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Cambridge University Library, the largest of over 100 University of Cambridge libraries

There are over 100 libraries[1] within the University of Cambridge. These include Cambridge University Library, the main university library, affiliated libraries, departmental and faculty libraries, college libraries, and various other specialist libraries associated with the university. Across all libraries, the university houses approximately 16 million books.

## University Library

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Main article: Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Library, referred to within the university as "the University Library" or just "the UL", is the central research library. It holds around 8 million items (including maps and sheet music) and, in contrast with the Bodleian or the British Library, many of its books are available on open shelves. It is one of the six legal deposit libraries in the United Kingdom, and is therefore entitled to request a free copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland. Through legal deposit, purchases and donations it receives around 100,000 books every year.[citation needed]

## Affiliated faculty/departmental libraries

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There are sixty three faculty and departmental libraries associated with the main University Library, for the purpose of central governance and administration. This group is a growing network, with a remit to "maximise efficiency while catering to the diverse range of user needs."[2]

* African Studies

* Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

* Art and Architecture

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* Criminology Library

* Education

* English

* Haddon Library

* Marshall Library of Economics

* Medical Library

* Mill Lane Library

* Moore Library

* Pendlebury Library of Music

* Casimir Lewy Library (Philosophy)

* Seeley Historical Library

* South Asian Studies

* Squire Law Library

* Whipple Library

* Classics

* Divinity

* Modern & Medieval Languages Library

## Departmental and faculty libraries

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* Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Library

* Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Library

* Astronomy Library

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* Balfour and Newton Libraries
(Department of Zoology)

* Bullard Laboratories Library
(Department of Earth Sciences)

* Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography

* Careers Service Library

* Chemical Engineering

* Chemistry Library

* Colman Library
(Biochemistry)

* Computer Science and Technology Department Library

* Cory Library
(Botanic Gardens)

* Department of Psychology Library

* Earth Sciences Library

* Engineering Library

* Experimental Psychology

* Fitzwilliam Museum

* Department of Coins and Medals
(Fitzwilliam Museum)

* Department of Manuscripts and Printed Books
(Fitzwilliam Museum)

* Genetics Library

* Geography Library

* Hamilton Kerr Institute

* Herbarium Library
(Plant Sciences)

* History and Philosophy of Science

* History of Population and Social Structure

* Institute of Continuing Education

* Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Superconductivity

* Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences

* John Trim Centre
(Language Centre)

* Judge Business School Information Centre

* Kanthack and Nuttall Library
(Department of Pathology)

* Latin American Studies Centre

* Lauterpacht Centre for International Law - Old Library

* Lauterpacht Centre for International Law - Finley Library

* Materials Science Library

* Physiology Development and Neuroscience Library

* Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Library

* Rayleigh Library
(Physics)

* Scott Polar Research Institute Library

* Social Anthropology Library

* UCLES Library
(Cambridge Assessment)

* Veterinary Anatomy Library

* Veterinary Medicine

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## College libraries

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There is at least one library in every college within the university. All colleges have a working library, generally to support undergraduate teaching. Material in the college libraries will typically cover all Tripos subjects. Many of the colleges also have special collections such as early printed books and manuscripts, and are often kept in a separate library. For example, Trinity College's Wren Library holds more than 200,000 books printed before 1800, while the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, has one of the greatest early medieval European manuscript collections in the world, with over 600 manuscripts.

* Christ's College (Old Library) (Working Library)

* Churchill College (Churchill Archives Centre) (College Library)

* Clare College (Forbes Mellon Library)

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* Clare Hall (Ashby Library)

* Corpus Christi College (Parker Library) (Taylor Library)

* Darwin College

* Downing College (Maitland Robinson Library)

* Emmanuel College

* Fitzwilliam College (Olisa Library)

* Girton College

* Gonville & Caius College (Upper Library) (Lower Library)

* Homerton College

* Hughes Hall

* Jesus College (Old Library) (Quincentenary Library)

* King's College

* Lucy Cavendish College

* Magdalene College (Pepys Library) (College Library)

* Murray Edwards College (Rosemary Murray Library)

* Newnham College

* Pembroke College

* Peterhouse (Perne Library) (Ward Library)

* Queens' College (Old Library) (War Memorial Library)

* Robinson College

* Selwyn College (Bartlam Library)

* Sidney Sussex College (Richard Powell Library)

* St Catharine's College (Shakeshaft Library) (Sherlock Library)

* St Edmund's College

* St John's College (Old Library) (Working Library)

* Trinity College (Wren Library) (College Library)

* Trinity Hall (Old Library) (Jerwood Library)

* Wolfson College (Lee Seng Tee Library/Lee Library)

