Frankfurt University Library

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University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg

Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Building by Ferdinand Kramer
Country	Germany
Established	1484; 537 years ago (1484) (predecessor) January 1, 2005; 16 years ago (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 26 March 1999 (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	10.2 million (as of 2018)
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 23 September 2010 (in German). and "Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken" [Regulation Regarding Legal Deposit of Publications]. GVBl. No. 2017 page 279 of 13 September 2017 (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	1.62 million (as of 2018)
Population served	~ 6.24 million + (population of Hesse as of 2017)
Members	59,705 (as of 2016)
Other information
Budget	€21.6 M (~ US$24.19 M, as of 2018)
Director	(since 2020)
Staff	234 FTE + 21 apprentices/interns (as of 2018)
Website	ub.uni-frankfurt.de
Map
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References: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2018" (PDF) (in German). March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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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[]

Inside the library

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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