Universities' Central Library

Universities' Central Library
တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်
Map
16°49′50″N 96°08′10″E / 16.83056°N 96.13611°E / 16.83056; 96.13611
LocationUniversity of Yangon, Kamayut Township, Yangon,  Myanmar
TypeAcademic
Established1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Architect(s)Kin Maung Lwin
Collection
Items collected
Size600,000 books,
15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts,
4,000 parabaiks
Other information
Parent organizationMinistry of Education (Myanmar)
Websitewww.uclmyanmar.org

The Universities' Central Library (Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်; abbreviated UCL) is an academic library located on the University of Yangon campus in Yangon, Myanmar.[1][2] UCL is Myanmar's biggest academic library and plays a pivotal role in collecting and preserving historical Burmese manuscripts.[3] UCL has the largest collection of traditional manuscripts in the country, including 15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts and 4,000 parabaiks.[1] The library possesses 600,000 books.[4]

  1. ^ a b "The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies". UNESCO. 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ "Reading Mandalay's Newspapers". University of Toronto. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. ^ "How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar". Research4Life. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ^ "Universities' Central Library – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2023-02-28.