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The first colleges in the United States were intended to train members of the clergy. The libraries associated with these institutions largely consisted of donated books on the subjects of theology and the classics. In 1766, Yale University had approximately 4,000 volumes, second only to Harvard University. [1]
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts
Pages in category "University and college academic libraries in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 286 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
University of Michigan Library United States: Ann Arbor, Michigan, at one location largely restricted to staff and students or costly pass buyers (borrowings can occur via other libraries) 16.1 million [37] University of Toronto Libraries Canada: Toronto, at one location largely restricted to university staff and students 16 million [38]
Harvard Library is a member of the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP); other members include Columbia University Libraries, Princeton University Library, New York Public Library, and Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, making over 90 million books available to the library's users. [9]
List of libraries in Melbourne, Australia; List of Toronto Public Library branches; List of libraries in Hamburg, Germany; List of libraries in Lahore, Pakistan; List of libraries in Metro Manila, Philippines; List of libraries in Hyderabad, India; List of public libraries of Seoul, South Korea; List of libraries in Barcelona, Spain
The libraries together cover over 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land and compose one of the largest library complexes in the world. [2] In 2003, the Association of Research Libraries ranked it as the top public and third overall university library in North America based on various statistical measures of quality. [3]
Pages in category "Research libraries in the United States" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .