Research Libraries
Danish research libraries are government institutions. Primarily they serve higher education and research, but the majority are open to the public.
16 major research libraries are responsible for servicing universities and other institutions of higher education. In addition, a number of research libraries focus on specialised areas of research. Finally, a large number of smaller research libraries are attached to educational establishments.
The Royal Library and the State and University Library in Århus have specific national library functions.
The Royal Library functions both as Denmark's national library – including being a legal deposit library – and as the library of the University of Copenhagen.
Research libraries
| Number 2008 |
|
| National library |
2 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
106 |
| Special libraries |
77 |
| Total |
185 |
| Staff 2008 |
|
| National library |
626 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
705 |
| Special libraries |
211 |
| Total FTE |
1,542 |
| Stock 2008 | |
| National library |
27,642,777 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
11,126,504 |
| Special libraries |
5,397,925 |
| Total physical units |
44,167,206 |
| Serials subscriptions | |
| National library |
67,629 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
20,631 |
| Special libraries |
9,070 |
| Total subscriptions |
97,330 |
 |
|
| Additions 2008 | |
| National library |
258,285 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
310,456 |
| Special libraries |
207,179 |
| Total physical units |
775,920 |
 |
|
| Loans incl. renewals 2008 | |
| National library |
2,517,562 |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
5,688,948 |
| Special libraries |
1,812,013 |
| Total loans |
10,018,523 |
| Interlibrary loans | |
| Interlibrary loans supplied | |
| by National library |
676,841 |
| by libraries of institutions of higher education |
454,376 |
| by special libraries |
36,658 |
| Total interlibrary loans supplied |
1,167,875 |
| Interlibrary loans received | |
| by National library |
53,441 |
| by libraries of institutions of higher education |
133,972 |
| by special libraries |
31,349 |
| Total interlibrary loans received |
218,762 |
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|
| Operating expenditure 2008 | ||
| Salaries* |
589,019 |
|
| Media* |
269,677 |
|
| Other expenditure* |
123,872 |
|
| Total* |
982,568 |
|
| * 1,000 DKK |
|
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|
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|
1,000 DKK |
% | |
| National library |
362,092 |
36.8% |
| Libraries of institutions of higher education |
456,453 |
46.5% |
| Special libraries |
164,023 |
16.7% |
| Total |
982,568 |
100.0% |
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This page forms part of the publication 'Danish Library Statistics 2008' as chapter 4 of 4
PrintPublication may be found at the address http://www.bibliotekogmedier.dk/fileadmin/publikationer/publikationer_engelske/statistics/ifla2008/index.htm
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