Central Library of University of Tehran



Central library and documents center of University of Tehran is the biggest academic library in Iran. It was built in 1350.

Building
It has 9 stories and, 22000 square meters area, its construction material is armed concrete. Its design is based on modern architecture.

Manuscripts
Among manuscripts there is Khamsa of Nizami, Shahnameh, Vendidad, Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi, Book of Roads and Kingdoms, the oldest manuscript being a copy of مجمل اللغه from Ibn Faris.

Digital library
In 2020, the library published 41000 doctorate, and masters dissertations, Digital library includes 12000 manuscripts for free download.

Other university libraries
University of Tehran has 60 libraries. Council of administration has five subcommittees. Every researcher, students from other universities, are allowed to use this library's resources. It is a member of Iranian national committee of world memory, Content national consortium, and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

Administrators

 * 1) Iraj Afshar
 * 2) Abolfazl Ghasemi
 * 3) Ismaeil Hakemi vala
 * 4) Mohammadmehdi Jafari
 * 5) Firooz Harirchi