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Frankfurt University Library

University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Central Library Building in 2007
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50°7′13.4″N 8°39′11.2″E / 50.120389°N 8.653111°E / 50.120389; 8.653111
LocationBockenheimer Landstraße 134–138, Frankfurt, Germany
Established1484; 540 years ago (1484) (predecessor) 1 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-01)
Architect(s)Ferdinand Kramer[3]
Reference to legal mandateVertrag 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 areaHesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms)
Branches9
Collection
Items collectedbooks, magazines (both print and digital)
Size10.8 million (As of 2021)
Criteria for collectionscientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870
Legal depositYes, Frankfurt am Main area[1][2]
Access and use
Access requirementsStudents 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
Circulation1.62 million (As of 2018)
Population served~ 6.3 million + (population of Hesse As of 2021)
Members59,705 (As of 2016)
Other information
Budget€24.45 M (~ 28.92 M US$, As of 2021)
DirectorDaniela Poth (since 2020)
Employees222 FTE + 19 apprentices/interns (As of 2021)
Public transit access
Websiteub.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 [de],[5] Rothschild'sche Bibliothek [de],[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte [de][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 [de] (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]

  • Inside the central library
    Inside the central library
  • Inside the central library, area accessible to readers
    Inside the central library, area accessible to readers
  • Bulgarus – Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript
    Bulgarus – Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript

References

  1. ^ "Hessisches Bibliotheksgesetz (HessBiblG)". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ausstellung: Damals eine neue Bibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Die Sammlung Manskopf". Richard Strauss in der Sammlung Manskopf (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Leistungsvergleich der Bibliotheken". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Sammlung Deutscher Drucke". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) – Webis". SUB Hamburg (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Über die Universitätsbibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Kontakt Hebis-Konsortium". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB)". hebis (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Bibliotheken der Universität: Übersichtskarte". www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Detailed information on your library card". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Judaica". Digitale Sammlungen. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  19. ^ "uni_bibliothek". ferdinand-kramer.org (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Ossip Zadkin – Prometheus". Goethe-Universität (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  22. ^ 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.

Further reading

  • Corsten, Severin (1991). Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände in Deutschland: Hessen, A-L (in German). Vol. 5. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag. ISBN 978-3-487-09579-0.
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