page_title: University of Tübingen
section_title: Libraries
hierarchical_section_title: University of Tübingen / Libraries
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Eingangspartie des „Bonatzbaus“, des ältesten Gebäudes der Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
context_page_description: The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellence Universities. The University of Tübingen is especially known as a centre for the study of medicine, law, archeology, ancient cultures, philosophy, theology and religious studies. The university's noted alumni include presidents, ministers, EU Commissioners and judges of the Federal Constitutional Court. The university is associated with eleven Nobel laureates, especially in the fields of medicine and chemistry.
context_section_description: The University Library of Tübingen is not just available to those affiliated with the university, but also to the general public. The library provides more than three million individual volumes and more than 7,600 journals. Apart from the main library, more than 80 departmental libraries containing an additional three million volumes are also associated with the university.
  The main lending library is located on Wilhelmstraße and consists of several different parts which are connected through corridors and walkways:
  The Bonatzbau, the library's oldest building, was built in 1912 and currently houses the historical reading room (Historischer Lesesaal), the university archive, along with a number of manuscript collections.
  The library's main building, constructed in 1963, contains the information desk and research stations to access electronic catalogues and databases.
  The Ammerbau is the most recent addition to the library complex. Built in 2002, it offers users direct access to over 300,000 volumes and latest issues of newspapers, magazines and journals. It also contains numerous work places and separate individual rooms for group work.
caption: Entrance to the Historical Reading Hall of the University Library of Tübingen
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