, Frankfurt am Main area[2][3] |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Students and employees of Goethe University Frankfurt, also people, who study, live or work for at least 3 months in Hesse or in Hessian Interlibrary loan region; Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms |
| Circulation | 750,000 (As of 2023[update]) |
| Population served | Hesse |
| Members | 59,705 (As of 2016[update]) |
| Other information | |
| Budget | â¬25.41 (As of 2023[update]) |
| Director | Daniela Poth (since 2020) |
| Employees | 209 FTE (As of 2023[update]) |
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| Website | ub.uni-frankfurt.de |
| References: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Ãbersicht 2023" (in German). 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023. | |
History
It originated in the 15th century as a town library and can be dated back to 1484.[4] After the founding of the university (1914) it became the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (StUB).[4] In 1945, the libraries Stadtbibliothek,[5] Rothschild'sche Bibliothek,[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte[7] merged.[4] 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.[4]
Library Profile
The Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany[8] and a member of the Collection of German Prints, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870.[9][10] In 2021, the library has had 805,019 visitors.[11] UB Frankfurt is a member of the Hessisches Bibliotheksinformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).[12][13]
Central library
Branches
Sources:[14]
- Medizinische Hauptbibliothek (medicine), Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothek Naturwissenschaften (natural sciences), Ruth-Moufang-Str. 2, 60438 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft (law and economy), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothek Sozialwissenschaften und Psychologie (BSP) (social sciences and psychology), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothek Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (linguistics and cultural studies), Rostocker StraÃe 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften (humanities), IG Farben Building (Q1 und Q6), Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Bibliothek für Sportwissenschaften (sports science), Ginnheimer LandstraÃe 39, 60487 Frankfurt am Main
- Mathematikbibliothek (mathematics), Robert-Mayer-StraÃe 8, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
- Informatikbibliothek (computing), Robert-Mayer-StraÃe 11â15, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
Collections
Since 1802, the library owns an original complete Gutenberg Bible.[16][17] The UB Frankfurt possesses the largest Judaica and Hebraica collection in Germany.[18]
Building
The modern library building by Ferdinand Kramer was erected in 1964[19] and inaugurated on 29 April 1965.[4][20] At the entrance to the reading rooms stands the bronze figure Prometheus by Ossip Zadkine.[21][22]
Gallery
Inside the central library
Inside the central library, area accessible to readers
Bulgarus â Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript
