The ITU Mustafa Inan Library was a printing house was established in 1795 at the first

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school ever to be opened in Halıcıoğlu under the name of Mühendishane-i Berri Hümayun. The books published here constituted the core of the ITU Library. ITU libraries, located in Maslak campus,

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, have approximately 500,000 volumes of books periodicals, and dissertations. The number of subscription periodicals is 1,300. A part of the library is open 7 day/24 hours. There are libraries in other campuses of

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: Ratip Berker Library in

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, Macka library, Taskisla library and Tuzla library. In addition to these general purpose libraries there is a

music library A music library contains music-related materials for patron use. Collections may also include non-print materials, such as digitized music scores or audio recordings. Use of such materials may be limited to specific patron groups, especially in p ...

in Macka campus for Turkish Music State Conservatory.

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