Knjižnica Univerze Umeå je bila slovesno odprta leta 1965, pravico do obveznega izvoda večine del, natisnjenih na Švedskem, ima že od leta 1951. Z 1,3 milijona knjig je Knjižnica Univerze Umea največja akademsko-raziskovalna knjižnica na severu Švedske. Zbirko redkih knjig, natisnjenih do leta 1850, sestavlja več kot 50.000 knjig in drugih tiskov.

Digitization has for the past decade been a preferential activity and several successful projects have been launched. Umeå University Library is today one of Sweden’s main library operators in this field. Most of the books can be found through the library search tool, however many of the rare books and books acquired prior to 1975 are accessible only via card catalogues.