John Rylands University Library
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The John Rylands University Library (JRUL) is the University of Manchester's library and information service.
The library was formed in 1972 from the merger of the library of the Victoria University of Manchester with the John Rylands Library. On October 1, 2004 it joined the library of the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology on the merger of the two universities.
It is the largest non-legal deposit academic library in the United Kingdom and supports all subject areas taught by the University. The JRUL provides its members with a large number of services and resources, including an extensive range of electronic resources. A range of services is also provided for members of the public, schools and commercial companies.
Entry to the main site off Oxford Road, South Campus (formerly the Victoria University of Manchester) is via library card activated turnstiles.
The John Rylands University Library is responsible for overseeing the departmental libraries for example the Medical Faculty Library (Stopford Building) and the Geography library (Mansfield Cooper building).
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It is interesting to note that many texts, especially those concerning biological sciences have been shifted from the Joule library (formerly under UMIST; north campus) to the main site. This is probably a reflection of the fact that the School of Biological Sciences (now renamed) is housed on the South Campus.
