| UC Berkeley Libraries | |
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 The north side of Doe Library with Memorial Glade in the foreground | |
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| Established | 1868 |
| Branches | 20 subject libraries; 7 affiliated libraries |
| Collection | |
| Size | 14 million (books); 70,000 (serials) |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 43,000 Cal faculty, staff and students in addition to the bay area |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $50 million annually |
| Director | Suzanne Wones |
| Employees | 1,100 (212 librarians; 188 staff; 700 student employees) |
| Website | http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ |
Twenty-seven constituent and affiliated libraries combine to make the library system of the University of California, Berkeley the sixth largest research library by number of volumes in the United States.
As of 2024, Berkeley's library system holds materials in more than 400 languages and includes more than 14 million volumes.[1] The libraries together cover over 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land and compose one of the largest library complexes in the world.[2] In 2003, the Association of Research Libraries ranked it as the top public and third overall university library in North America based on various statistical measures of quality.[3]
- ^ "Berkeley Library" (PDF). lib.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ 06.12.97 - New addition to UC Berkeley Main Library dedicated to former UC President David Gardner
- ^ 06.20.2002 - UC Berkeley library is top-ranked among North American public university research libraries