National Library of India
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The National Library of India is the country’s largest and premier library, serving as its national repository of published material and a major research and reference center located in Kolkata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Library of India canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national library
ⓘ
public library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| collectionSize |
over 2 million books
ⓘ
over 2.5 million bound periodicals ⓘ over 320,000 manuscripts ⓘ over 4 million printed documents ⓘ |
| coordinates | 22.535°N 88.331°E ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| formerName | Imperial Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
reference library
ⓘ
research center ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Culture, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue | online public access catalogue ⓘ |
| hasISIL | IN-KoNL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding | Belvedere Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bibliography and Documentation Section
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children’s Section ⓘ Conservation Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Digital Library Section NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Languages Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Languages Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuscripts Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Periodicals Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Rare Books Section NERFINISHED ⓘ Reference Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Reprography Section ⓘ Science and Technology Section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| legalDeposit | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Alipore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Belvedere Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate | national repository of published material in India ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1953 ⓘ |
| operator | Ministry of Culture, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Calcutta Public Library
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUserGroup |
general public
ⓘ
researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
declaration as depository library under Delivery of Books Act
ⓘ
merger of Calcutta Public Library and Imperial Library in 1903 ⓘ renamed National Library of India in 1948 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ministry of Culture (India)