Collections

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Together with faculties and other stakeholders the University Library takes care of an up-to-date collection for education, research, and patient care. Decisions about available materials are taken in close cooperation with faculties and other stakeholders to facilitate the evolving needs of our community. 

Our collection includes faculty-related content, basic materials and multidisciplinary databases, and the Special Collections. Available resources, in various formats such as (e) books, (e) journals and newspapers, databases, and audiovisual materials, are easily accessible via the library website and/or in the library locations.

Visit our collections page or our resources page for more information. 

Special Collections\ The Jesuit Collection is UM Library's most important special collection, comprising some 250,000 volumes. It is a broad humanities collection, offering a range of starting points for the research and teaching activities of the  different faculties of Maastricht University. The Jesuit Collection contains mainly books in the fields of philosophy, history, anatomy, literature, theology, law and social sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics). Some of the library’s special collections have direct links to the province of Limburg and its history, such as the personal library of Maastricht poet Pierre Kemp and the documentation collection of painter Charles Eyck. The special collections are classified in seven core collections which are relevant for teaching and research at the UM, as well for individuals and parties from the outside community.

Visit the Special Collections pages for more information.