University Libraries

With three campuses, six libraries and a robust off-campus repository, the UB Libraries are committed to innovating and growing to better respond to modern student needs and provide wider access to information. Silverman Library is just one example of how we are defining this new way of learning and collaborating. With your investment, we’ll continue our work in Silverman. We will scale our vision to the new medical library at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. And we will renovate the Health Sciences and Lockwood Memorial libraries to create state-of-the-art, collaborative learning spaces.

Scholars start with the UB Libraries. Here, our librarians work with researchers every step of the way, aiding them as they discover scholarship, build digital collections, measure impact and publish their work. And we enhance applications of research that have real-world impact. For instance—changing the way medical students and others navigate immense archives of medical research. With additional philanthropic support, the UB Libraries will help transform how we think about and use research in every aspect of our daily lives to better inform life-changing decisions, increase success and discover research-backed innovation—all applicable worldwide.

The UB Libraries’ unmatched special collections and archives are only as good as they are available and viewable. Now, we want to make our distinctive special collections more visible and accessible to the world, as well as secure and enhance our international reputation as a destination for scholars and the community. Philanthropy will have a significant impact by endowing high-impact positions, and providing funding to make resources available and accessible in innovative ways.