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NLM

National Library of Medicine

Governmental » US Government

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NLM

National Library of Medicine

Medical » Physiology

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NLM

National Library of Medicine

Medical » Human Genome

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NAL

National Agricultural Library

Governmental » US Government

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NLC

National Library Of Canada

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NTL

National Transportation Library

Governmental » Transportation

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NLB

National Library Board

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NCSML

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Community » Museums

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NLW

National Library Week

Miscellaneous » Days Abbreviations

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NLE

National Library of Education

Governmental » US Government

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SNL

Swiss National Library

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NLE

National Library for the Environment

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NLS

National Library Service

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NLB

National Library for the Blind

Academic & Science » Libraries

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NSL

National Sporting Library

Sports

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NSRL

National Software Reference Library

Computing » Cyber & Security

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NSRL

National Software Reference Library

Computing » Software

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NSRL

National Software Reference Library

Governmental » Military

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NSRL

National Software Reference Library

Governmental » Law & Legal

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NTL

National Trust Library

Community » Non-Profit Organizations

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NOL

National Oceanographic Library

Academic & Science » Universities

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NOL

National Oceanographic Library

Governmental » US Government

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WQIC

Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library

Governmental » Environmental

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WQIC

Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library

Governmental » US Government

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NTL

National Transit Library

Governmental » Transportation

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What does national library mean?

National library
A national library is a library established by a government as a country's preeminent repository of information. Unlike public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuable, or significant works. A national library is that library which has the duty of collecting and preserving the literature of the nation within and outside the country. Thus, national libraries are those libraries whose community is the nation at large. Examples include the British Library, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.There are wider definitions of a national library, putting less emphasis to the repository character.National libraries are usually notable for their size, compared to that of other libraries in the same country. Some states which are not independent, but who wish to preserve their particular culture, have established a national library with all the attributes of such institutions, such as legal deposit. Many national libraries cooperate within the National Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to discuss their common tasks, define and promote common standards and carry out projects helping them to fulfill their duties. National libraries of Europe participate in The European Library. This is a service of The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL).

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