Austrian National Library

largest library in Austria
Organization national_library Q304037
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Austrian National Library

Summary

Austrian National Library is a national library[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (481 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Austrian National Library was a member of Open Preservation Foundation[3].
  • Austrian National Library was a member of World Digital Library[4].
  • Austrian National Library was a member of Consortium of European Research Libraries[5].
  • Austrian National Library was a member of International GLAM Labs Community[6].
  • Austrian National Library was a member of Kalliope[7].
  • Austrian National Library was a member of Conference of European National Librarians[8].
  • Austrian National Library is located in Vienna[9].
  • Austrian National Library is in the country of Austria[10].
  • Austrian National Library's instance of is recorded as national library[11].
  • Austrian National Library's instance of is recorded as museum[12].
  • Austrian National Library's instance of is recorded as cultural institution[13].
  • Austrian National Library's architect is recorded as Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach[14].
  • Austrian National Library's commissioned by is recorded as House of Habsburg[15].
  • Austrian National Library's founder is recorded as Albert III, Duke of Austria[16].
  • Austrian National Library is operated by Austria[17].
  • The location of Austrian National Library was Neue Burg[18].
  • Austrian National Library's postal code is recorded as 1010[19].
  • Austrian National Library's Commons category is recorded as Austrian National Library[20].
  • Austrian National Library comprises Austrian literary archives[21].
  • Austrian National Library comprises Austrian Web Archive[22].
  • Austrian National Library comprises Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library[23].
  • Austrian National Library comprises Q130729733[24].
  • 1368 marks the founding of Austrian National Library[25].
  • Austrian National Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.20614167, 'lon': 16.36626667}[26].
  • Austrian National Library's significant event is recorded as Recommendation of advisory committee on Nazi looted art<sup id="cite-C60" class="cite-ref" title="Austrian National Library — significant event (P793): Recommendation of advisory committee onNazi looted art">[27].

Body

Founding

Austrian National Library's founder is recorded as Albert III, Duke of Austria[16]. 1368 marks the founding of it[25].

Identity

Austrian National Library's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Österreichische Nationalbibliothek'}[28].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Johanna Rachinger[29] and Paul Heigl[30].

Operations

Austrian National Library is operated by Austria[17].

Why It Matters

Austrian National Library ranks in the top 4% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (481 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to it include AustriaN Newspapers Online[33], a website[34], in Austria[35], founded in 2003[36] and Integrated Authority File[37], an authority file[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2012[40], written by German National Library[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] . onb.ac.at. onb.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] . openpreservation.org. Retrieved . openpreservation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wdl.org. wdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . cerl.org. cerl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . glamlabs.io. Retrieved . glamlabs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . directory of German Library Codes. wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . onb.ac.at. onb.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . provenienzforschung.gv.at. Retrieved . provenienzforschung.gv.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . lootedart.com. Retrieved . lootedart.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Director / manager Johanna Rachinger, Paul Heigl
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