Introduction
Amsterdam
Apeldoorn
Arnhem
Delft
Den Bosch
Den Haag
Eindhoven
Enschede
Groningen
Leeuwarden
Leiden
Maastricht
Nijmegen
Otterlo
Rotterdam
Schoonhoven
Tilburg
Utrecht
Wageningen
Wijk bij Duurstede
Zeist
NIJMEGEN
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen / Humaniora-Bibliotheek, afd. Letteren
Radboud University Nijmegen / Arts Library
Erasmusplein 1, PO Box 9103, 6500 HD NijmegenTel: 024-3612835, Fax: 024-3615939, E-mail: infohum@ubn.ru.nl
Librarian Ms R. Verstraaten
Opening hours Mon-Fri 8.30-17.30
Conditions of use Loans restricted to faculty, students of the UN and residents of Nijmegen and its vicinity; library card obtainable on presentation of an ID
Services Reference assistance / ILL / Internet / microform reader / photographic service / café
WWW-site http://www.ru.nl/ubn
Size 17,500 books and 57 current periodicals
Character and emphasis The Bibliotheek Letteren includes the collections of the various departments of the Faculty of Arts. The arthistorical part is a general collection on all aspects of the history of Western art since the Middle Ages, with some emphasis on Byzantine and Early Christian art. The Department of the History of Art, located in the same building, maintains its own Centre of Art-Historical Documentation, which includes an extensive slide library, a collection of reproductions, a selection of reference books, microforms and some documentation archives (see next entry).
Special collections The Van der Meer Collection: these books on Christian Art are integrated in the main collection.
Access Most books on open shelves; less frequently used books stored in the central library of the university
Catalogues
- Online union catalogue of Nijmegen University; it includes all acquisitions since 1980, and ca. 75% of the earlier holdings. The online catalogue is included in NCC. It is also accessible through Internet: http://www.ru.nl/ubn/
- Systematic card catalogue
Last modified: 30/05/2007