Central University Library of Bucharest

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Frontal view with Carol's statue

View from the south

The Central University Library of Bucharest  (Romanian: Biblioteca Centrală Universitară is a

li!rary in central "ucharest, located across the street from the #ational $useum of %rt of Romania&

Contents

• istory 

• ) "ranch *i!raries 

• + References 

• -.ternal links 

History

When the /niversity of "ucharest was created in 01, there was no central university li!rary2 this

role was played !y the Central 3tate *i!rary of "ucharest until 045& That institution was moved to

and housed in the university !uildin6, and in 017 was specially reor6anised for the university's

needs !y the scholar %u6ust Tre!oniu *aurian& 8t had an unmistaka!le university 9uality, !ein6

6overned !y a special university committee (includin6 the rector, the faculties' deans, the school

ephor  and the chief li!rarian as secretary, and the deans were always consulted for selection and

 purchasin6& #evertheless, the need for a proper central university li!rary !ecame increasin6ly

apparent&

 

The present Central /niversity *i!rary was founded in 045 as the Carol 8 *i!rary of the /niversity

Foundation& 8t was !uilt on land !ou6ht !y in6 Carol 8 of Romania for the ;Carol 8 /niversity

Foundation; ( Funda ia Universitară Carol I ț  and desi6ned !y French architect <aul =ottereau& The

 !uildin6 was completed in 04+ and opened on $arch 045& 8n 4, the !uildin6 was e.tended

 !y the same architect and the new win6 was opened on 4 $ay 4& 8t !e6an with an initial stock of 

+,>> volumes of !ooks and periodicals& The collection 6rew to 7,)1 volumes in 044, +,>0>

volumes in 4, and 4,>>> volumes in 4& 8n 44 (after its reor6anisation on ) ?uly 40 as

the Central *i!rary of "ucharest /niversity, the collection contained 51,41 volumes2 in 41>,

a!out a million2 and over ) million in 47>&

@urin6 the Romanian Revolution of 404, a fire was started in the !uildin6 and over 5>>,>>>

 !ooks, alon6 with +,7>> manuscripts, were !urnt& 3tartin6 in %pril 44>, the !uildin6 was repaired

and moderniAed, !ein6 reopened on )> #ovem!er )>>&

Branch Libraries

8n parallel with the development of the central li!rary, a more comple. network of specialised

li!rary !ranches was developed& For e.ample, the *i!rary of the *aw Faculty was founded in 07+B

71 (!ased on <rofessor %le.andru *ahovary's donation of !ooks2 in 00 the %rchaeolo6ical

3eminary's *i!rary was esta!lished throu6h <rofessor =ri6ore Tocilescu's 6rant2 and in 04) the

*i!rary of the 3lavic *an6ua6es 3eminary !e6an, !ased on 8on "o6dan's donation& These li!raries

functioned within the Faculty of *etters& 3pecialised li!raries were also founded in the 3ciences

Faculty, such as the $athematical 3eminary's *i!rary (after 04>, the *a!oratory for %nimal

<hysiolo6y *i!rary (04), on the !asis of <rofessor %le.andru VitAu's 6rant2 and the *a!oratory

for <lant $orpholo6y *i!rary (04+, usin6 <rofessor @& Voinov's !ook donation& /ntil 014, the

Faculty of $edicine had only the customary collection, !ut !y 00 had a wellBor6anised,

specialised li!rary&

8n 6eneral, these li!raries were founded and developed usin6 teachers' donations, state 6rants and,

after 04>, a percenta6e (usually > of studentBpaid tuition&

References

• ent, %llen, et al& (eds&& Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, v& )1, pp& 4D45&

474: CRC <ress 83"# >B0)7B)>)1B 

External links

• Efficial site 

Coordinates:

 

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Cate6ories:

• *i!rary !uildin6s completed in 04+

• "uildin6s and structures in "ucharest

• istoric monuments in "ucharest

• %cademic li!raries in Romania

• Calea Victoriei

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