The library system of the University of Heidelberg in numbers
Last updated: January 2023
Number of libraries (incl. the University Library and all branch libraries) |
38 |
The University Library and eight branch and institutional libraries hold over 100,000 volumes. | |
Staff | 177,5 positions |
University Library holdings in numbers
Last updated: January 2023
University Library | 3.2 million |
Branch and institute libraries | 2.9 million |
Total: | 6.1 million |
Print journal and newspaper subscriptions | 6,105 |
Online journals in the university network | 152,028 |
Databases in the university network | 3,825 |
E-books in the university network | 849,663 |
Documents offered on the university’s open access servers | 250,432 |
Open access digital reproductions | 9,143,162 pages online |
Object and multimedia database | 807,420 digitized objects |
University Library’s structural data
Holdings (01.01.2023) |
3.2 million volumes, including:
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2022 acquisitions |
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Work and study spaces |
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Number of active users of the libraries’ print and electronic holdings (last updated 01.01.2023) |
approx. 44,400 |
Items circulated (in 2022) |
approx. 746,300 |
Visitors (in 2022) |
approx. 1.39 million |
Number of times the e-library was accessed (in 2022) |
approx. 35.4 million times, including 25.7 million accesses to open access resources on the in-house servers |
DFG-supported publishing fund | funding for 995 Heidelberg publications in open access journals |