| Duke University Library System | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1839 |
| Branches | 11 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 5.5 million volumes |
| Other information | |
| Director | Deborah Jakubs |
| Website | Duke University Library |
Duke University Library System serves the students, faculty and researchers of Duke University. The Duke libraries are one of the ten largest private university library systems in the U.S.
The university's libraries collectively hold more than 5.5 million volumes. It is the 29th largest of all libraries in the United States.
The collection contains 17.7 million manuscripts, 1.2 million public documents, and tens of thousands of films and videos. In addition to the main William R. Perkins Library, the university also contains the separately administered Ford (business), Divinity School, Duke Law, and Medical Center Libraries.
Libraries in the system
- Biological & Environmental Sciences Library
- Divinity School Library
- Ford Library
- Law Library
- Library Service Center
- Lilly Library
- Marine Lab Library
- Medical Center Library
- Music Library
- Perkins/Bostock Library
- Special Collections Library
William R. Perkins Library
The William R. Perkins Library system has 9 branches on campus. In addition to Perkins Library, the system contains the Biological & Environmental Science Library, Bostock Library, the Library Service Center, Lilly Library (which houses materials on fine arts, philosophy, film & video, and performing arts), the Music Library, Pearse Memorial Library (located at the Marine Lab). The University Archives and Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections are also considered part of the Perkins Library system.
[edit] Roy J. Bostock Library
Bostock Library, named for Board of Trustee member Roy J. Bostock, opened in the fall of 2005 as part of the University's strategic plan to supplement Duke's libraries. It contains 87 study carrels, 517 seats, and 96 computer stations, as well as 72,996 feet (22,249 m) of shelving for overflow books from Perkins Library as well as for new collections.
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