University of Chicago Library
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| University of Chicago Library | |
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| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, United States |
| Type | Academic library system |
| Established | 1891 |
| Branches | 6 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 7.5 million |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 440,000 |
| Members | 33,000 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Judith Nadler |
| Website | http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.html |
| References: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/about/abbott-report.html#VII | |
University of Chicago Library is the library of the University of Chicago, located on the university's campus in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is one of the largest university libraries in the United States.
The library was founded by president of the University of Chicago, William Rainey Harper, who set the course for Special Collections as a “working collection” in 1891. The library's collections are located in six sites: the Joseph Regenstein Library, the John Crerar Library, the D'Angelo Law Library, the Mansueto Library, the Eckhart Library, and the School of Social Service Administration Library.
See also
External links
- The University of Chicago Library
- The University of Chicago Library at the Digital Library Federation
- The Chopin Collection at the University of Chicago
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