Cornell University Library

Cornell University Library
Uris Library and McGraw Tower
42°26′49″N 76°29′05″W / 42.44703°N 76.48480°W / 42.44703; -76.48480
Location	Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Type	Academic library system of Cornell University
Established	1866[1]
Branches	16
Collection
Items collected	more than 8 million printed volumes and over a million ebooks, 120,000 periodical titles, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than 71,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and computer files.[2]
Size	8 million (2014)
Other information
Budget	US$19 million (2023)
Director	Elaine L. Westbrooks
Employees	around 300 total (2020)[3]
Website	www.library.cornell.edu

The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. As of 2014, it holds over eight million printed volumes and over a million ebooks. More than 90 percent of its current 120,000 periodical titles are available online. It has 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than 71,000 cubic feet (2,000 m³) of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and computer files, extensive digital resources, and the University Archives.^[2] It is the sixteenth largest library in North America, ranked by number of volumes held.^[4] It is also the thirteenth largest research library in the U.S. by both titles and volumes held.^[5]