The Frankfurt University Library (German: Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (UB Frankfurt), or Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, ISIL DE-30) is the library for the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg | |
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Location | Bockenheimer Landstraße 134–138, Frankfurt, Germany |
Established | 1484 | (predecessor) 1 January 2005
Architect(s) | Ferdinand Kramer[3] |
Reference to legal mandate | "Vertrag zwischen dem Land Hessen und der Stadt Frankfurt am Main zur Ergänzung und Änderung des Universitäts-Übernahmevertrages" [Contract between the State Hesse and the City of Frankfurt for Complement and Chance of the University Transfer Agreement]. § 4, StAnz. No. 25/2000 page 1824 of 26 March 1999 (PDF) (in German). |
Service area | Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms) |
Branches | 9 |
Collection | |
Items collected | books, magazines (both print and digital) |
Size | 10.8 million (As of 2021[update]) |
Criteria for collection | scientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870 |
Legal deposit | Yes, Frankfurt am Main area[1][2] |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | Students and employees of Goethe University Frankfurt, also people, who study, live or work for at least 3 months in Hesse or in Hessian Interlibrary loan region; Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms |
Circulation | 1.62 million (As of 2018[update]) |
Population served | ~ 6.3 million + (population of Hesse As of 2021[update]) |
Members | 59,705 (As of 2016[update]) |
Other information | |
Budget | €24.45 M (~ 28.92 M US$, As of 2021[update]) |
Director | Daniela Poth (since 2020) |
Employees | 222 FTE + 19 apprentices/interns (As of 2021[update]) |
Public transit access |
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Website | ub.uni-frankfurt.de |
References: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2021" (PDF) (in German). 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023. |
It originated in the 15th century as a town library and can be dated back to 1484.[4] After the founding of the university (1914) it became the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (StUB).[4] In 1945, the libraries Stadtbibliothek ,[5] Rothschild'sche Bibliothek ,[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte[7] merged.[4] 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.[4]
The Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany[8] and a member of the Collection of German Prints, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870.[9][10] In 2021, the library has had 805,019 visitors.[11] UB Frankfurt is a member of the Hessisches BibliotheksInformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).[12][13]
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Since 1802, the library owns an original complete Gutenberg Bible.[16][17] The UB Frankfurt possesses the largest Judaica and Hebraica collection in Germany.[18]
The modern library building by Ferdinand Kramer was erected in 1964[19] and inaugurated on 29 April 1965.[4][20] At the entrance to the reading rooms stands the bronze figure Prometheus by Ossip Zadkine.[21][22]