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The University of Zimbabwe Library in a growing academic community
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2022
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The Library of the University of Zimbabwe is by far the largest research and the only academic library in the country. From its tiny beginnings in the original Baker Avenue (City Centre) premises, the Library has progressed through the temporary tenancy, first of lecture rooms in the Faculty of Arts block and then, for some time occupied the basement areas in the same block. It was not until 29th February 1960, when the Library achieved the occupation of the present building constructed specifically to house it. The Library building was built from a grant given by the Anglo-American Corporation, the Rhodesian Selection Trust and the British South African Company. The foundation stone was laid on 18 September 1958 by the late Lord Robins of Chelsea. It was designed to house 350,000 volumes and to seat 500 readers in two large reading rooms and five stack floors. It also had 26 private study carrels and a micro reader room.
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