Bavarian State Library

state library of the Free State of Bavaria
Organization universal_library Q256507
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Bavarian State Library

Summary

Bavarian State Library is a universal library[1]. It draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (universal_library category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bavarian State Library received the Librarian of the Year Award[3].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of Collection of German Prints[4].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of Specialised Information Services Programme[5].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of Consortium of European Research Libraries[6].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of IIIF Consortium[7].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of World Digital Library[8].
  • Bavarian State Library was a member of Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[9].
  • Bavarian State Library is located in Munich[10].
  • Bavarian State Library is in the country of Germany[11].
  • Bavarian State Library's image is recorded as Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - München - Westansicht.jpg[12].
  • Bavarian State Library's instance of is recorded as universal library[13].
  • Bavarian State Library's instance of is recorded as research library[14].
  • Bavarian State Library's instance of is recorded as reference library[15].
  • Bavarian State Library's instance of is recorded as United Nations Depository Library[16].
  • Bavarian State Library's instance of is recorded as state library of Germany[17].
  • Bavarian State Library's owned by is recorded as Bavaria[18].
  • Bavarian State Library's operator is recorded as Bavaria[19].
  • Bavarian State Library's logo image is recorded as Bayerische Staatsbibliothek logo.svg[20].
  • Bavarian State Library's logo image is recorded as Bavarian State Library - library logo with the English claim.png[21].
  • Bavarian State Library's headquarters location is recorded as Bayerische Staatsbliothek headquarters[22].
  • Bavarian State Library's ISNI is recorded as 000000012097381X[23].
  • Bavarian State Library's ISNI is recorded as 0000000111563587[24].
  • Bavarian State Library's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129557156[25].
  • Bavarian State Library's GND ID is recorded as 2031351-2[26].
  • Bavarian State Library's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50064518[27].

Body

Founding

+1558-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bavarian State Library[28].

Leadership

Bavarian State Library's director / manager is recorded as Klaus Ceynowa[29].

Operations

Bavarian State Library's headquarters location is recorded as Bayerische Staatsbliothek headquarters[22]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Regional State Libraries[30]. Its operator is recorded as Bavaria[19].

Ownership

Bavarian State Library's owned by is recorded as Bavaria[18].

Recognition

Bavarian State Library received the Librarian of the Year Award[3].

Why It Matters

Bavarian State Library draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (universal_library category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to it include Integrated Authority File[33], an authority file[34], in Germany[35], founded in 2012[36], written by German National Library[37].

FAQs

What awards did Bavarian State Library receive?

Honors received include Librarian of the Year Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [4] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . cerl.org. Retrieved . cerl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . iiif.io. Retrieved . iiif.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . wdl.org. wdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [9] . dfn.de. Retrieved . dfn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . zugang-gestalten.org. zugang-gestalten.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . 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. [37] . 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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