Description:
The University Library of Bochum has a two-tier library system consisting of the University Library and more than 50 specialist independent departmental libraries. The library caters for approximately 35,000 students, 6,700 university staff and 5,813 individual users from the area. In accordance with its missions and goals the library collects bibliographies, reference works, basic research literature, academic textbooks and periodicals from all subject areas and lends out nearly all its stock, whereas books and periodicals in the departmental libraries are for reference use only. It contains about 1,902,440 volumes and subscribes to around 3,080 periodicals. A wide range of CD-ROM databases, available to users via the university network, more than 4000 electronic periodicals and a number of electronic publications and dissertations are also provided.