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www.lib.cam.ac.uk. Cambridge University Library is the main research library of the University of Cambridge. It is the largest of over 100 libraries within the university. [1] The library is a major scholarly resource for members of the University of Cambridge and external researchers.
Cambridge University Library (the UL) is one of the world’s oldest university libraries – and home to one of the world’s great collections of cultural treasures and research materials.
In 1632, Cambridge University Library was transformed by an extraordinary collection of manuscripts in a dazzling array of languages.
From as early as the middle of the fourteenth century, the University of Cambridge owned and kept in chests in its treasury a small collection of books. However, it was in the second decade of the fifteenth century that the first University Library found its home on the newly built Old Schools site.
There are over 100 libraries in Cambridge. Each library is unique, with its own rules, opening times and borrowing rights. These are all listed in the Libraries Directory. The biggest library is the University Library (UL) on West Road and is run by the University Librarian.
Cambridge University Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to open its world-class collections freely to a global audience becoming the first...
The library provides access to an increasing collection of ejournals, full-text and citation databases, and to ebook collections from a wide range of publishers and suppliers. Special collections: Special collections include rare books and manuscripts as well as specialist holdings, such as the Darwin Correspondence Project, the University ...