Duke University Libraries
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.
| Duke University Libraries | |
|---|---|
The Bostock Library | |
| Established | 1861 |
| Branches | 6 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 6 million volumes |
| Other information | |
| Director | Joseph Salem |
| Website | library.duke.edu |
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. The Biological and Environmental Sciences Library was formerly part of the system but in 2009 it closed permanently.