UCLA Library

UCLA Library
Map
Established1883
Branches12 libraries; 12 other units
Collection
Size12 million volumes; 950,000 ebooks; 100,000 serials; 700 subscription databases
Access and use
Population served65,612 UCLA faculty, staff and students in addition to the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Other information
Budget$34 million annually
DirectorAthena Jackson[1]
Employees1,175 (125 librarians; 350 staff; 700 student employees)
Websitehttp://library.ucla.edu/

The library system of the University of California, Los Angeles, is one of the largest academic research libraries in North America, with a collection of over twelve million books and 100,000 serials. The UCLA Library System is spread over 12 libraries, 12 other archives, reading rooms, research centers and the Southern Regional Library Facility, which serves as a remote storage facility for southern UC campuses. It is among the ten largest academic research library systems in the United States, and its annual budget allocates $10 million for the procurement of digital and print material.[2] It is a Federal Depository Library, California State Depository Library, and United Nations Depository Library.

  1. ^ "Athena Jackson named UCLA university librarian". UCLA Newsroom. January 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Nation's Largest Libraries" Archived December 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine American Library Association. Retrieved December 13, 2006