Islamic Studies Library
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TypeA branch of the McGill University Library
Established1952
Items collectedIslamic manuscripts, catalogues, reference materials, Islamic history, classical Islamic texts and works
Criteria for collectionIslamic Studies, Muslim world
| Islamic Studies Library | |
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 Desk in the Islamic Studies Library | |
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| Type | A branch of the McGill University Library |
| Established | 1952 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Islamic manuscripts, catalogues, reference materials, Islamic history, classical Islamic texts and works |
| Criteria for collection | Islamic Studies, Muslim world |
| Other information | |
| Director | Anais Salamon |
| Employees | 4[1] |
| Website | Islamic Studies Library |
The holdings of the Islamic Studies Library, a branch of the McGill University Library, stand together with those of the Robarts Library of the University of Toronto as the premier library resources in Canada for research on the Islamic world[2] and among the most important collections in North America.
The Islamic Studies library was founded, along with the McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies, in 1952.[3] It has grown from a modest departmental library to a respectable library of approximately 150,000 volumes covering the whole of Islamic civilization. The library is located in Morrice Hall, designed by John J. Browne, and built in 1882.[4]
