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