Basel University Library
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University Library of Basle, one of the biggest libraries in Switzerland. It is located at the University of Basle, at 18 – 20 Schönbeinstrasse. It is also Kantonsbibliothek of Basel-City.
Local name of the library: Universitätsbibliothek. It contains more than 3 000 000 documents (1750 mediaeval manuscripts). Its collection includes numerous incunabula and manuscripts dating from the time of the Council of Basle (1431-87).
The majority of library resources are freely available in the public section. Most of the books can be electronically accessed and ordered.
- 1471 – first evidence of existence of the library
- 1559 – first catalogue
- 1866 – newspaper of librarian
- 1889 – catalogue on cards
- 1896 – library relocated to the bigger building
- 1939 – Keyword catalogue
- 1981 – informatic catalogue
- 1985 – data base
- 1988 – catalog OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
