National Library of Norway

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The National Library of Norway (Norwegian: Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005.
Prior to the existence of the National Library, the University of Oslo was assigned the tasks that normaly falls to a national library.

The Norwegian ISBN Agency, responsible for assigning ISBNs with prefix 82- and 978-82-, is part of the National Library of Norway.

The National Library is also responsible for legal deposits made from publishers in Norway. All material is to be submitted free of charge.

[edit] See also

• List of national libraries

[edit] External links

• Website of Nasjonalbiblioteket
• Norwegian ISBN Agency

Coordinates: 59°54′50.61″N, 10°43′2.85″E