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Duke University Libraries

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Duke University Libraries
The Bostock Library
Map
Established1861; 163 years ago (1861)
Branches6
Collection
Size6 million volumes
Other information
DirectorJoseph Salem
Websitelibrary.duke.edu

Duke University Libraries is the library system of Duke University, serving the university's students and faculty. The Libraries collectively hold some 6 million volumes.[1]

The collection contains 17.7 million manuscripts, 1.2 million public documents, and tens of thousands of films and videos. The Duke University Libraries consists of the William R. Perkins Library, Bostock Library, and the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library on West Campus; the Lilly Library and Music Library on East Campus, and the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Lab. It also includes the Library Service Center, library offices located in the Smith Warehouse, as well as a few other departments. The professional schools have separately administrated libraries: the Goodson Law Library, Duke Divinity School Library, Ford Library at Fuqua School of Business, and the Seeley Mudd Medical Center Library.[2] The Biological and Environmental Sciences Library was formerly part of the system but in 2009 it closed permanently.[3]

Libraries and departments

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William R. Perkins Library

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The Gothic Reading Room of Perkins Library

The William R. Perkins Library system has nine branches on campus. It includes a major collection of Confederate imprints.

Roy J. Bostock Library

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Bostock Library, named for board of trustees 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.[4]

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds more than 350,000 rare books, 10,000 manuscript collections, and extensive collections of photography, film, and audio. The library was named after board of trustees member and alumn David M. Rubenstein in 2011.[5]

Divinity School Library

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Divinity School Library

The Divinity School Library is located next to Perkins Library in the Duke Divinity School. It contains 400,000 volumes, as well as various periodicals and other materials to support the study of theology and religion. The library is the host institution for the Religion in North Carolina Digitization project, a collaborative digitization project with Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Nation's Largest Libraries: A Listing By Volumes Held." American Library Association.
  2. ^ "About Duke University Libraries". Duke University Libraries. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  3. ^ "Biological and Environmental Sciences Library". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ^ The Bostock Library Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Duke University Libraries. Retrieved on June 21, 2007.
  5. ^ About the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Retrieved on July 27, 2020.
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