- National library
Library of Spain in Madrid Image NLA Canberra 01JAC.JPG thumb National Library of Australia Image National Library, Singapore.JPG thumb right National Library, Singapore National Library Building in Singapore Image The National Library of Israel building Amitay Katz.jpg thumb right The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem Image National Library of Venezuela building 1.jpg thumb right The National Library of Venezuela in Caracas A national library is a library specifically established by the government ... numerous rare, valuable, or significant works. There are wider definitions of a national library ... www.ifla.org VII s1 gnl index.htm Guidelines for Legislation for National Library Services , International ..., have established a national library with all the attributes of such institutions, such as legal deposit ... of the sovereign or some other supreme body of the state. One of the first plans for a national library ... and the founding of a national library, but his proposal was not taken up. ref Fell Smith, Charlotte ... Act 1911 , that one copy of every book published there must be sent to the national library the British ... Library , the National Library of Scotland , the Trinity College Library, Dublin , and the National ..., Cambridge University Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales ... of every book published in Australia be deposited with the National Library of Australia ... to its national library, known as Library and Archives Canada , and in Quebec , the Biblioth que ... Royal Library has been entitled to a copy of all works published in Sweden. In Singapore , the National ... to the National Library Board at their own expense within four weeks from the publication date ... thumb Italian National Central Library Florence National Central Library in Florence One of the main goals of a national library is fulfilling their nation s part of the common international goal of universal ..., and to standardize catalogue entries, thus making it easier for each national library to become ... more details
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- National Agricultural Library (disambiguation)
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- National Library of the Seychelles
Unreferenced date April 2010 The National Library of the Seychelles originated in the Carnegie Library opened in 1910. It is the legal deposit and copyright library for Seychelles . http www.national library.edu.sc Its internet site Category Seychellois culture Category National libraries Seychelles ... more details
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- National Science Library
A national science library is the library of a nation dedicated to the collection and dissemination of scientific, technical and or medical information. List of National Science Libraries Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information CISTI , Canada China National Science and Technology Digital Library NSTL , China Danmarks Elektroniske Fag og Forskningsbibliote DEFF , Denmark L INstitut de l Information Scientifique et Technique du CNRS INIST , France Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre INSDOC , India Technische Informationsbibliothek TIB German National Library of Science and Technology , Germany National Centre for Documentation and Scientific Research Comores National Science Library & Resource Centre Sri Lanka National Science Library & Resource Centre , Sri Lanka National Science Library Georgia National Science Library of Georgia , Georgia country Georgia National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources NISCAIR , India National Science Digital Library NSDL , United States of America See also List of libraries List of national libraries Category National libraries Category Lists of organizations Category Lists of libraries ... more details
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- National Library Service of Malawi
Unreferenced date April 2010 The National Library Service of Malawi is the legal deposit and copyright library for Malawi . http www.nlsmw.org Its internet site Category Malawian culture Category National libraries Malawi ... more details
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- Bermuda National Library
The Bermuda National Library is the national library in Bermuda and it is located in Hamilton, Bermuda Hamilton . See also List of national libraries External links http www.bnl.bm coord missing Bermuda Category National libraries Category Libraries in Bermuda Category Hamilton, Bermuda ... more details
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- National Library of Kuwait
Expand Arabic date January 2011 The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait . The library was established in 1923. See also List of national libraries External links http www.nlk.gov.kw e main.htm Official site Category 1923 establishments Category Government of Kuwait Category Kuwaiti culture Category National libraries Kuwait library stub kuwait stub gov stub Arab national libraries ar ... more details
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- National Law Library of the Maldives
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 National Law Library of the Maldives , opened on 30 March 2004, is the first such law library library in the Republic of Maldives . Coord missing Maldives DEFAULTSORT National Law Library Of The Maldives Category Maldivian law Category Libraries in the Maldives Maldives stub ... more details
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- Liaquat National Memorial Library
