Cornell University Library
Library system of Cornell University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"HEARTH" redirects here. For the United States Act of 2009, see Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing.
The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. As of 2014, it holds over eight million printed volumes and over a million ebooks. More than 90 percent of its current 120,000 periodical titles are available online. It has 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than 71,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and computer files, extensive digital resources, and the University Archives.[2] It is the sixteenth largest library in North America, ranked by number of volumes held.[4] It is also the thirteenth largest research library in the U.S. by both titles and volumes held.[5]
Quick Facts Location, Type ...
Cornell University Library | |
---|---|
42°26′49″N 76°29′05″W | |
Location | Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
Type | Academic library system of Cornell University |
Established | 1866[1] |
Branches | 16 |
Collection | |
Items collected | more than 8 million printed volumes and over a million ebooks, 120,000 periodical titles, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than 71,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and computer files.[2] |
Size | 8 million (2014) |
Other information | |
Budget | US$19 million (2023) |
Director | Elaine L. Westbrooks |
Employees | around 300 total (2020)[3] |
Website | www |
Close