Biblioteca Nacional de España

Seat of the Spanish National Library in Madrid

The National Library of Spain (Spanish Biblioteca Nacional de España ) in Madrid is the most important library of Spain and the central resource for books from Spain. The stock, which was founded in 1712 library includes about 26 million media units and has an extension in Alcalá de Henares. 2012, it celebrated its 300th anniversary.

History

The Spanish National Library was founded in 1712 by Philip V as the Biblioteca Real ( " Royal Library " ), although the actual founding decree was only announced on January 2, 1716. The library should both give citizens access to knowledge, as well as record the private libraries of some nobleman. The printers were obliged to submit a copy of all published books in Spain (comparable to today's legal deposit ). The first release of the library was published in 1738, entitled Bibliotheca Universal de la Polygraphia Española, its editor was Cristóbal Rodríguez.

1761, the Statutes of the Library of Juan de Santander on behalf of Charles III. revised. In addition, the Imprenta Real (, Royal Printing ' ) is founded had their line of responsible librarian.

1836, the Library in the National Library was renamed, and its activity was no longer by the royal family dependent, but the public administration was assumed. The privatization of the foundation's assets had the closure of numerous monasteries and religious institutions result. The library has developed a strategy to take over the stocks until then in the possession of the Church, thus their holdings grew and gained mainly on quality.

From 1835 to 1860 some commissions were established to serve the Subjects of the institution. All during the First Republic confiscated from the clergy books were transferred to the library's collection.

1896 the new seat on the Paseo de Recoletos was completed after thirty years of construction, the equally served as a library, museum and archive.

From 1936 to 1939, the holdings of the library again grew during the Spanish Civil War due to the seizure of nearly five hundred thousand books.

1957, the legal deposit has been introduced. This was the previous scheme under which the printer had to submit a copy of each issue, replaced. 1986 to the library from the integrated departments Hemeroteca Nacional (, national newspaper archive '), the Instituto Hispanico bibliográfico (, Spanish Bibliographical Institute ') and the Centro del Tesoro Documental y bibliográfico ( Center for the Documentary Archive ' ).

Was founded in 1991 for reasons of space a new archive for books in Alcalá de Henares.

Management

The National Library is affiliated to the Spanish Ministry of Culture as an autonomous organization. Your General is Royal Board of Trustees and has the powers of a " senior adviser ". Your bodies are the Board of Directors, the Technical Director and a Management Board. Director of GNI since 2010 Gloria Pérez- Salmerón.

Stock

The existence of the National Library are:

• 6,000,000 modern books, published since 1831
• 50,000 old books, published before 1831
• 30,000 manuscripts
• 3,000 incunabula
• 130,000 periodicals
• 700,000 engravings
• 45,000 drawings
• 800,000 posters
• 134,000 cards
• 500,000 postcards
• 2,000,000 photographs
• 500,000 scores
• 550,000 sound recordings
• 80,000 video recordings

Catalogs

• General Catalogue
• ARIADNA and UNICORN
• DIBI
• CCPP