University of California, Berkeley Libraries
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Thirty-one constituent and affiliated libraries combine to make the library system of the University of California, Berkeley the sixth largest research library by number of volumes in the United States.
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UC Berkeley Libraries | |
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Established | 1868 |
Branches | 20 subject libraries; 7 affiliated libraries |
Collection | |
Size | 13.5 million (books); 70,000 (serials) |
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Population served | 43,000 Cal faculty, staff and students in addition to the bay area |
Other information | |
Budget | $50 million annually |
Director | Jeffrey MacKie-Mason |
Employees | 1,100 (212 librarians; 188 staff; 700 student employees) |
Website | http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ |
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As of 2021, Berkeley's library system holds materials in more than 400 languages and contains over 13.5 million volumes.[1] The libraries together cover over 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land and compose one of the largest library complexes in the world.[2] In 2003, the Association of Research Libraries ranked it as the top public and third overall university library in North America based on various statistical measures of quality.[3]