The University of Padua Library is made up of a University Library Centre and 54 individual libraries, to meet the specific study and research needs of the various faculties and scientific areas.
The libraries of some prestigious Institutions in the Padua area also belong to the Library network.
As of January 2002, it was estimated that the Library had 1,900,000 available books; 12,500 active subscriptions to journals for consultation on the online catalogue and approximately 4,000 journals available on the University network, as well as 90 databases.
The libraries lend books to local residents and to other libraries as well. They also offer user courses, reference services and document delivery services.
The libraries
Info: Centro di Ateneo per le Biblioteche
via Anghinoni, 3 - 35121 Padova
phone: +39 049 8273650 - fax +39 049 8273651
e-mail: mailcab@cab.unipd.it
http://www.cab.unipd.it/ See the map
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