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Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek
= Bibliothèque nationale suisse
= Biblioteca nazionale svizzera
The Swiss National Library building in Berne
Established1895
Reference to legal mandateLaw about the Swiss National Library (available in German, French and Italian)
LocationBerne, Switzerland
Coordinates46°56′29″N 7°26′59″E / 46.94139°N 7.44972°E / 46.94139; 7.44972
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
Staff160 (124 FTE)
Websitehttp://www.nb.admin.ch/slb/index.html?lang=en


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