BN
NAME
- in the national language(s)
and script(s) : Biblioteka Narodowa
- in English : National
Library of Poland
LOCATION/ADDRESS
Biblioteka Narodowa
al. Niepodległości 213
02-086 Warszawa
Poland
WEB SITE
CONTACT
Reference Centre: (+48 22) 608 23 30
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION :
The National Library acts as the central library of the state and one
of the most important cultural institutions in Poland. Its mission is to
protect national heritage preserved in the form of handwritten, printed,
electronic, recorded sound and audiovisual documents. The primary task of the
National Library is to acquire, store and permanently archive the intellectual
output of Poles, whether the works of citizens living on Polish soil, the most
important foreign works, or publications related to Poland and published
abroad.
Following this fundamental function, the National Library is also
responsible for a number of tasks that are of crucial importance to Polish
culture. Serving as the chief archive of Polish literary output, the National
Library is also a national bibliographic agency, a large research library
focusing on the humanities, as well as a nationally and internationally
recognized centre of preservation and conservation. It also fulfills a
surpassing role in research, documentation and methodological activity in
bibliography, library science and reading, and related areas connected with the
social circulation of the book.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTHORITY DATA :
- Authorities web site
: http://alpha.bn.org.pl/screens*pol/kartoteki.html
- Described entities: persons, corporate bodies,
meetings, uniform titles, series, subject authority records in the joint
authority file
- Data in the authority
records provided in MARC 21 Format
DATA PROVIDED TO VIAF
- Authority records for persons and corporate bodies: 1 157 032
- Bibliographic records (provided to the OCLC WorldCat): 2 493 490