Bamberg State Library
The Bamberg State Library in the New Residence
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| Country | Germany |
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| Type | Regional library, research library |
| Established | September 9, 1803 |
| Location | Neue Residenz, Domplatz 8, 96049 Bamberg, Federal Republic of Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°53′30″N 10°52′56″E / 49.89162°N 10.88210°ECoordinates: 49°53′30″N 10°52′56″E / 49.89162°N 10.88210°E |
| Collection | |
| Size | more than 535,000 volumes |
| Legal deposit | Upper Franconia (since 1987) |
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| Director | Bettina Wagner |
| Website | www.staatsbibliothek-bamberg.de |
The Bamberg State Library (German: Staatsbibliothek Bamberg) is a combined universal, regional and research library with priority given to the humanities. Today it is housed in the New Residence, the former prince-bishop's new palace. The Free State of Bavaria is responsible for the library.
The Bamberg State Library supplies the town of Bamberg and the region Upper Franconia with literature for research and higher education purposes, professional work and advanced training. The historically grown holdings of more than 500,000 volumes are continuously supplemented and enlarged by acquisitions in all general fields, and in specialized areas such as the history and geography of (Upper) Franconia, art history and appreciation, manuscripts and the printed book.
It cooperates in all areas of librarianship with the University Library of Bamberg.
One of its regional tasks is to acquire documentary material on and of persons who are connected with the region.
More over it gets the legal deposit for the region of Upper Franconia; that means the Bamberg State Library receives a copy of every book published in Upper Franconia and continues to compile a complete bibliography of the region.
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