Ghent University Library

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The Ghent University Library is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the university community of students and scholarly researchers.[1]

The library has evolved in recent years, focusing on decentralization and networking rather than a central facility. Some collections of books are to be found in the faculty libraries; but some books are conventionally gathered together in the University library. [2] A range of electronic resources are available within the UGent network as part of a "digital library."[3]

The Library has joined with Google in digitizing books which will then be made accessible via the Internet.[4]

The chief architectural feature of the library is the Book Tower (Boekentoren), designed by Henry van de Velde.[5]

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  1. ^ University Library Ghent: Catalogues
  2. ^ Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent - Algemeen
  3. ^ Central Library Ghent University : E-sources
  4. ^ UGent + Google digitizing books partnership
  5. ^ Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent - Algemeen

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