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University of Chicago Library
Harper Memorial Library, interior as of 2007, University of Chicago. Today, Harper Memorial contains no books or any other collections, but instead functions as a study space.
Map
LocationHyde Park, Chicago, United States
TypeAcademic library
Established1891
Branches6
Collection
Size11,560,575[1]
Access and use
Circulation440,000
Members33,000
Other information
DirectorBrenda Johnson
Websitehttps://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.html
References: Andrew Abbott: The University Library

University of Chicago Library is the library system of the University of Chicago, located on the university's campus in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the largest university libraries in the United States, with 9,837,021 volumes as of 2009-2010.

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 Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, the Eckhart Library, and the School of Social Service Administration Library.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ARL Statistics 2013-2014".
  2. ^ "Campus Libraries".

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