Austrian National Library
largest library in Austria
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Summary
Austrian National Library is a national library[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Open Preservation Foundation[3], World Digital Library[4], Consortium of European Research Libraries[5], International GLAM Labs Community[6], Kalliope[7], Conference of European National Librarians[8], International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[9], International Internet Preservation Consortium[10], Austrian Academic Library Consortium[11]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vienna[12]
- Country: Austria[13]
- Instance of: museum[14], cultural institution[15]
- Architect: Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach[16]
- Commissioned by: House of Habsburg[17]
- Founder: Albert III, Duke of Austria[18]
- Operator: Austria[19]
- Location: Neue Burg[20]
- Postal code: 1010[21]
- Commons category: Austrian National Library[22]
- Has part(s): Austrian literary archives[23], Austrian Web Archive[24], Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library[25], Augustinerlesesaal[26]
- Inception: 1368[27]
- Significant event: Recommendation of advisory committee on
Nazi looted art<sup id="cite-C61" class="cite-ref" title="Austrian National Library — significant event (P793): Recommendation of advisory committee onNazi looted art">[28] - Official website: https://www.onb.ac.at/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Austrian National Library[30]
- Director / manager: Johanna Rachinger[31], Paul Heigl[32], Michaela Mayr[33]
- Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[34]
- Collection or exhibition size: 7,400,000[35]
- Official name: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek[36]
- Has characteristic: web accessibility[37]
- Commons Institution page: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek[38]
- Native label: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek[39]
- Owner of: The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem of the Austrian National Library[40]
Why It Matters
Austrian National Library has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Works attributed to it include Integrated Authority File[43], an authority file[44], in Germany[45], founded in 2012[46], written by German National Library[47] and AustriaN Newspapers Online[48], a website[49], in Austria[50], founded in 2003[51].