Libraries of the University of Cambridge explained
There are over 100 libraries[1] within the University of Cambridge. These include Cambridge University Library, the main university library, affiliated libraries, departmental and faculty libraries, college libraries, and various other specialist libraries associated with the university. Across all libraries, the university houses approximately 16 million books.
University Library
See main article: Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library, referred to within the university as "the University Library" or just "the UL", is the central research library. It holds around 8 million items (including maps and sheet music) and, in contrast with the Bodleian or the British Library, many of its books are available on open shelves. It is one of the six legal deposit libraries in the United Kingdom, and is therefore entitled to request a free copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland. Through legal deposit, purchases and donations it receives around 100,000 books every year.
Affiliated faculty/departmental libraries
There are sixty three faculty and departmental libraries associated with the main University Library, for the purpose of central governance and administration. This group is a growing network, with a remit to "maximise efficiency while catering to the diverse range of user needs."[2]
|
| - Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Modern & Medieval Languages Library
| | |
Departmental and faculty libraries
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Library
| - Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Library
|
|
- Balfour and Newton Libraries
(Department of Zoology)
| - Bullard Laboratories Library
(Department of Earth Sciences)
| - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography
|
|
|
|
|
- Colman Library
(Biochemistry)
| - Computer Science and Technology Department Library
| - Cory Library
(Botanic Gardens)
|
- Department of Psychology Library
|
|
|
|
|
| - Department of Coins and Medals
(Fitzwilliam Museum)
|
- Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books
(Fitzwilliam Museum)
|
|
|
|
| - Herbarium Library
(Plant Sciences)
| - History and Philosophy of Science
|
- History of Population and Social Structure
| - Institute of Continuing Education
| - Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Superconductivity
|
- Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
| - John Trim Centre
(Language Centre)
|
|
- Kanthack and Nuttall Library
(Department of Pathology)
| - Latin American Studies Centre
| - Lauterpacht Centre for International Law - Old Library
|
- Lauterpacht Centre for International Law - Finley Library
| - Materials Science Library
| - Physiology Development and Neuroscience Library
|
- Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Library
| - Rayleigh Library
(Physics)
|
|
- Social Anthropology Library
| - UCLES Library
(Cambridge Assessment)
| - Veterinary Anatomy Library
|
|
| | | |
College libraries
There is at least one library in every college within the university. All colleges have a working library, generally to support undergraduate teaching. Material in the college libraries will typically cover all Tripos subjects. Many of the colleges also have special collections such as early printed books and manuscripts, and are often kept in a separate library. For example, Trinity College's Wren Library holds more than 200,000 books printed before 1800, while the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, has one of the greatest early medieval European manuscript collections in the world, with over 600 manuscripts.
- Christ's College (Old Library) (Working Library)
|
| - Clare College (Forbes Mellon Library)
|
- Clare Hall (Ashby Library)
|
|
|
- Downing College (Maitland Robinson Library)
|
| - Fitzwilliam College (Olisa Library)
|
|
| - Gonville & Caius College (Upper Library) (Lower Library)
|
|
|
| - Jesus College (Old Library) (Quincentenary Library)
|
|
|
|
| - Murray Edwards College (Rosemary Murray Library)
|
|
|
| - Peterhouse (Perne Library) (Ward Library)
|
|
|
|
|
- Sidney Sussex College (Richard Powell Library)
| - St Catharine's College (Shakeshaft Library) (Sherlock Library)
|
|
- St John's College (Old Library) (Working Library)
|
| - Trinity Hall (Old Library) (Jerwood Library)
|
- Wolfson College (Lee Seng Tee Library/Lee Library)
| | | |
Other libraries associated with the university
|
|
|
|
- Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Institute of Biotechnology
| - MRC Human Nutrition Research
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: All Libraries. 2021-10-25. www.libraries.cam.ac.uk. en.
- Web site: Cambridge University Library. Annual Report for the year 2013-2014. www.lib.cam.ac.uk. 2015-05-29.
