VIAF Information Sheet

NAME:

· In the national language(s) and script: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

· In English: National Library and Archives of Québec

PICTURE:

LOCATION/ADDRESS:

BAnQ Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

2275, rue Holt, Montréal (Québec)  H2G 3H1 Canada

Details on all 12 BAnQ locations throughout Québec:

http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/informations_pratiques/

WEB SITE: http://www.banq.qc.ca

CONTACT:

Daniel Paradis daniel.paradis@banq.qc.ca

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION:

Serving simultaneously as national library, national archives and public library for a major metropolitan centre, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) brings together, preserves and promotes heritage materials from or related to Québec. As a key player in the knowledge society and a genuine cultural hub, BAnQ strives to democratize access to knowledge. It offers services in 12 facilities open to the public across Québec.

French (from : http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/)

À la fois bibliothèque nationale, archives nationales et bibliothèque publique de grande métropole, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) rassemble, conserve et diffuse le patrimoine documentaire québécois ou relatif au Québec. Véritable carrefour culturel, BAnQ œuvre à la démocratisation de l'accès à la connaissance à titre d'acteur clé de la société du savoir et déploie ses activités dans 12 édifices ouverts à tous sur le territoire du Québec.

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTHORITY DATA

· Authorities web site (none)

· Described entities: persons, famillies, corporate bodies,conferences, places, works/expressions, series

· Quantity/number of records:  approximately 365,000 (as of July 2015)

· Data provided in the authority record

Includes established form of the heading, variant names, see also references, sources consulted.

In RDA records (since 2013) also includes relevant MARC 21 37X fields for other identifying elements. Field 046 is applied where possible.

DATA PROVIDED TO VIAF AND NUMBER OF RECORDS

All active records created by the national library branch of BAnQ, except topical subjects (MARC 21 tag 150), are exported to VIAF.