page_title: Columbia University Libraries
section_title: The Libraries
hierarchical_section_title: Columbia University Libraries / The Libraries
caption_attribution_description: Butler Library at the Morningside Campus
context_page_description: Columbia University Libraries is the library system of Columbia University and is one of the top five academic library systems in North America and top ten largest libraries by volumes held. With 11.9 million volumes, over 160,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials, it is the fifth largest academic library in the United States and the largest academic library in the State of New York. The services and collections are organized into 21 libraries and various academic technology centers, including affiliates. The organization employs more than 500 professional and support staff and is located on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Additionally, Columbia is part of the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium along with Harvard Library, Princeton University Library and New York Public Library.
context_section_description: The libraries in the Columbia system include:
  Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library 40.808194°N 73.960972°W
  Barnard College Library (affiliate) 40.809737°N 73.963610°W
  Burke Library at the Union Theological Seminary
  Business & Economics Library (Watson) at the Columbia Business School
  Butler Library 40.8064°N 73.9631°W
  Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research
  Columbia Center for Oral History
  Columbia University Archives
  Digital Humanities Center
  Digital Science Center
  Digital Social Science Center
  East Asian Library (Starr)
  Engineering Library (Monell)
  Geology Library
  Geoscience Library at the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York
  Global Studies
  Health Sciences Library at the Columbia University Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan
  Jewish Theological Seminary Library (affiliate)
  Journalism Library
  Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at the Columbia Law School 40.806863°N 73.960441°W
  Lehman Social Sciences Library at the School of International and Public Affairs
  Mathematics Library
  Milstein Undergraduate Library of Columbia College
  Music & Arts Library (Weiner)
  Off-Site Shelving Facility (ReCAP)
  Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  Science & Engineering Library
  Journalism Library of Columbia Journalism School
  Social Work Library of Columbia University School of Social Work
  The Gottesman Libraries of Teachers College (affiliate)
caption: Butler Library
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