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The UCLA Library collections contain more than:

  • 12 million volumes
  • 100,000 current serial titles
  • 950,000 e-books 
  • 700 subscription databases

plus countless maps, microfilm reels, archived web sites, record albums, CDs and DVDs, scrolls, photographs, government documents, statisttical data sets, clay tablets, posters, and other types of content.

The Library’s annual collections budget is more than $10 million, used to support the acquisition of print and digital material.

Access to materials beyond UCLA is provided by the Library's participation in the international interlibrary loan community, the California Digital Library, Center for Research Libraries, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, and other library organizations.

For more information see  UCLA Library Fact Book 

Highlights

UCLA Library Collections by Language
An interactive visualization of the 400+ languages represented in the UCLA Library's collections.
Henry J. Bruman Map Collection
Maps, atlases, and aerial photographs, with special emphasis on Los Angeles and Southern California.
UCLA Online Campaign Literature Web Archive
Archived candidate and ballot measure websites from elections effecting the Los Angeles area.
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