About the library
University of Tripoli serves the university with a growing collection of books, manuscripts and digital files, open to search for everyone.
The library in numbers
Counted live from the catalogue: only what you can find and open.
- titles
- 22,654
- editions
- 24,921
- physical copies
- 37,988
- on the shelf now
- 37,988
- digital books for users
- 93
- authors & contributors
- 14,400
- publishers
- 2,380
- subjects
- 15
- languages
- 17
- branches
- 1
- oldest edition
- 1591 CE
- earliest author
- 40 AH
Titles by subject
- الفقه وأصوله 2,618
- القضايا المعاصرة والسياسة 2,369
- الفكر الإسلامي والدعوة والأخلاق 2,271
- التربية والتعليم 2,149
- العقيدة والأديان 1,890
- السيرة والتراجم 1,462
- اللغة والأدب 1,256
- القرآن وعلومه 1,238
- Other subjects 5,463
Titles by language
- Arabic 22,237
- English 304
- French 70
- Turkish 9
- Spanish 9
- Korean 9
- Chinese 4
- Persian 3
- Indonesian 1
- Greek 1
- Malay 1
- Bengali 1
- Urdu 1
- German 1
- Russian 1
- Tamil 1
- Hausa 1
Titles by the century their author lived (AH)
- 1st century AH 2
- 2nd century AH 3
- 3rd century AH 60
- 4th century AH 41
- 5th century AH 97
- 6th century AH 99
- 7th century AH 98
- 8th century AH 228
- 9th century AH 78
- 10th century AH 147
- 11th century AH 28
- 12th century AH 10
- 13th century AH 20
- 14th century AH 315
- 15th century AH 881
- Year unknown 20,547
Digital files by access
- For users 93
What the library offers
- A catalogue anyone can search Every published title, with what is on the shelf right now at each branch.
- Borrowing Users borrow printed copies for the loan period of their membership type, and renew when no one is waiting.
- A digital library Open PDFs anyone can read, files for users, and manuscripts shown on request.
- Reading rooms Quiet seats at every branch, and reference works that are read in the library.
Membership
Anyone can search. Approved users can borrow, join waitlists and read restricted files.
Who can join
Students, faculty and staff of the university, and visiting researchers. Anyone may create an account; the library decides who becomes a member.
How approval works
- Create an account with your name and email, and confirm your email.
- Your application waits for a librarian, who checks it against the university records.
- Once approved, your membership is active and you can use every service for users.
- If something is missing, the librarian tells you what to bring to the desk.
What users can do
- Ask to borrow a copy that is on the shelf, and collect it at the desk.
- Join the waitlist for a title whose copies are all out, and see your place in it.
- Read the files the library opens to its users.
- Ask for access to restricted files, such as manuscripts.
The rules in short
- Loan periods and the number of books you can borrow depend on your membership type.
- Return books on time: a late book holds up the next reader in line.
- Reference copies are read in the library and do not leave the building.
- A copy set aside for you waits at the desk for a few days, then goes to the next person.
Contact
Questions about membership or the collection? Call or visit any branch.
| Visit | Phone | Reading seats |
|---|---|---|
| المكتبة الجامعية الرئيسية | No phone published |