University of Łódź
The library of the University of Łódź is one of the biggest and most modern academic libraries in Central Europe. 
Its total collection amounts to 3 million volumes. The main part of the book collection is in library store-rooms. The remaining books and journals are placed in the reference sections: the Main Reading Room and Study Rooms. Registered users can use self checkout machines for lending and returning books in some collections. Apart from the Main University Library there are 106 branch libraries and their collections are adjusted to the scientific and didactic activities of the institutions. The number of registered library card holders is now over 20,000.
Waseda University Library
The libraries or library of Waseda University (早稲田大学図書館; "Waseda Daigaku Toshokan") are collectively one of the largest libraries in Japan. Established in 1882, they currently hold some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials.