The University of Iowa Libraries is the largest library system in Iowa and 11th in materials expenditures among U.S. research libraries. The University’s Main Library, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, 9 branch libraries, and the Law Library contain more than 4 million volumes. About two-thirds of this collection resides in the Main Library.
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The University Libraries maintains consortial arrangements with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the State of Iowa Regents libraries (Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa), the Association for Research Libraries (ARL), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).
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