The National Library of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_National_Library_of_India
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:address gptkb:Belvedere_Estate,_Alipore,_Kolkata
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Mission_on_Libraries
gptkb:Indian_Library_Association
gptkb:International_Federation_of_Library_Associations_and_Institutions_(IFLA)
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 100,000
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:archives
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:historic_building
gptkbp:collectionSize over 2.2 million books
over 3,200 manuscripts
over 86,000 maps
gptkbp:coordinates 22.5351°N 88.3336°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:director gptkb:Prof._Ajay_Pratap_Singh
gptkbp:established 1836
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Imperial_Library
gptkbp:hasChild Yes
gptkbp:hasDigitizationProject Yes
gptkbp:hasManuscriptSection Yes
gptkbp:hasPeriodicalsSection Yes
gptkbp:hasRareBooks Yes
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom Yes
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The National Library of India
gptkbp:language multilingual
gptkbp:legalDeposit Yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:historical_documents
audio-visual materials
children's book
digital resources
journals
maps
newspapers
photographs
periodicals
government publications
microfilms
rare manuscripts
Indian language books
foreign language books
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Alipore_railway_station
gptkbp:readingRoomCapacity over 550
gptkbp:referencedIn Yes
gptkbp:renovated 2005
2010
2018
gptkbp:significance largest library in India
library of public record
repository of all books published in India
gptkbp:website https://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Text_Archive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5