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The National Library of Sweden
NAME

In the national language(s) and script

In English

The National Library of Sweden

LOCATION/ADDRESS

Humlegårdsgatan 26
Stockholm

CONTACT

libris@kb.se (technical level) auktoritetsgruppen@kb.se (policy level)

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION

The National Library of Sweden has been collecting virtually everything printed in Sweden or in Swedish since 1661. We also collect TV and radio programs, movies and videos distributed in Sweden, Swedish music and computer games.

Our collections can be accessed by visiting the library or in certain cases through online services.

The National Library is a humanities research library that purchases scholarly publications in several languages. We coordinate services and programs for all publically funded libraries in Sweden and administer and develop Libris, the national library catalog system.

The National Library of Sweden is a state agency. We are a staff of about 320 and our main offices are in Stockholm.

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTHORITY DATA

Authority data can be searched in Libris katalogisering: https://libris.kb.se/katalogisering/search/libris
Subect headings and genre/form terms are also available in: https://id.kb.se/

Described entities:
	-	agents (persons, families, corporate bodies, jurisdictions, meetings)
	-	concepts (subject headings, geographical names and genre/form terms)
	-	works (selection of works)

DATA PROVIDED TO VIAF AND NUMBER OF RECORDS

(As of 23 March 2017)

	-	persons222 684
	-	conferences369
	-	corporate bodies46 083
	-	titles1368