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The National Library of India
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_National_Library_of_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
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