Banaras Hindu University is also known as Benares Hindu University earlier. It is a public central university situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. BHU is one of the largest residential universities in Asia, with over 20,000 students.

The Banaras Hindu University Library system is the largest University Library System in the country. It was started as a small but precious collection donated by Prof. P.K. Telang in the memory of his father Justice K.T. Telang in 1917.

Collections & Services
Collection : (as on 27.01.2015)
Books 9,71,962
Journals (Bound Vols) 1,41,056
Current Journals 455
Ph.D Theses 13,476
Manuscripts 7,233
UN & Govt.Publications,
Staff Publications,
Rare & Out of Print Books,
Local History Collection,

University & its Founder Collection. 3,632
Online Journals 11,879
Databases 10
E-Books 52,560
Library Services :
Inside the Library Study facility for :
Research Journals, Books,
Ph.D Dissertations, U N & Govt. Publications,
Text Books, Reference Books, etc.

Outside the Library Study facility through :
Lending for home study
Lending to Departmental Libraries

Information Services :
Reprographic service
Internet facility
Online access to select Journals
Database search through DELNET, INFLIBNET
Electronic Document Delivery Service

Address:
University Library
Sayajirao Gaekwad Library (Central Library)
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN: 221 005
Phone: +91-542-2367133 & 2368174
Fax: +91-542-2367133
e-mail: clbhu@bhu.ac.in, clbhu@sify.com, librarian_clbhu@yahoo.in

Map: