University and State Library Darmstadt | |
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Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt | |
49°52′36″N 8°39′27″E / 49.87653°N 8.65763°E | |
Location | Magdalenenstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany |
Established | 1567, 2000 integration TU Darmstadt |
Branches | 2 |
Collection | |
Size | 4.7 million publications (2021) |
Legal deposit | Yes, southern Hesse area and the Giessen region.[1][2] |
Other information | |
Director | Thomas Stäcker |
Employees | 103.66 FTE (2021) |
Public transit access | Tram, bus: Schloss |
Website | www |
The University and State Library Darmstadt (German: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (ULB)) supplies literature and information for members of the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the population of Darmstadt and southern Hesse.[3] Purposes of the institution include education, research and teaching.[3] As of 2021[update], the library has a stock of 4,756,277 publications with an annual circulation of 354,200; ULB has 220,000 visitors and employs a staff of 103.66 FTE.[4][5] The ULB offers at three locations learning rooms and spaces for over 1000 people.[6] As of 2023[update], the City Centre library opened 24 hours per day.[7][8] Director is Thomas Stäcker.[9] ULB Darmstadt is member of the Hessisches BibliotheksInformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).[10]