Frankfurt University Library

Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
(University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg)
Building by Ferdinand Kramer
Country Germany
Established 1484 (1484) (predecessor) January 1, 2005 (2005-01-01)
Reference to legal mandate "Vertrag zwischen dem Land Hessen und der Stadt Frankfurt am Main zur Ergänzung und Änderung des Universitäts-Übernahmevertrages" [Contract between the State Hesse and the City of Frankfurt for Complement and Chance of the University Transfer Agreement]. § 4, StAnz. No. 25/2000 page 1824 of Error: the date or year parameters are either empty or in an invalid format, please use a valid year for year, and use DMY, MDY, MY, or Y date formats for date (PDF) (in German).
Location Frankfurt
Service area Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms)
Coordinates 50°7′13.4″N 8°39′11.2″E / 50.120389°N 8.653111°E / 50.120389; 8.653111Coordinates: 50°7′13.4″N 8°39′11.2″E / 50.120389°N 8.653111°E / 50.120389; 8.653111
Branches 9 (Bibliothek Naturwissenschaften, Bibliothek für Sportwissenschaften, Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft, Bibliothek Sozialwissenschaften und Psychologie, Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften, Bibliothek Kunstgeschichte/Städelbibliothek und Islamische Studien, Mathematikbibliothek, Informatikbibliothek, Medizinische Hauptbibliothek)
Collection
Items collected books, magazines (both print and digital)
Size 10.1 million (as of 2017)
Criteria for collection scientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870
Legal deposit

Yes, through "Hessisches Bibliotheksgesetz" [Hessian Library Law]. § 4a, GVBl. No. I 2010 page 295 of Error: the date or year parameters are either empty or in an invalid format, please use a valid year for year, and use DMY, MDY, MY, or Y date formats for date (in German).

and "Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken" [Regulation Regarding Legal Deposit of Publications]. GVBl. No. 2017 page 279 of Error: the date or year parameters are either empty or in an invalid format, please use a valid year for year, and use DMY, MDY, MY, or Y date formats for date (in German).
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
Circulation 1.52 million (as of 2017)
Population served ~ 6.21 million + (population of Hesse as of 2016)
Members 59.7 thousand (as of 2016)
Other information
Budget €21.7 M (~ US$26.3 M, as of 2017)
Director Heiner Schnelling (since 2013)
Staff 234 FTE + 28 apprentices/interns (as of 2017)
Website ub.uni-frankfurt.de
References: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2017" (PDF) (in German). April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

Inside the library

The Frankfurt University Library (German: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main, or Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg) is the library for the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.

Overview

It originated in the 15th century as a town library. After the founding of the university (1914) it became the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (StUB). 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united. Today the Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany.

The Frankfurt University Library is a member of the Collection of German Prints, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870.


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