The National Library of Greenland

Grœnlandica, which is part of Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia, the main library in Greenland, serves as the national library. It has a collection of 56,000 volumes, and is responsible for legal deposit and the library's research collection, including the largest collection in the Arctic region of mater...

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Published in:Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues
Main Author: Nielsen, Erika
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2002
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095574900201400103
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/095574900201400103
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Summary:Grœnlandica, which is part of Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia, the main library in Greenland, serves as the national library. It has a collection of 56,000 volumes, and is responsible for legal deposit and the library's research collection, including the largest collection in the Arctic region of material on Greenland, the Inuit, and the Arctic. It suffers from shortages of space, staff and funds, but one of its main challenges is to preserve the unique early printed works. A new national and research library is scheduled to open as part of a new university campus in 2005, when it will be separated from the public library.