Sorbonne Library

Sorbonne Library
View of the Jacqueline-de-Romilly reading room.
Map
Location47, rue des Écoles, Latin Quarter, 5th arrondissement of Paris
TypeAcademic library of Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Established1289
Collection
Items collected8 à 14 000 new titles each year ; 68% in foreign languages (English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.), 20 000 titles ; 3 889 current subscriptions. Special collections section : 187 000 items ; 100 000 volumes prior to 1801 ; 3600 manuscripts ; 565 incunabula ; 7000 prints and photographs
Size2 millions printed volumes. 35 000 lm
Other information
Budget3,500 000 €
Websitewww.bis-sorbonne.fr/biu/spip.php?article191
View of the Sorbonne, rue des Écoles
View of the Sorbonne, rue Victor-Cousin

The Sorbonne Library (French: Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne) is an inter-university library part of the network of 36 libraries of the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in Paris, France. It is located at 47, rue des Écoles in the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissement. The library of the Institute of Geography [fr], located at 191 rue Saint-Jacques, is attached.[1]

The Sorbonne Library is situated in the Sorbonne building. It is a medieval institution of the Sorbonne, which evolved over the centuries as part of the University of Paris. It is a common library of Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Sorbonne-Nouvelle University. It is administered by Panthéon-Sorbonne University as per a governing agreement signed among these universities in 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Tabeaud, Martine (2000). Les orages dans l'espace francilien. Publications de la Sorbonne. p. 115. ISBN 978-2-85944-385-6.
  2. ^ "Agreement on the organization and operation of the library" (in French). Official website of Bibliotheque Sorbonne. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13.