General Collection

General Collection: Books mainly in English, as well as Turkish, German, French, and other foreign languages, are located in this section. The core books in this section cover subjects such as education, psychology, sociology, politics, economics, art, philosophy, religion, history, literature, astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and engineering. The collection is organized according to the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) System. All resources in the general collection can be borrowed. While Turkish Literature books starting with the PL 248 subject number are on the open shelves, all General Collection resources are currently in storage due to library renovation processes.

Near East Collection

Near East Collection: It is a special collection containing resources related to the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, and Near Eastern civilizations. The collection also includes various books on Hittite, Byzantine, Urartian, and Armenian history, art, literature, sociology, and Islam. The Near East Collection is located in storage. Except for some special editions, all of its resources can be borrowed.

Rare Books and Historical Archives Collection

Rare Books and Historical Archives Collection: The Bogazici University Library Rare Books Collection contains approximately 30,000 works of various genres from the 16th to the 20th century. The foundation of the collection dates back to the Robert College library. Cyrus Hamlin, the founder and first president of Robert College, mentions in his memoirs that Harvard University Law School donated 200 valuable books on the occasion of the College's establishment. These donations and other books collected during that period are the first works forming the foundation of the Robert College library.

When Robert College was transferred to the Turkish Government in 1971, the library collection and rare books were taken over together. The collection has continued to be enriched with new donations from the establishment of Bogazici University to the present day.

The historical archives collection includes the personal archives of Adalet Agaoglu, Aptullah Kuran, Aziz Ogan, Ismayil Hakki Baltacioglu, Jale Inan, the Scott Family, and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, as well as the digital archives of Robert College and the American College for Girls. Its rich content houses materials that will shed light on late Ottoman and modern Turkish history in subjects such as history, architecture, archaeology, foreign policy, culture, art, and literature.

The Rare Books Collection is open to the use of Bogazici University faculty members, master's and doctoral students, as well as external master's and doctoral students and faculty members. In addition, research requests for a specific purpose are also met. Users who want to benefit from the Rare Books and Historical Archives Collection must fill out the Rare Book Usage Request Form.

Electronic Resources Collection

Electronic Resources Collection: There are types of e-resources, e-journals, e-books, music, video, and newspaper databases. BU Library users can access more than 105,000 e-journals, over 1 million e-books, more than 150 databases, and a rich e-resource collection from on or off campus at any time of the day. Bogazici University members can access all electronic resources our university is subscribed to under the "Electronic Resources" menu. To learn more about electronic resources, please see the "Electronic Resources" and "Research Facilities" menus.

Printed Journals

Printed Journals: The printed journals located in the reading hall are for in-library use only.

Reserve Collection

Reserve Collection: The collection is composed of printed and electronic resources determined by the instructors according to the course contents. Printed resources can be borrowed for a maximum of 2 hours for use within the library, while e-resources can be accessed uninterruptedly from anywhere with an internet connection. To add a publication to the reserve collection, the 'Course Publication Request Form' must be filled out. For contact, the address boun.reserve@gmail.com can be used.

Audiovisual Collection

Audiovisual Collection: The department, located on the ETA-B Ground Floor of the North Campus, has a capacity for 20 people to watch TV and 8 people to listen to music simultaneously. It offers a comfortable service with its collection of approximately 3,500 vinyl records donated from Robert College, 5,000 current DVDs, and 4,000 CDs. No reservation is required to watch a movie.

Microfilm Archive

Microfilm Archive: Cumhuriyet (1924-2002), Milliyet (1970-2001), The Times (1785-1850)-(1981-1994), New York Times (1851-1993), Times Educational Supplement (1981-1994), Times Higher Education Supplement (1981-1994). The microfilm machine in the library can be used to read or scan from microfilms.