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