{{Short description|University library in Montreal, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox library | name = Concordia University Library | logo = | image = J.W McConnell.jpg | caption = The [[J.W. McConnell Building]] houses the R. Howard Webster Library. | country = [[Canada]] | type = [[Academic library]] | scope = | established = | ref_legal_mandate = | location = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] | coordinates = {{Coord|45.496979|-73.578384|display=inline,title}} | branch_of = | num_branches = 2 | items_collected = | collection_size = 1.75 millilion, 100,000+ journals | criteria = | legal_deposit = | req_to_access = | annual_circulation = 100,000 | pop_served = 44,000 students<br>1.8 million visits in 2024-25 | members = | budget = [[Canadian Dollar|CAD $]] 19M ([[Canadian Dollar|CAD $]]5.5M in digital resources)<small>(2015-2016)</small> | director = Amy Buckland<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Leslie |title=Concordia welcomes Amy Buckland as university librarian |url=https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2023/07/05/concordia-welcomes-amy-buckland-as-university-librarian.html |website=Concordia University |publisher=Concordia University |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> | num_employees = 112 | website = {{url|http://library.concordia.ca/|library.concordia.ca}} | references = <ref name="about">{{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/about/strategic-directions/overview/libraries-consultation.html|title=Library Strategic Directions Consultation|date=2015|work=Concordia University Libraries|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref> }} '''Concordia University Library''' is the [[library]] system at [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia University]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. Concordia University has three library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is located in the [[J.W. McConnell Building]] on the [[Quartier Concordia|Sir George Williams Campus]] and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the [[Loyola College (Montreal)|Loyola Campus]]. On September 2, 2014, the Library opened the Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. The Reading Room is now managed by the [https://www.concordia.ca/gradstudies.html School of Graduate Studies].
The Concordia University Library houses several special collections including the [[David Azrieli|Azrieli]] [[Holocaust]] Collection and the [[Irving Layton]] Collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.concordia.ca/find/special-collections/|title=Special Collections|date=2016-06-27|publisher=Library.concordia.ca|accessdate=2016-06-29}}</ref> Most Special Collections are located in the Vanier Library. The Library also maintains the university's institutional repository, Spectrum.<ref>{{cite web|author=Canada |url=http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/ |title=Welcome to Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository — Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository |publisher=Spectrum.library.concordia.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>
The Concordia University Library is a member of the [[Canadian Association of Research Libraries]].<ref name="CARL">{{cite web|url=http://carl-abrc.ca/en/about-carl/carl-members.html#concordia|title=Membership|year=2011|work=About CARL|publisher=[[Canadian Association of Research Libraries]] (CARL)|accessdate=23 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019073316/http://carl-abrc.ca/en/about-carl/carl-members.html#concordia|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Concordia University Library also has partnerships with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and The Data Liberation Initiative.<ref name="partnerships">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Memberships and collaborations|url=https://library.concordia.ca/about/memberships/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205082259/http://library.concordia.ca:80/about/memberships/ |archive-date=2019-12-05 |accessdate=|work=|publisher=}}</ref>
==Branches== There are two branches of the Concordia University Library:
*'''R. Howard Webster Library''', 1400 [[De Maisonneuve Boulevard|De Maisonneuve Boulevard West]], Montreal, QC *'''Georges P. Vanier Library''', 7141 [[Sherbrooke Street|Sherbrooke Street West]], Montreal, QC <gallery mode="nolines" caption="Photo gallery"> File:Study space at the Vanier Library.jpg|Study space at the Vanier Library, Concordia University File:Stairwell in the Vanier Library, Concordia University.jpg|Stairwell in the Vanier Library, Concordia University File:Vanier Library's Course Reserves Room.jpg|Vanier Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University File:Books and Group Study Room at the Webster Library.jpg|Renovated in 2015, the third floor of the Webster Library, Concordia University. File:Seminar Room and book collection at the Webster Library.jpg|Renovated in 2015, the third floor of the Webster Library houses the Seminar Room (left) and part of the book collection. File:Webster Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University.jpg|Webster Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University </gallery>
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==External links== *[http://library.concordia.ca/ Concordia University Library]
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