Swiss National Library
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Summary
Swiss National Library is a national library[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (national_library category, ranking #39 of 175).[2]
Key Facts
- Swiss National Library was a member of Memoriav[3].
- Swiss National Library was a member of Bern Museums[4].
- Swiss National Library was a member of Conference of European National Librarians[5].
- Swiss National Library was a member of Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries[6].
- Swiss National Library was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[7].
- Swiss National Library was a member of International Internet Preservation Consortium[8].
- Swiss National Library is located in Bern[9].
- Swiss National Library is in the country of Switzerland[10].
- Swiss National Library's instance of is recorded as national library[11].
- Swiss National Library's instance of is recorded as memory institution[12].
- Swiss National Library's instance of is recorded as archives[13].
- Swiss National Library's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland[14].
- Swiss National Library's instance of is recorded as archival collection[15].
- Swiss National Library's founder is recorded as Friedrich Staub[16].
- Swiss National Library's headquarters location is recorded as Bern[17].
- The location of Swiss National Library was Building of the Swiss National Library[18].
- Swiss National Library's postal code is recorded as 3003[19].
- Swiss National Library's child organization or unit is recorded as e-newspaperarchives.ch[20].
- Swiss National Library's Commons category is recorded as Swiss National Library[21].
- Swiss National Library comprises e-newspaperarchives.ch[22].
- Swiss National Library comprises collection of the Swiss National Library[23].
- +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss National Library[24].
- Swiss National Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.9414066, 'lon': 7.4497034}[25].
- Swiss National Library's located on street is recorded as Hallwylstrasse[26].
- Swiss National Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office of Culture[27].
Body
Founding
Swiss National Library's founder is recorded as Friedrich Staub[16]. +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[24].
Identity
Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bibliothèque nationale suisse'}[29], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Biblioteca nazionale svizzera'}[30], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Biblioteca naziunala svizra'}[31], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swiss National Library'}[32]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'NB'}[33], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'BN'}[34], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'BN'}[35], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NL'}[36], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'snb'}[37].
Leadership
Swiss National Library's director / manager is recorded as Damian Elsig[38].
Operations
Swiss National Library's headquarters location is recorded as Bern[17]. Parent organizations include Federal Office of Culture[27], a Government agency of Switzerland[39], in Switzerland[40], headquartered in Bern[41] and Federal Department of Home Affairs[42], an interior ministry[43], in Switzerland[44], founded in 1848[45], headquartered in Bern[46]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as e-newspaperarchives.ch[20].
Why It Matters
Swiss National Library draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (national_library category, ranking #39 of 175).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]