The Liaquat National Memorial Library formerly National Library of Pakistan , is located at Stadium Road Karachi Stadium Road in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan . The National Library of Pakistan was established in 1950 as a branch directorate. In the year 1954, the Liaquat Memorial Library was declared a legal depository under the Copyright Law. This Library continued to function of the National Library until 1986. Over a short span of few years the library has acquired numerous collections through purchases, copyright deposits, gifts, exchanges, and donations. The library has total holdings of 144,000 volumes 73,000 English and European Languages, 40,000 Oriental Languages . Liaquat Memorial Library has been serving the nation for over fifty years and its collection of more than 150,000 can now be searched online. The library has the biggest collection among the public libraries of the country. Liaquat Memorial Library holds thousands of volumes of books and other reading materials. Library is intended to be a reference library for all purposes, a working place for scholars, Postgraduate students of social sciences and humanities and repository of national published literature for future historians. External links http www.karachicity.gov.pk liabraries.asp Libraries in Karachi http www.lml.edu.pk Liaquat National Memorial Library Official site Karachi topics coord missing Pakistan Category National libraries Pakistan Category Libraries in Karachi Pakistan struct stub library struct stub ... more details
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- National Library of Armenia
Infobox library library name br National Library of Armenia br br name en library logo image National Library of Armenia.JPG caption Main entrance and building of the library country type National Library scope established 1925 ref legal mandate location Yerevan , flag Armenia coordinates branch of num branches items collected collection size 6.6 million criteria legal deposit req to access annual circulation pop served members budget director num employees website http www.nla.am phone num The National Library of Armenia lang hy is the legal deposit and copyright for Armenia . It is located in Yerevan . The building dates from 1939 and was designed to house seven million books. The oldest book is Urbatagirk 1512, Venice . See also Matenadaran References reflist http www.nla.am eng index eng.html Official Website of the National Library of Armenia Europe topic prefix National Library of title National library National libraries of Europe coord 40.189659 44.524346 display title DEFAULTSORT National Library Of Armenia Category Armenian culture Category National libraries Armenia Category Libraries in Armenia library stub Armenia stub es Biblioteca Nacional de Armenia hy ... more details
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- National Library Week
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association ALA and Library libraries across the United States each April, typically the second full week. ref cite book last Anderson first Dee title Reading is Funny publisher ALA Editions year 2009 page 135 isbn 0838909574 ref The first National Library Week was held March 6 12, 1966. ref cite book last Drake first Miriam A. title Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science Des Lib publisher CRC Press year 2003 page 1428 isbn 0824720784 ref References reflist External links wikisource Category National Library Week http www.ala.org conferencesevents celebrationweeks natlibraryweek National Library Week from the American Library Association ALA library Category American Library Association Category Library science Category Thematic weeks Category April observances Org stub ... more details
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- National Library of Namibia
unreferenced date February 2010 The National Library of Namibia is the legal deposit and copyright library for Namibia . The library is situated in Windhoek . The roots of the library are in the Bibliothek des Kaiserlichen Gouvernements which belonged to the government of German South West Africa . Historical Background The library was established in 1926 as the Legislative Assembly Library, with a core collection from the German colonial Bibliothek des Kaiserlichen Gouvernements . It was resorted under the clerk of the Legislative Assembly and received professional guidance from the South African librarian of Parliament. It became the South West Africa SWA Administration Library in 1957, and, in 1960, the Department of Education took over the responsibility for the library. The administration library served as the reference and subject library for the Legislative Assembly, the Secretariat, and the departments of the administration. The first qualified librarian was appointed in 1965, when the library was open for public use. The administration library, within the SWA Library Service and reporting to the director of education was housed in the Tintenpalast today s Parliament . In July 1980, the SWA Library Service, including the administration library became part of the newly established .... On April 1, 1994, the Estorff Reference Library officially became the National Library of Namibia and is now part of the Ministry of Education. The National Library stopped activities in the Estorff ... . National Library of Namibia. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science See also List of national ... AG8. All the public libraries and the administration library became part of the second tier government. This was an unfortunate step, which resulted in fragmentation of library services from which the country is yet to recover. In October 1984, the library was renamed as the Estorff Reference Library ... of Namibia Category Libraries in Namibia Category National libraries Namibia Category Buildings ... more details
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- National Library of Libya
