General Information

a name and address
1 Type of library university
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg / Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
3 Address Platz der Universität 2, D-79098 Freiburg
4 Phone / Fax / Email +761 203 3900
+49 761 203 3987
direktion@ub.uni-freiburg.de
5 Name of the director of the library Dr. Antje Kellersohn
6 Contact person for enquiries Dr. Sabine Gehrlein
sabine.gehrlein@ub.uni-freiburg.de
+49 761 203 3906
b population served
7 Current readership, number of registered readers 25000
8 Number of full time students 25000
9 Number of part time students
10 Number of staff in institution 6760
c the old/original building(s)
11 Total floor area 20811 sq. metres [main usable area, old building of 1978]
12 Number of reader seats 1020
13 Total capacity of shelving 3410000 volumes
14 …in open access storage 410000 volumes
15 …in closed access stacks 3000000 volumes
16 Number of library staff 150
17 Opening hours to the public 75 hours per week, 301 days per year