Frankfurt University Library Explained

Native Name:	Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Native Name Lang:	de
University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
Country:	Germany
Mapframe-Zoom:	14
Established:	(predecessor)
Ref 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 . StAnz. . 25/2000 page 1824 . German . 26 March 1999 . 4 . § .
Location:	Bockenheimer Landstraße 134–138, Frankfurt
Service Area:	Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms)
Num Branches:	9
Items Collected:	books, magazines (both print and digital)
Collection Size:
Criteria:	scientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870
Legal Deposit:	Yes, Frankfurt am Main area^[1] ^[2]
Annual Circulation:
Pop Served:	~ + (population of Hesse)
Members:
Budget:	M (~ M US$,)
Director:	Daniela Poth (since 2020)
Num Employees:	FTE + apprentices/interns
Architect:	Ferdinand Kramer^[3]
References:	Web site: Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2021 . . 2021 . 7 February 2023 . German .
Req To Access:	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; Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms

The Frankfurt University Library (German: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (UB Frankfurt), or Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, ISIL DE-30) is the library for the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.

History

It originated in the 15th century as a town library and can be dated back to 1484.^[4] After the founding of the university (1914) it became the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (StUB). In 1945, the libraries,^[5],^[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, ^[7] merged. 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.

Library Profile

The Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany^[8] and a member of the Collection of German Prints, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870.^{[9] [10]} In 2021, the library has had 805,019 visitors.^[11] UB Frankfurt is a member of the (hebis) (Hessian library information system).^{[12] [13]}

Central library

• Zentralbibliothek (central library), Bockenheimer Landstr. 134–138, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (ISIL DE-30) (Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms)^[14]

Branches

Sources:^[15]

• Medizinische Hauptbibliothek (medicine), Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothek Naturwissenschaften (natural sciences), Ruth-Moufang-Str. 2, 60438 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft (law and economy), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothek Sozialwissenschaften und Psychologie (BSP) (social sciences and psychology), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothek Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (linguistics and cultural studies), Rostocker Straße 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften (humanities), IG Farben Building (Q1 und Q6), Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
• Bibliothek für Sportwissenschaften (sports science), Ginnheimer Landstraße 39, 60487 Frankfurt am Main
• Mathematikbibliothek (mathematics), Robert-Mayer-Straße 8, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
• Informatikbibliothek (computing), Robert-Mayer-Straße 11–15, 60325 Frankfurt am Main

Collections

Since 1802, the library owns an original complete Gutenberg Bible.^{[16] [17]} The UB Frankfurt possesses the largest Judaica and Hebraica collection in Germany.^[18]

Building

The modern library building by Ferdinand Kramer was erected in 1964^[19] and inaugurated on 29 April 1965.^[20] At the entrance to the reading rooms stands the bronze figure Prometheus by Ossip Zadkine.^{[21] [22]}

External links

• • Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Web site: Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg . OPUS 4 . 5 November 2022 . . 6 February 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hessisches Bibliotheksgesetz (HessBiblG) . Bürgerservice Hessenrecht . de . 8 February 2023 . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208052236/https://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/jlr-BiblGHEV5P1 . live .
2. Web site: Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken . Bürgerservice Hessenrecht . de . 8 February 2023 . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208052236/https://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/jlr-PflAVHErahmen . live .
3. Web site: Ausstellung: Damals eine neue Bibliothek . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206111841/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/ausstellung/kramer.html . live .
4. Web site: Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205171959/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/ueber/stub_geschichte.html . live .
5. Book: Bürgerverein Alte Stadtbibliothek . Landmarke Alte Stadtbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main : von Bürgern gestiftet, durch Bürger wieder errichtet . Verlag Waldemar Kramer . Frankfurt am Main . 2004 . 3-7829-0552-0 . 57066851 . de .
6. Book: Stollberg, Jochen . Gesellschaft der Freunde der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek . Die Rothschild'sche Bibliothek in Frankfurt am Main . V. Klostermann . Frankfurt am Main . 1988 . 3-465-01833-8 . 19392947 . de .
7. Web site: Die Sammlung Manskopf . Richard Strauss in der Sammlung Manskopf . de . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207093736/http://manskopf.uni-frankfurt.de/sammlung.html . live .
8. Web site: Leistungsvergleich der Bibliotheken . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172804/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/ueber/bix_2007.html . live .
9. Web site: Sammlung Deutscher Drucke . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205101558/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/sdd/ . live .
10. Web site: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) – Webis . SUB Hamburg . de . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205173017/https://wikis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/webis/index.php/Universit%C3%A4tsbibliothek_Frankfurt_am_Main_(Hessen) . live .
11. Web site: Über die Universitätsbibliothek . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205155808/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/ueber/ . live .
12. Web site: Kontakt Hebis-Konsortium . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207105624/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/kontakt/hebis-konsortium.html . live .
13. Web site: Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB) . hebis . de . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207114648/https://www.hebis.de/bibliothek/universitaetsbibliothek-j-c-senckenberg-zentralbibliothek-zb/ . live .
14. Web site: Detailed information on your library card . ub.uni-frankfurt.de . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206112631/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/benutzung/ausweis2_en.html . live .
15. Web site: Bibliotheken der Universität: Übersichtskarte. www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de. 7 February 2023. 20 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120034311/https://www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/so_alle.html. live.
16. Book: Powitz, Gerhardt . Die Frankfurter Gutenberg-Bibel : ein Beitrag zum Buchwesen des 15. Jahrhunderts . V. Klostermann . Frankfurt am Main . 1990 . 3-465-02231-9 . 22624304 . de .
17. Book: Inc. fol. 101 (Ausst. 120) - Gutenberg-Bibel . Digitale Sammlungen . 19 January 2022 . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206130805/https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/inc/2092766 . live .
18. Web site: Judaica . Digitale Sammlungen . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206232911/https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/judaica?lang=en . live .
19. Web site: uni_bibliothek . ferdinand-kramer.org . de . 6 February 2023 . 22 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022035110/http://ferdinand-kramer.org/uni_bibliothek.html . live .
20. News: Zoske . Sascha . Frankfurter Uni-Bibliothek: Kein Büchertempel . . 3 May 2015 . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206230253/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurter-uni-bibliothek-kein-buechertempel-13563010.html . live .
21. Web site: Ossip Zadkin – Prometheus . Goethe-Universität . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206231031/https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/39022527/Ossip_Zadkin___Prometheus . live .
22. Web site: Klein . Michael . Gerlinger . Lutz . Objekte P . kunst-im-oeffentlichen-raum-frankfurt.de . de . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206231451/https://www.kunst-im-oeffentlichen-raum-frankfurt.de/de/page159.html?id=142 . live .