Sorbonne Library
| Sorbonne Library | |
|---|---|
View of the Jacqueline-de-Romilly reading room. | |
| Location | 47, rue des Écoles, Latin Quarter, 5th arrondissement of Paris |
| Type | Academic library of Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Established | 1289 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | 8 à 14 000 new titles each year; 68% in foreign languages (English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.), 20 000 titles; 3 889 current subscriptions. Special collections section : 187 000 items; 100 000 volumes prior to 1801; 3600 manuscripts; 565 incunabula; 7000 prints and photographs |
| Size | 2 millions printed volumes. 35 000 lm |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 3,500 000 € |
| Website | www |
The Sorbonne Library (French: Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne) is an inter-university library part of the network of 36 libraries of the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in Paris, France. It is located at 47, rue des Écoles in the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissement. The library of the Institute of Geography, located at 191 rue Saint-Jacques, is attached.
The Sorbonne Library is situated in the Sorbonne building. It is a medieval institution of the Sorbonne, which evolved over the centuries as part of the University of Paris. It is a common library of Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Sorbonne-Nouvelle University. It is administered by Panthéon-Sorbonne University as per a governing agreement signed among these universities in 2020.