Library statistics

CEU Library, 2022

Introduction

As one of the largest English-language libraries in Central and Eastern Europe, with comprehensive on-site and electronic collections, the Central European University library is a modern English-language university library and a leading research and information center in the region.

[Official statistics for CEU Library, 2024 Calendar Year]

Vienna Capacity

  • 2,231 square meters
  • 1,308 shelf meters
  • 188 reading spaces
  • 53 networked PCs
  • 7 printers/scanners
  • Full Wi-Fi Coverage

Budapest Capacity

  • Circa 2,850 square meters (with closed stacks)
  • 3,942 shelf meters
  • 400 reading spaces
  • 32 networked PCs
  • 7 printers/scanners
  • Full Wi-Fi coverage
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Holdings

  • 435,407 items
  • Growth in 2024: ~ 700 print books, ~ 1,500 e-books
  • Books: 178,942
  • E-books: 231,379
  • Databases: 110 (Full text: 78, Indexing/Abstract: 7, Other: 25)
  • Access to online periodicals: 68,735
  • Print subscriptions: 26
  • Theses (from 2007 also online): 19,546