The scientific libraries and archives of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research are of fundamental importance for scientific activity, providing professional preservation of historically valuable book collections, research and acquisition, preparation and availability of subject-specific information, and provision of printed and digital media. Based on Senckenberg’s federal structure, they ensure individual access to the existing book collections at the various locations.
The scientific libraries and literature inventories of the Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research are of essential importance for scientific activities; this includes the proper preservation of historically significant book collections, research and acquisition, preparation and availability of specialist information, and the provision of printed and digital media. Based on Senckenberg’s federal structure, they ensure individual access to the existing literature inventory in the different locations.
Since January 1, 2005, the Frankfurt am Main City and University Library (StUB) and the Senckenberg Library (SeB) have jointly formed the central library of Goethe University under the name Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library.
Senckenberg Frankfurt (SF) remains the owner of the collection it contributed from the former Senckenberg Library. This makes the Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library the main library at the Frankfurt site. In the fields of biology, botany, and zoology, the university library is the most important scientific library in Germany. Since 2017, the DFG Specialist Information Service for Biodiversity Research has been established here, drawing on Senckenberg’s scientific expertise and acquisitions from the Frankfurt book exchange.
