General Information

a name and address

1 Type of library
university [General Science Library]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution
Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim / Universität Mannheim
3 Address
Schloss Schneckenhof West, D-68131 Mannheim, Deutschland
4 Phone / Fax / Email
+49 621 181 2940 +49 621 181 2939 ub@bib.uni-mannheim.de
5 Name of the director of the library
Dipl. Phys. Christian Benz
6 Contact person for enquiries
Katharina Rautenberg katharina.rautenberg@bib.uni-mannheim.de +49 621 181 3018

b population served

7 Current readership, number of registered readers
18000
8 Number of full time students
12362
9 Number of part time students
10 Number of staff in institution
1604

c the old/original building(s)

11 Total floor area
19653 sq. metres
12 Number of reader seats
2012 [University Library total]
13 Total capacity of shelving
1940000 volumes
14 …in open access storage
776000 volumes
15 …in closed access stacks
1164000 volumes
16 Number of library staff
83 [82,5 FTE, without student help]
17 Opening hours to the public
108 hours/week, 306 days/year