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The National Library, India is the largest library in the
country. It is an institution of national importance under the
Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The library is designated
to collect, disseminate and preserve the printed material produced in the country. The
library is situated on a scenic 30 acres Belvedere Estate, in
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). |
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Aims of the National Library,
India
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Acquisition and conservation of all significant national production
of printed material, excluding ephemera. |
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Collection of printed material concerning the country, no matter
where it is published, and as a corollary, the acquisition of
photographic records of such material that is not available with
in the country |
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Acquisition and conservation of foreign material required by
the country. |
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Rendering of bibliographical and documents services of current
and retrospective material, both general and specialised. |
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Acting as a referral centre purveying full and accurate knowledge. |
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site can be copied or reproduced in any form, excepting for personal
information, without the written permission of the Director General of
the National Library, India, Kolkata (Calcutta). The National
Library authority or National Informatics Centre do not own any
responsibility to anybody for any loss or damage, owing to the
use of any information from this web site. |
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Last updated on 22 July 2012 |
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