The National Library of Norway ( Norwegian Nasjonalbiblioteket ) is Norway's main scientific library located in Oslo . The National Library of Norway receives a required copy of all publications that appear in print in Norway. The library was founded in 1988 .
| National Library of Norway | |
|---|---|
 Library entry | |
| A country |  Norway |
| Address | Norway , Oslo |
| Founded by | 1988 |
| Fund | |
| Fund volume | 2.9 million units |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 30 million euros (2005) |
| Employees | 425 (2011) |
| Web site | nb.no |
History
The history of the National Library of Norway is closely connected with the history of the state itself, which gained independence only in 1905 , having left the alliance with Sweden . In 1815, after separation from Denmark , the functions of the national library were given to the library of the University of Oslo . In 1883, the publication of a national bibliography began .
A full-fledged national library was created only at the end of the 20th century - in 1988 . The Norwegian parliament voted to create a library in Oslo's capital. In 1999, the university library was reorganized and some departments became subordinate to the national library. On August 15, 2005, the new premises of the national library were opened. In 2005, the seventy-first congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions was held in Oslo.
Library Funds
- 2 900 000 books and magazines
- 135,000 cards
- 30,000 manuscripts
- 50,000 microfilms
- 200,000 digitized images (photo)
The oldest documents of the library include the Prayer book from Hedmark (XIII century) and the code of laws of the Norwegian king Magnus Lagabet (Magnus VI) “Magnus Lagabøters Landslov” (XIV century). Here are the letters of the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen , as well as the manuscripts of Knut Hamsun and his marital correspondence, acquired by the library in 2002 .
Collections and Branches
In 1994, the functions of the national library were transferred from the library of the University of Oslo to the newly formed library, which consists of two buildings.
The main building is located in the center of Oslo (Drammensveien 42). These are the former premises of the university library. The lobby of the library is decorated with frescoes by Gustav Vigeland .
The library branch in Mu-i-Rana , which was established in 1989 , is located beyond the Arctic Circle. The purpose of the construction of this branch is to use the dry and cold climate of the Arctic to preserve the required copies of all publications from Norway. . The book depository has 4 floors with 45 km of bookshelves.