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