Frankfurt University Library
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University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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50°7′13.4″N 8°39′11.2″E / 50.120389°N 8.653111°E | |
Location | Bockenheimer Landstraße 134–138, Frankfurt, Germany |
Established | 1484 | (predecessor) 1 January 2005
Architect(s) | Ferdinand Kramer[3] |
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] (PDF) (StAnz. 25/2000 page 1824, § 4) (in German). 26 March 1999. |
Service area | Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms) |
Branches | 9 |
Collection | |
Items collected | books, magazines (both print and digital) |
Size | 10.8 million (As of 2021[update]) |
Criteria for collection | 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] |
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; Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms |
Circulation | 1.62 million (As of 2018[update]) |
Population served | ~ 6.3 million + (population of Hesse As of 2021[update]) |
Members | 59,705 (As of 2016[update]) |
Other information | |
Budget | €24.45 M (~ 28.92 M US$, As of 2021[update]) |
Director | Daniela Poth (since 2020) |
Employees | 222 FTE + 19 apprentices/interns (As of 2021[update]) |
Public transit access |
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Website | ub.uni-frankfurt.de |
References: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2021" (PDF) (in German). 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023. |
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).[4] In 1945, the libraries Stadtbibliothek ,[5] Rothschild'sche Bibliothek ,[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte[7] merged.[4] 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.[4]
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 Hessisches BibliotheksInformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).[12][13]
Central library
- Zentralbibliothek (central library), Bockenheimer Landstr. 134–138, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (ISIL DE-30)[14] (Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms)[15]
Branches
Sources:[14]
- 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.[4][20] At the entrance to the reading rooms stands the bronze figure Prometheus by Ossip Zadkine.[21][22]
Gallery
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Inside the central library
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Inside the central library, area accessible to readers
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Bulgarus – Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript
References
- ^ "Hessisches Bibliotheksgesetz (HessBiblG)". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Ausstellung: Damals eine neue Bibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Bürgerverein Alte Stadtbibliothek (2004). Landmarke Alte Stadtbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main : von Bürgern gestiftet, durch Bürger wieder errichtet (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Waldemar Kramer. ISBN 3-7829-0552-0. OCLC 57066851.
- ^ Stollberg, Jochen; Gesellschaft der Freunde der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek (1988). Die Rothschild'sche Bibliothek in Frankfurt am Main (in German). Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann. ISBN 3-465-01833-8. OCLC 19392947.
- ^ "Die Sammlung Manskopf". Richard Strauss in der Sammlung Manskopf (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Leistungsvergleich der Bibliotheken". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Sammlung Deutscher Drucke". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) – Webis". SUB Hamburg (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Über die Universitätsbibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Kontakt Hebis-Konsortium". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB)". hebis (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Bibliotheken der Universität: Übersichtskarte". www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Detailed information on your library card". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Powitz, Gerhardt (1990). Die Frankfurter Gutenberg-Bibel : ein Beitrag zum Buchwesen des 15. Jahrhunderts (in German). Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann. ISBN 3-465-02231-9. OCLC 22624304.
- ^ Inc. fol. 101 (Ausst. 120) - Gutenberg-Bibel (in German). Digitale Sammlungen. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Judaica". Digitale Sammlungen. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "uni_bibliothek". ferdinand-kramer.org (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Zoske, Sascha (3 May 2015). "Frankfurter Uni-Bibliothek: Kein Büchertempel". FAZ.NET (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ossip Zadkin – Prometheus". Goethe-Universität (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Klein, Michael; Gerlinger, Lutz. "Objekte P". kunst-im-oeffentlichen-raum-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
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- Official website (in German and English)
- Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg". OPUS 4. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.