William F. Ekstrom Library, Academic library at University of Louisville, United States.
The William F. Ekstrom Library encompasses 230,000 square feet of space dedicated to humanities, sciences, and social sciences collections at the Belknap Campus.
Opening in 1981, the library emerged from John Letcher Patterson's personal collection in the 1900s and expanded to house over 36,000 books by 1950.
The library maintains specialized collections including the Granville Bunton African American Collection and hosts the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice.
Students access over 2.2 million print volumes and 74,000 electronic journals through the library's comprehensive catalog and online resources system.
The facility incorporates a Robotic Retrieval System, added during the 2006 expansion, to manage and access its extensive collection materials.
Location: Louisville
Part of: University of Louisville
GPS coordinates: 38.21686,-85.76039
Latest update: March 6, 2025 13:11
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