The Frankfurt University Library (German: ''Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main'', or ''Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg'') is the library for the
Goethe University
Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...
of
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
, Germany.
Overview
It originated in the 15th century as a town library. After the founding of the university (1914) it became the ''Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main'' (StUB). 2005 the StUB and the ''Senckenbergische Bibliothek'' united. Today the Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest
academic libraries
An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution and serves two complementary purposes: to support the curriculum and the research of the university faculty and students. It is unknown how many academic librar ...
in Germany.
The Frankfurt University Library is a member of the
Collection of German Prints
The Collection of German Prints (german: Sammlung Deutscher Drucke) or SDD is the virtual German national library. Founded in 1989 by an association of six German libraries it covers the entire German-language literature.
Each library is respons ...
, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870.
References
External links
Homepage
Library
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
Academic libraries in Germany
1480s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1484 establishments in Europe
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