Academic library
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Academic libraries are a type of library that focuses on education materials. They are usually part of a university or college.
Academic libraries need to choose carefully what items they should have, because it is not practical to try and have unlimited items in the library. Librarians can make this decision based on what students, faculty, and other people at the school need. Some academic libraries have special collections with original papers and rare items. Academic libraries can be very different from each other. They can be very different sizes, have different items, and do different things.
The Harvard University Library is the biggest academic library in the world,[1] but the Danish Royal Library (which is a national library and an academic library) has a larger collection.[2] The University of the South Pacific is another big lacademic library, it has libraries in twelve different countries.[3] The University of California has the largest academic library system in the world, with more than 40.8 million print volumes across 100 libraries on ten campuses.[4]