David Lubin Memorial Library

David Lubin Memorial Library
Map
41°52′56.32″N 12°29′17.96″E / 41.8823111°N 12.4883222°E / 41.8823111; 12.4883222
LocationRome, Italy
Established1952
Collection
Size1,500,000 total items

268,000 books - FAO
360,000 books - IIA
15,000 serial titles - FAO
5,572 serial titles - IIA

3,200 rare books
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen to the public. Letter of introduction required.
Other information
Websitehttp://www.fao.org/library

The David Lubin Memorial Library is the main library of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Its world-renowned collection[1] consists of technical material related to food, nutrition, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, with emphasis on developing countries. The core of its historical collection is the library of the International Institute of Agriculture (IIA), whose assets were entrusted to FAO when the IIA was disbanded in 1946.

  1. ^ Harada, K. (1979). "FAO Library: Worldwide Clearing House on Agriculture". News. 6 (1). Stechert Macmillan.