Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
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The Palais de Rumine, one of the three sites of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
One of the two sites of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne on the campus of the University of Lausanne
The Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne) was founded in the 16th century and has become one of the most important public libraries in Switzerland.[1]
[edit] History
The University of Lausanne was founded in 1537;[2] and the library collection has evolved over the centuries to meet the changing needs of the institution's seven faculties—theology, law, arts, social and political science, economics and business administration, science, and medicine.
In 1982, the university's central administration and the Cantonal and University Library (BCU) were installed at Dorigny.[3]