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## Other libraries associated with the university

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* Ancient India and Iran Trust

* Blackfriars

* British Antarctic Survey

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* Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme

* Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide

* Cambridge Theological Federation

* Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations

* Henry Martyn Centre

* Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies

* Institute of Biotechnology

* MRC Human Nutrition Research

* Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology

* Molecular Biology

* Needham Research Institute
(East Asian History of Science Library)

* Ridley Hall

* Strangeways Research Laboratory

* Tyndale House

* Union Society Library

* Wesley House

* Westcott House

* Westfield House

* Westminster College

* West Hub Library

* Woolf Institute

## See also

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* Books in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "All Libraries". www.libraries.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
2. ^ Cambridge University Library. "Annual Report for the year 2013-2014" (PDF). www.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

## External links

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* Cambridge Libraries - All Libraries

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University of Cambridge

People|

* Chancellor
* David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
* Vice-Chancellor
* Deborah Prentice
* List of University of Cambridge people

Colleges|

* Christ's
* Churchill
* Clare
* Clare Hall
* Corpus Christi
* Darwin
* Downing
* Emmanuel
* Fitzwilliam
* Girton
* Gonville and Caius
* Homerton
* Hughes Hall
* Jesus
* King’s
* Lucy Cavendish
* Magdalene
* Murray Edwards
* Newnham
* Pembroke
* Peterhouse
* Queens’
* Robinson
* St Catharine’s
* St Edmund’s
* St John’s
* Selwyn
* Sidney Sussex
* Trinity
* Trinity Hall
* Wolfson

Faculties and
departments,
by school|

| Arts and
Humanities|

* English
* Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic
* Architecture
* CRASSH
* Existential Risk
* Classics
* Divinity
* Music
* Philosophy

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Biological sciences|

* Genetics
* Gurdon Institute
* Pathology
* Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
* Plant Sciences
* Botanic Garden
* Sainsbury Laboratory
* Stem Cell Institute

Clinical Medicine|

* Autism Research Centre
* Cancer Unit
* Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
* Mitochondrial Biology Unit
* Oncology
* Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre

Humanities and
Social sciences|

* Economics
* Education
* History
* History and Philosophy of Science
* Human, Social, and Political Science
* Archaeological Research
* Politics and International Studies
* Law
* Criminology

Physical sciences|

* Astronomy
* Chemistry
* Earth Sciences
* Palaeoclimate Research
* Geography
* Scott Polar Research Institute
* Mathematical Sciences
* Mathematics
* Theoretical Cosmology
* Materials Science and Metallurgy
* Physics

Technology|

* Business School
* Alternative Finance
* Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
* Computer Science and Technology
* Engineering
* Manufacturing

Others|

* ADC Theatre
* Institute of Continuing Education
* Library
* Press (journals)

Student life|

* Students' Union
* Graduate Union
* Air Squadron
* Amateur Dramatic Club
* Apostles
* BlueSci
* Cam FM
* Christian Union
* Conservatives
* Footlights
* May Week
* May Ball
* Labour Club
* Liberal Democrats
* Light Entertainment Society
* Moral Sciences Club
* Musical Society
* Philosophical Society
* Railway Club
* SCA
* Spaceflight
* Union Society
* Cambridge University Wine Society
* Varsity (student newspaper)
* The Mays

Sport|

* Association football
* Rules
* Aussie Rules
* Boxing
* Cricket
* Cross Country
* Dancing
* Golf
* Handball
* Ice Hockey
* Real Tennis
* Rifle shooting
* Rowing
* Openweight Men (CUBC)
* Lightweight Men (CULRC)
* Women (CUWBC)
* Rugby union
* Tennis

* Competitions
* Cuppers
* The Boat Race
* Women's Boat Race
* Henley Boat Races
* The Varsity Polo Match
* Rugby League Varsity Match
* Rugby Union Varsity Match
* University Cricket Match
* University Golf Match

Affiliates|

* Alan Turing Institute
* Cambridge Theological Federation
* Cambridge University Health Partners
* Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
* Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
* Partner institutions
* Animal Health Trust
* Babraham Institute
* British Antarctic Survey
* CCDC
* EMBL-EBI
* Laboratory of Molecular Biology
* NIAB
* Wellcome Sanger Institute

Museums|

* Fitzwilliam Museum
* Hamilton Kerr Institute
* Kettle's Yard
* Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
* Museum of Classical Archaeology
* Museum of Zoology
* Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
* Polar Museum
* Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Related|

* Awards and prizes
* Cambridge Zero
* Regent House
* Senate House
* Cambridge University Council
* Fictional Cambridge colleges
* Cambridge University Reporter

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