While North American institutions often top the volume charts, European and Asian libraries possess different kinds of "size"—particularly regarding historical depth and manuscript collections.
Total volumes and unique manuscripts (e.g., Harvard Library list of university libraries by size better
The "better" list of the future will not count books. It will count , 3D printers per capita , and data curation staff . While North American institutions often top the volume
The for visiting these historic libraries. 3D printers per capita
Unparalleled collections in legal history, medicine, and East Asian languages. 2. Yale University Library (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)