General Information

a name and address

1 Type of library
university [University]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution
Aberdeen University Library / University of Aberdeen
3 Address
Bedford Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3AA
4 Phone / Fax / Email
(Tel: +44 (0)1224 273330

Fax: +44 (0)1224 273956

Email: library@abdn.ac.uk)
5 Name of the director of the library
Mrs Chris Banks
6 Contact person for enquiries
(Mrs Wendy Pirie)

b population served

7 Current readership, number of registered readers
7 424
8 Number of full time students
12 920
9 Number of part time students
2 832
10 Number of staff in institution
2 821

c the old/original building(s)

11 Total floor area
7 772
12 Number of reader seats
766
13 Total capacity of shelving
24 000 linear metres
14 …in open access storage
24 000 linear metres
15 …in closed access stacks
0
16 Number of library staff
55 in QML and 11 in Special Collections
17 Opening hours to the public
92 hours per week, 353 days per year