National Library of Luxembourg
Encyclopedia
The Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg (in English
: National Library of Luxembourg) is the legal deposit
and copyright
library for Luxembourg
. It was established in 1899 in place of the municipal library which dated from 1798. It has currently (as of 2007) 750,000 books and 3500 periodicals.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: National Library of Luxembourg) is the legal deposit
Legal deposit
Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a library. The requirement is mostly limited to books and periodicals. The number of copies varies and can range from one to 19 . Typically, the national library is one of the...
and copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
library for Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. It was established in 1899 in place of the municipal library which dated from 1798. It has currently (as of 2007) 750,000 books and 3500 periodicals.
Further reading
- La Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg. Luxemburg 2007. ISBN 2-87980-053-6
- Jean-Marie Reding: "Das Bibliothekswesen Luxemburgs, ein Überblick". In: Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis. 32.2008,3, pp. 325-334.
- Jean-Marie Reding: Welches Bibliothekssystem? Universität Luxemburg. Forum für Politik, Gesellschaft und Kultur, 02.2004.