- Using the library
- Federated Search Portal
- E-journals
- Services
- Borrowing items
- Requesting and renewal
- Reading rooms
- Subject Guides
- Lists of new literature
- Collections
- Rare books
- National items
- Personal archives
- Original art
- Digital collections
- Books
- Periodicals
- Sound recordings
- Maps
- Sheet music
- Posters and postcards
- Pamphlets
Collection statistics
1. January 2013
Books | 1 990 029 | volumes |
Periodicals | 318 997 | annual sets |
- Newspapers | 19 493 | annual sets |
- Journals | 134 431 | annual sets |
- Sequels | 165 073 | items |
Cartographic materials | 25 708 | items |
Sheet music | 121 873 | items |
Graphic art (posters, postcards etc.) | 187 967 | items |
Manuscripts and archive documents | 8 397 | items |
Standards | 4 919 | items |
Booklets (advertising items, programmes, phone directories etc.) | 509 191 | items |
Audio-visual materials | 55 379 | items |
- Audio recordings | 50 915 | items |
- Video recordings | 4 464 | items |
Electronic materials | 2 430 | items |
- CD-ROMs | 2 274 | items |
- Discs | 156 | items |
Microforms | 27 826 | items |
- Micro cards | 22 168 | items |
- Microfilms | 5 658 | items |
Collections total: | 3 252 716 | items |
E-collection statistics
1. January 2013
E-books | 92 760 | volumes |
Periodicals | 61 336 | annual sets |
- Newspapers | 744 | annual sets |
- Journals | 59 599 | annual sets |
- Sequels | 993 | items |
Cartographic materials | 342 | items |
Sheet music | 200 | items |
Graphic art (postcards etc.) | 7 586 | items |
Photos | 1 | item |
Databases | 53 | items |
Websites | 464 | items |
Booklets (advertising items, programmes, etc.) | 299 | items |
E-collections total: | 163 041 | items |
The National Library will be closed on 29-30 March.
On 1 April the Library will open at 16.00.