The National Library of Libya is the national library of Libya , located in Benghazi . It holds 150,000 volumes. ref http www.nationsencyclopedia.com Africa Libya LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS.html Libya Libraries and museums ref References reflist See also National Archives of Libya Arab national libraries coord missing Libya Category Benghazi Category National libraries Libya Category Libraries in Libya ... more details
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- National Library of Guyana
Unreferenced date April 2010 The National Library of Guyana is the legal deposit and copyright library for Guyana . References reflist http www.natlib.gov.gy Its internet site Category Guyanese culture Category National libraries Guyana ... more details
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- National Library of Uganda
The National Library of Uganda was established by an Act of Parliament in 2003, replacing the Public Libraries Board itself established in 1964. It is the legal deposit library for Uganda . External links http www.nlu.go.ug Official web site coord missing Uganda Category National libraries Uganda Category World Digital Library Category Libraries in Uganda ... more details
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- Nepal National Library
The Nepal National Library is the legal deposit and copyright library for Nepal . It was established in January 1957. External links http www.nnl.gov.np Official site Category Government agencies established in 1957 Category National libraries Nepal Category Nepalese culture Category Government of Nepal library stub nepal stub ne ... more details
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- National Library of Myanmar
Infobox library library name National Library of Myanmar br my library logo File National Library of Myanmar seal.png location 85 Thirimingala Avenue, Yankin Township Yankin , Yangon established ... no442 b005.htm title National Library moves to new location in Yankin township author Cherry Thein ... title The National Library, Myanmar Ministry of Culture accessdate 2008 10 31 ref website url http www.nlm.gov.mm The National Library of Myanmar , located in Yankin Township Yankin township , Yangon , is the national library of Myanmar . Established in 1952, the National Library, along with Yangon University Library, is one of only two research libraries in Yangon. ref name irrawaddy cite news url http www.irrawaddy.org article.php?art id 6057 title Dismay over National Library Move date 2006 08 10 author Yeni publisher The Irrawaddy ref The library houses more than 220,000 books, divided into 10 ... government announced a plan to move a large part of its collection to a new National Library ... Tamwe township . ref name irrawaddy In October 2008, the National Library was moved to its current location. The library s current collection of ancient Burmese language Burmese texts includes ... url http www.myanmar.com Ministry culture text P002.htm title History of National Library accessdate 2008 10 31 ref The library plans to offer an online catalog. ref name mt The National Library is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and National Libraries Group Southeast Asia. ref name irrawaddy History The National Library originated from the Bernard Free Library , which opened in 1883 during the British colonial era. The Bernard Library was renamed the State Library under the management of the Ministry of Culture in 1952, and changed its name to the National Library in 1967. The library was first located in the Jubilee Hall building, then moved ... handwritten scripts of famous writers. ref name mt The library s preservation and conservation ... more details
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- National Library of South Africa
The National Library of South Africa is the government agency agency of the government of South Africa which maintains a national library of all published materials relating to the country. History Creation under the National Library Act The National Library of South Africa s core national library functions are described in Section 4 subsection 1 of the National Library Act, No 92 of 1998, and cover the following broad areas to build up a complete collection of published documents emanating from or relating to South Africa to maintain and extend any other collections of published and unpublished documents with the emphasis on documents emanating from or relating to Southern Africa to promote the optimal management of collections of published documents held in South African libraries as a national resource and to render a national bibliographic service and to act as the national bibliographic agency to promote optimal access to published documents, nationally and internationally to provide reference and information services, nationally and internationally to act as the national preservation library and to provide conservation services on a national basis to promote awareness and appreciation of the national published documentary heritage and to promote information awareness and information literacy. External links http www.nlsa.ac.za National Library of South Africa library stub Category National libraries South Africa Category Government agencies of South Africa Category Education in South Africa Category South African culture Category Organisations based in South Africa Category ISBN agencies af Nasionale Biblioteek van Suid Afrika fa ... more details
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- National Library of Ireland
