Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 Boğaziçi University http://www.boun.edu.tr
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019
HISTORY
• Established as an American college. • Robert College was founded in Istanbul in 1863 • First American school outside USA. • In 1971, higher education division was transferred to the Turkish government. • On September 10, 1971, Bogazici University was officially established . • Most prestigous and well known university of Turkey in global academic environment
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 Academic Units • Faculties: Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Engineering • Schools: School of Foreign Languages School of Applied Disciplines • Graduate Institutes: Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History Institute of Biomedical Engineering Institute of Environmental Sciences Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Institute of Science and Engineering Institute of Social Sciences • 23 research and Application Centers
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 The Library
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 THE LıBRARY
Robert College was founded by Dr. Cyrus Hamlin. The library consisted of 200 books donated by Harvard University. In 1863 when Robert College was founded by Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, the library’s book stock, housed in an old building at Bebek When Bogazici University established in 1971 the number of books exceeded 100, 000. The library was moved to its present location on the North Campus in 1983 The building was named after the university’s founding rector Aptullah Kuran in 1999 11,000 m² closed area with a capacity of 1,200 seats
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 THE COLLECTION
B.U Library has always been a pioneer library
Houses a total of 710.000 physical items
515.656 books, 151.017 periodicals, 3.614.217 e-books, 84.112 e-journals...
Approximately 10,000 new books are purchased and 15,000 donated books are added to the collection every year.
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 SUB-COLLECTIONS
General Collection: Consists of 349.128 books, mainly in English and Turkish.
Near East Collection: This collection contains 121.955 items, composed of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and the sources of the Near East civilizations in particular.
Reference Collection: Reference sources such as Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, biographies as well as theses and research reports. All the students thesis are available online.
Periodicals & e-Resources: 244 printed and 84.876 e-journals, 4.731.000 e-books and newspapers - microfilm archive, 171 databases, 24 e-book databases and several online reference resources.
Rare Books Collection: Dating back to the 16th century, 28.325 manuscripts and printed works is not served in open-shelf system. The service is subject to special rules.
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 SUB-COLLECTIONS
Audio-Visual Collection: A valuable collection of classical, jazz, ethnic and rock music; movies, documentaries and educational video. And more then 2500 records from Robert College
Braille Collection: Consists of 2,283books written with Braille alphabet and 650 recorded audio books. There are specially equipped reading and recording rooms, plus a study hall dedicated to visually handicapped.
U.S. Historical Documents: Consists of 2,500 volumes of books covering 18th-20th century about USA. The collection includes the U.S. Congressional Series Set (1833-1867), the Foreign Relations of the United States (1862 - 1868), Presidential Papers, as well as a wide range of historical documents related to the foundation of the U.S
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 AN AVARAGE DAY
4,500 people walk in 690 books are borrowed, 35 books are reserved (placed hold) 198 items from electronic course materials and 3,430 articles/books from databases are being read. Working hours: Our library is open 24 hours everyday (9:00 – 17:30 during 6 weeks of summer break)
Study halls are open 7/24
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 SERVICES
Off-Campus Access to e-resources 7/24 National and international ILL Borrower & lender in OCLC ILL system 2 SelfCheck stations for borrowing and returning items Patron self-service: renew hold, cancel, more 2 computerised + 1 manual microform scanning devices Electronic course reserves, accesible 7/24 In-house binding and restoration department for worn books Lending laptops, individual and group study rooms (e-book readers considered) Full Wi-Fi coverage in library and campus
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS
Cataloging: LC Classification, LCSH, AACR2, full-level MARC, started RDA (Resource Description and Accessas) of 2014 Sierra Innovative Library System since 1995 Unicode, multi-alphabet compatible catalog 3M Self Check SUMMON Discovery tools Syndetic Solutions catalog enrichment service for OPAC
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 Boğaziçi University Library, 2019 LıNKS
Library homepage http://www.library.boun.edu.tr
150th year web page http://www.library.boun.edu.tr/150/eng/
YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/BoUnLibrary
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bounlibrary/
Boğaziçi University Library, 2019