General Information

a name and address

1 Type of library
university
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution
Zentralbibliothek / Universitätsbibliothek Bern
3 Address
Münstergasse 61, 3000 Bern 8
4 Phone / Fax / Email
0041 31 631 92 11 0041 31 631 92 22 info@ub.unibe.ch
5 Name of the director of the library
Niklaus Landolt
6 Contact person for enquiries
niklaus.landolt@ub.unibe.ch 0041 31 631 92 02

b population served

7 Current readership, number of registered readers
8 Number of full time students
17000
9 Number of part time students
10 Number of staff in institution
6500

c the old/original building(s)

11 Total floor area
6581 sq. metres
12 Number of reader seats
178
13 Total capacity of shelving
2500000 volumes [Davon ein Teil in einem Aussendepot. Das gesamte Medienangebot der Universitätsbibliothek umfasst 5 Mio Medieneinheiten.]
14 …in open access storage
100000 volumes [Davon 20 000 Musik-CDs]
15 …in closed access stacks
2400000 volumes
16 Number of library staff
60
17 Opening hours to the public
69 Std./Woche, 306 Tage/Jahr