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The University of St Andrews Library dates back to the early 17th century but its books have been collected over some 600 years since the university was founded in 1413. It holds one of the most extensive collections of the research libraries in the United Kingdom with more than one million volumes. In addition to 210,000 printed books in special collections, it has large manuscript and photographic collections while its archives date back to the early 15th century.[1] The library's current role is to support research, scholarship and learning with high-quality services backed by preservation, promotion and exploitation of its collections.[2]

King James Library from St Mary's quad
  1. ^ "University of St Andrews". Jisc: Library Hub Discoverer. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "University of St Andrews Library collections policy" (PDF). University of St Andrews. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

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