National and University Library of Zagreb ( Croatian Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu ) is the largest scientific library in Croatia, located in the city of Zagreb . The library has more than 2 million books.
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| Address | Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4 pp 550 10000 Zagreb Republika Hrvatska |
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| Branches | 6 |
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| Fund volume | 2 million books |
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| Director | Dr. Joseph Stipanov |
| Web site | nsk.hr/home.aspx?id=24 |
The library collection contains many valuable editions in the Old Slavonic language , as well as the first Croatian book, valuable ancient editions in German and rare geographical maps.
Library Director General - Dr. Joseph Stipanov.
History
The National and University Library of Croatia was founded in 1607 as part of the Jesuit school Neoacademia Zagrabiensis. In 1669, the school was recognized by the Hapsburg king Leopold I [2] . The history of the library is inextricably linked with the history of the University of Zagreb , founded later. In 1776, the library became the Royal Library of the Academy of Sciences (Regia Scientiarum Academia), and in 1874 - the University Library of Zagreb. In 1818, the library became public.
Since 1837, the library received national status and was supposed to receive a mandatory copy of each book published in Croatia. On May 28, 1995, the library moved to its current premises. The National Library today has six branches (faculty libraries) and operates 32 libraries in Croatia.
Funds
50% of the library funds are Croatian-language literature. 20% - literature in English, 12% - in German and 5% in Russian, French and Italian.
- 2015 monographs
- 24,180 book series and periodicals
- 314,427 microfilms
- 142 113 manuscripts
- 28 101 maps
- 17 580 scores
- 11,735 audio documents
Notes
- ↑ COURAGE Registry
- ↑ Rüegg, Walter: “European Universities and Similar Institutions in Existence between 1812 and the End of 1944: A Chronological List”, in: Rüegg, Walter (Hrsg.): A History of the University in Europe. Bd. 3: Universities in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (1800-1945) , Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-521-36107-1 , S. 685
Links
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