Historic libraries · Central Scotland
Glasgow University Library
Glasgow University Library — library in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Glasgow University Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1451. Owned by University of Glasgow. Wikidata describes it as: "library in Glasgow, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8733°, -4.2890°.
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Glasgow University Library in the main library of the University of Glasgow. At the turn of the 21st century, the main library building itself held 1,347,000 catalogued print books, and 53,300 journals. In total, the university library system including branch libraries now holds approximately 2.5 million books and journals, along with access to 1,853,000 e-books, and over 50,000 e-journals. The University also holds extensive archival material in a separate building. This includes the Scottish Business Archive, which alone amounts to 6.2 kilometres of manuscripts. The current 12-storey building was opened in 1968 and is a prominent landmark in Glasgow's West End. In 2014, there were over 1.7 million visits made to the library.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8733, -4.2890
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G12 8QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 1451
- Official site
- www.gla.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5566950 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glasgow University Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glasgow University Library 000 0124.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glasgow University Library?
- Glasgow University Library is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8733°, -4.2890°.
- When was Glasgow University Library built?
- Glasgow University Library dates to 1451 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Who owns Glasgow University Library?
- Glasgow University Library is owned by University of Glasgow.