Everything about Columbia University Library System totally explained
The
Columbia University Libraries, with over 9.3 million volumes, contains one of the largest library collections in the United States and is the nation's fifth-largest academic library. It is the third largest library -- and the largest academic library -- in the
State of New York. The system includes 25 libraries in total, primarily located on or near the
Morningside Heights campus of
Columbia University in
New York City.
Facts and Figures
In addition to its 9.3 million volumes, the Columbia library system contains over 65,000 serial subscriptions, nearly 6 million microfilms, 26 million manuscripts, over 600,000 rare books, over 100,000 videos and DVDs, and nearly 200,000 government documents. The library's collection would stretch 174 miles end-to-end, and is growing at a pace of 140,000 items per annum. The system attracts over 3 million visitors a year.
The Libraries
The libraries in the Columbia system include:
Additionally, Columbia shares an offsite shelving facility, located in
Plainsboro,
New Jersey, with the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (RECAP), which includes the
New York Public Library and the library system of
Princeton University.
The confusingly titled
Low Memorial Library, a prominent building on Columbia's campus emblazoned with the inscription "The Library of Columbia University", is no longer chiefly a library, serving instead as the university's administrative center. It was the university's central library from the 1890s to the 1930s, when due to shortage of space it was supplanted by Butler Library. The Columbia Archives (Columbiana) collection is, however, housed there.
BorrowDirect
As part of the
Ivy League, Columbia participates in the BorrowDirect
interlibrary loan program, which allows students at any of the Ivy League schools
sans Harvard to borrow books from one another's libraries. The books are usually delivered within 3-4 business days.
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