Editing University of Calgary (section)

===Libraries and Cultural Resources===
[[File:Banffcentre.jpg|thumb|The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta has been associated with the University of Calgary since 1966.]]
Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) includes eight libraries, two art galleries, Archives and Special Collections, the University of Calgary Copyright Office, Research Data Centre and the University of Calgary Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lcr.ucalgary.ca/|title=Libraries and Cultural Resources |publisher=University of Calgary |date=2015 |access-date=2015-03-03}}</ref>

MacKimmie library was the first library to open at the University of Calgary in 1966. Since then, five different library branches have been opened in order to provide students with a greater amount of literary choice in many subjects. In addition, the University of Calgary has the first library system in North America to contain a video game library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.ucalgary.ca/dmc/video-games|title=Digital Media Commons|date=2010-09-22|publisher=Metronews.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904022001/http://library.ucalgary.ca/dmc/video-games|archive-date=2014-09-04|access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref> Over 3.7&nbsp;million printed volumes combined with online access to more than 300,000 full-text electronic journals and more than 800 electronic databases are available at the university. As of 2012, the library system is the eighth largest, by the number of volumes held, in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|author=Association of Research Libraries |url=http://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2011-2012/53 |title=Association of Research Libraries – ARL Statistics |publisher=Arl.org |access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref> In 2011–2012 the university library was rated 43rd in North America for Total Library Expenditures by the [[Association of Research Libraries]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Association of Research Libraries |url=http://publications.arl.org/ARL-Statistics-2011-2012/58 |title=Association of Research Libraries – Annual Editions of the ARL Statistics |publisher=Arl.org |access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref>

====Branch libraries====
The library system at the University of Calgary has eight library locations in total:

* Taylor Family Digital Library – contains the greatest share of the library system's printed volumes, as well as rare special items like a gaming collection. In 2011 The Taylor Family Digital Library replaced, as the university's primary facility, the MacKimmie Library, which is no longer used as a library.
** Data Library
** Canadian Architectural Archives
** Fine Arts and Visual Resources
* High Density Library – located at the university's Spy Hill Campus, serves as a climate-controlled repository for lesser-used materials, which may be called-back for use as required.
* Business Library
* Doucette Education Library
* Bennett Jones Law Library
*Health Sciences Library
*Gallagher Library (Sciences and Engineering)
* [[The Military Museums]] Library and Archives

====Taylor Family Digital Library====
The Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) is a convergence of libraries, historical archives, arts museum, scholarly publishing, and student academic support services. The TFDL was officially launched on October 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/|title=TFDL – University of Calgary – The Future of Learning|access-date=2014-10-10|archive-date=2014-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018071906/http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/}}</ref> The TFDL allows the full re-engineering of the university's library system, creating more and better space for teaching and learning resources, while moving the majority of the University of Calgary's growing collection off campus to a high-density library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/ |title=University of Calgary Taylor Family Digital Library |publisher=Tfdl.ucalgary.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-date=2011-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225075736/http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/ }}</ref> In addition, The TFDL offers books and online resources, a large Learning Commons with café, workrooms, film and audio rooms, editing and recording suites, multimedia labs, quiet study areas, and seminar and consultation space for academic growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wizeprep.com/blog/the-best-study-spots-at-the-university-of-calgary |title=The Best Study Spots at the University of Calgary |publisher=wizeprep.com |access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref>

Don and Ruth Taylor (couple), longtime supporters of the University of Calgary, donated $25&nbsp;million in December, 2006 to help build the new digital library. In recognition of the gift, the board of governors of the university named the library the Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/donors/ourdonors |title=University of Calgary Taylor Family Digital Library – Our Donors |publisher=Tfdl.ucalgary.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-date=2011-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225031732/http://tfdl.ucalgary.ca/donors/ourdonors }}</ref>

In addition, the gift will also be used to create the Taylor Quadrangle, a green space in the centre of campus adjacent to the TFDL.

The Taylor Family Digital Library is home to the Nickle Galleries, formerly known as the Nickle Arts Museum, which features exhibits of contemporary art, as well as rugs, textiles, and numismatic items from its collections. Many events are also held there, ranging from tours to recorded talks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nickle Galleries|url=http://nickle.ucalgary.ca/|publisher=University of Calgary|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref>