Concordia University Library

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| library_name = Concordia University Library

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| image = J.W McConnell.jpg

| caption = The J.W. McConnell Building houses the R. Howard Webster Library.

| country = Canada

| type = Academic library

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| location = Montreal, Quebec

| coordinates = {{Coord|45.496979|-73.578384|display=inline,title}}

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| num_branches = 3

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| collection_size = 1.5 millilion, 100,000+ journals (2009-2010)

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| annual_circulation = 150,000

| pop_served = 47,000 students
2.3 million visits in 2015-16; a 26 % increase over the past 5 years

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| budget = CAD $ 15M (CAD $5.5M in digital resources)(2015-2016)

| director = Amy Buckland{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Leslie |title=Concordia welcomes Amy Buckland as university librarian |url=https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2023/07/05/concordia-welcomes-amy-buckland-as-university-librarian.html |website=Concordia University |publisher=Concordia University |access-date=5 November 2023}}

| num_employees = 112

| website = {{url|http://library.concordia.ca/|library.concordia.ca}}

| references = {{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/about/strategic-directions/overview/libraries-consultation.html|title=Library Strategic Directions Consultation|date=2015|work=Concordia University Libraries|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=18 May 2015}}

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Concordia University Library is the library system at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Concordia University has three library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is located in the J.W. McConnell Building on the Sir George Williams Campus and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the Loyola Campus. On September 2, 2014, the Library opened the Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. The Reading Room has seating for 192 students, with an additional 42 chairs in small reading rooms. A Political Science student was the first to enter.{{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/09/02/grey-nuns-readingroomopensitsdoors.html |title=Grey Nuns Reading Room opens its doors |author=Karen McCarthy |publisher=Concordia.ca |date=2014-09-02 |accessdate=2015-04-07}}
Concordia Political Science student Jessica Lelièvre was the first student to enter the new Grey Nuns Reading Room. She was welcomed by President Alan Shepard and Provost Benoit-Antoine Bacon

The Concordia University Library houses several special collections including the Azrieli Holocaust Collection and the Irving Layton Collection.{{cite web|url=http://library.concordia.ca/find/special-collections/|title=Special Collections|date=2016-06-27|publisher=Library.concordia.ca|accessdate=2016-06-29}} Most Special Collections are located in the Vanier Library. The Library also maintains the university's institutional repository, Spectrum.{{cite web|author=Canada |url=http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/ |title=Welcome to Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository — Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository |publisher=Spectrum.library.concordia.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-11-20}}

The Concordia University Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.{{cite web|url=http://carl-abrc.ca/en/about-carl/carl-members.html#concordia|title=Membership|year=2011|work=About CARL|publisher=Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)|accessdate=23 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019073316/http://carl-abrc.ca/en/about-carl/carl-members.html#concordia|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}} Concordia University Library also has partnerships with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and The Data Liberation Initiative.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Memberships and collaborations|url=https://library.concordia.ca/about/memberships/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205082259/http://library.concordia.ca:80/about/memberships/ |archive-date=2019-12-05 |accessdate=|work=|publisher=}}

Since 1990, Concordia University Library has been hosting an annual public holiday auction, held every December, where all proceeds go to over 10 Montreal-based charities. The fundraising event is planned and run wholly by the Library staff, also featuring a potluck lunch.