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Swiss National Library
Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek
Bibliothèque nationale suisse
Biblioteca nazionale svizzera
The Swiss National Library building in Berne
Map
46°56′29″N 7°26′59″E / 46.94139°N 7.44972°E / 46.94139; 7.44972
LocationBerne, Switzerland
Established1895
Reference to legal mandateLaw about the Swiss National Library (available in German, French and Italian)
Branches1 (Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel)
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, maps, official publications, posters, drawings and manuscripts
Size5.1M items
Criteria for collectionHelvetica: publications published in Switzerland or written by Swiss authors or concerning Switzerland
Legal depositNo, but agreements with publishers
Access and use
Access requirementsReading rooms: free.
Registration for lending: be Swiss resident or citizen over 18
Circulation78,000 (2007)
Other information
Budget32.9M Swiss francs (2008, incl. internal federal costing; $31.8M, 2nd quarter 2008)
DirectorMs. Marie-Christine Doffey (since 2005)
Employees160 (124 FTE)
Websitehttp://www.nb.admin.ch/slb/index.html?lang=en

This page shows The Swiss National Library's infobox with the new proposed coding and additional data.