Frankfurt University Library

Academic library in Germany

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Websiteub.uni-frankfurt.deReferences: "Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg Frankfurt am Main: Übersicht 2021" (PDF) (in German). 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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.

History

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 [de],^[5] Rothschild'sche Bibliothek [de],^[6] Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte [de]^[7] merged.^[4] 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.^[4]

Library Profile

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 [de] (hebis) (Hessian library information system).^[12]^[13]

Central library

Zentralbibliothek (central library), Bockenheimer Landstr. 134–138, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (ISIL DE-30)^[14] (Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms)^[15]

Branches

Sources:^[14]

Medizinische Hauptbibliothek (medicine), Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothek Naturwissenschaften (natural sciences), Ruth-Moufang-Str. 2, 60438 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft (law and economy), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothek Sozialwissenschaften und Psychologie (BSP) (social sciences and psychology), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothek Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (linguistics and cultural studies), Rostocker Straße 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften (humanities), IG Farben Building (Q1 und Q6), Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Bibliothek für Sportwissenschaften (sports science), Ginnheimer Landstraße 39, 60487 Frankfurt am Main
Mathematikbibliothek (mathematics), Robert-Mayer-Straße 8, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
Informatikbibliothek (computing), Robert-Mayer-Straße 11–15, 60325 Frankfurt am Main

Collections

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]

Building

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]

Gallery

Inside the central library
Inside the central library, area accessible to readers
Bulgarus – Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript

References

^ "Hessisches Bibliotheksgesetz (HessBiblG)". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Verordnung über die Pflichtablieferung von Medienwerken". Bürgerservice Hessenrecht (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Ausstellung: Damals eine neue Bibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Bürgerverein Alte Stadtbibliothek (2004). Landmarke Alte Stadtbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main : von Bürgern gestiftet, durch Bürger wieder errichtet (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Waldemar Kramer. ISBN 3-7829-0552-0. OCLC 57066851.
^ Stollberg, Jochen; Gesellschaft der Freunde der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek (1988). Die Rothschild'sche Bibliothek in Frankfurt am Main (in German). Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann. ISBN 3-465-01833-8. OCLC 19392947.
^ "Die Sammlung Manskopf". Richard Strauss in der Sammlung Manskopf (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "Leistungsvergleich der Bibliotheken". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Sammlung Deutscher Drucke". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) – Webis". SUB Hamburg (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Über die Universitätsbibliothek". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Kontakt Hebis-Konsortium". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB)". hebis (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Bibliotheken der Universität: Übersichtskarte". www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "Detailed information on your library card". ub.uni-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Powitz, Gerhardt (1990). Die Frankfurter Gutenberg-Bibel : ein Beitrag zum Buchwesen des 15. Jahrhunderts (in German). Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann. ISBN 3-465-02231-9. OCLC 22624304.
^ Inc. fol. 101 (Ausst. 120) - Gutenberg-Bibel (in German). Digitale Sammlungen. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Judaica". Digitale Sammlungen. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "uni_bibliothek". ferdinand-kramer.org (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Zoske, Sascha (3 May 2015). "Frankfurter Uni-Bibliothek: Kein Büchertempel". FAZ.NET (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Ossip Zadkin – Prometheus". Goethe-Universität (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Klein, Michael; Gerlinger, Lutz. "Objekte P". kunst-im-oeffentlichen-raum-frankfurt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

External links

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Official website (in German and English)
Geschichte der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
"Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg". OPUS 4. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.