University and State Library Darmstadt

University and State Library Darmstadt
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt
ULB Darmstadt in 2015
49°52′36″N 8°39′27″E / 49.87653°N 8.65763°E / 49.87653; 8.65763
LocationMagdalenenstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
Established1567 (1567), 2000 integration TU Darmstadt
Branches2 (Schloss, Lichtwiese)
Collection
Size4.7 million publications (2021)
Legal depositYes, southern Hesse area and the Giessen region.
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen
Circulation302,200 books (2023)
Population servedMembers of the TU Darmstadt and the population of Darmstadt and southern Hesse
Members11,228 (2023, active)
Other information
DirectorThomas Stäcker
Employees103.66 FTE (2021)
Public transit accessTram, bus: Schloss
Websitewww.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/die_bibliothek/index.en.jsp

The University and State Library Darmstadt (German: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (ULB)) supplies literature and information for members of the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the population of Darmstadt and southern Hesse. Purposes of the institution include education, research and teaching. As of 2021, the library has a stock of 4,756,277 publications with an annual circulation of 354,200; ULB has 220,000 visitors and employs a staff of 103.66 FTE. The ULB offers at three locations learning rooms and spaces for over 1000 people. Director is Thomas Stäcker. ULB Darmstadt is member of the Hessisches BibliotheksInformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).