Infobox library library name National Library of Ireland name en National Library of Ireland image National ... 0 1 6 030 200. The National Library of Ireland lang ga Leabharlann N isi nta na h ireann is Ireland s national library located in Dublin , in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane . The Minister .... The mission of the National Library of Ireland is To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible ... publishers. The Chief Herald of Ireland and National Photographic Archive are attached to the library ... newspapers . It is also International Standard Serial Number ISSN National Centre for Ireland. The library ... photograph of the National Library of Ireland 1907 taken from the Nordisk familjebok . Commented ... The National Library of Ireland houses the personal notes and work books of the following eminent ... entertainment arts seamus heaney declutters home and donates personal notes to national library 2970392.html title Seamus Heaney declutters home and donates personal notes to National Library date 21 ... related topics National Archives of Ireland National Photographic Archive Trinity College Library ... National Library of Ireland Catalogue, including digitised material http sources.nli.ie Sources A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research http www.facebook.com pages National Library of Ireland 240989225037 National Library of Ireland on Facebook http www.flickr.com photos nlireland National Library of Ireland on Flickr http twitter.com NLIreland National Library of Ireland on Twitter http www.nli.ie yeats The National Library of Ireland s online exhibition, Yeats The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats http www.nli.ie discover The National Library of Ireland s online exhibition, Discover your National Library http www.nli.ie 1916 The National Library of Ireland s online exhibition, The 1916 Rising Personalities and Perspectives Europe topic prefix National Library of title National library National libraries of Europe Museums and Galleries in Ireland National ... more details
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- National Library of Burundi
The National Library of Burundi is the national library of Burundi and it is located in Bujumbura . ref http www.sibmas.org idpac africa bib001.html Bujumbura, Burundi SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions WebCite http www.webcitation.org 62ykX6XwC ref References reflist See also List of national libraries coord missing Burundi Category National libraries Category Libraries in Burundi ... more details
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- National Library of Jamaica
The National Library of Jamaica is the national library in Jamaica and it is located in Kingston, Jamaica Kingston . See also List of national libraries External links http www.nlj.gov.jm Wayback http web.archive.org web 20100826080715 http www.nlj.gov.jm coord missing Jamaica Category National libraries Category Libraries in Jamaica Category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica ... more details
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- National Library of Paraguay
The National Library of Paraguay in Spanish language Spanish Biblioteca Nacional del Paraguay was created in 1887 . It is the legal deposit and copyright library for Paraguay . External links http www.bibliotecanacional.org Official website es http www.ifla.org VI 2 conf paraguay s.pdf Information on the library es Category Government of Paraguay Category National archives Paraguay Category National libraries Paraguay Category Paraguayan culture paraguay stub library stub ... more details
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- Togo National Library
Expand French Biblioth que nationale du Togo date January 2011 Orphan date February 2009 Togo National Library is the national library of Togo and is located in the capital, Lom . In the late 1990s, the National Library in Lom acquired a collection of approximately 18,000 volumes. ref http www.nationsencyclopedia.com Africa Togo.html Nation encyclopedia ref References reflist togo struct stub library stub coord missing Togo Category Libraries in Togo Category Buildings and structures in Lom fr Biblioth que nationale du Togo ... more details
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- King Fahad National Library
Unreferenced date January 2010 The King Fahad National Library KFNL , lang ar is the legal deposit and copyright for Saudi Arabia . It is located in Riyadh . External links http www.kfnl.gov.sa genindexe.htm King Fahad National Library http www.kfnl.gov.sa King Fahad National Library ar icon Arab national libraries Category Saudi Arabian culture Category National libraries Saudi Arabia ar Saudi Arabia topics ... more details
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- National Library of Northern Cyprus
Infobox library library name br National Library of Northern Cyprus br Mill K t phane br name en library logo image caption country type National Library scope established November 17, 1958 ref legal mandate location Nicosia , flag Northern Cyprus coordinates branch of num branches items collected collection size 229.626 books criteria legal deposit req to access annual circulation pop served members budget director Umure rs num employees website http mkutup.mebnet.net phone num 90 392 228 3257 Mill K t phane is the National Library of Northern Cyprus , located in Nicosia. It was founded on November 17, 1958. The collection consists of 229.626 books, which can be categorized as follows. ref cite web url http mkutup.mebnet.net istatistik 2009 konular C4 B1nagore Ekim.html title Collection in 2009 accessdate 12 February 2010 ref References and notes references External links http mkutup.mebnet.net Milli K t phane National Library of Northern Cyprus Europe topic prefix National Library of title National library National libraries of Europe DEFAULTSORT National Library Of Turkey Category National libraries Cyprus, Northern ... more details
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