The Royal Library in Copenhagen is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries. In 2017, it merged with the State and University Library in Aarhus to form a combined national library. The combined library organisation is known as the Royal Danish Library.
The Black Diamond building, viewed from the east
The building of the Royal Library, Denmark, on Slotsholmen, which dates to 1906, viewed from the northwest
Panoramic view of the new building opened in 1999 (taken by Peter Pihlmann Pedersen, 2013)
First page of the Primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno of Guamán Poma de Ayala
An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution and serves two complementary purposes: to support the curriculum and the research of the university faculty and students. It is unknown how many academic libraries there are worldwide. An academic and research portal maintained by UNESCO links to 3,785 libraries. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are an estimated 3,700 academic libraries in the United States. In the past, the material for class readings, intended to supplement lectures as prescribed by the instructor, has been called reserves. Previously before the electronic appliances became available, the reserves were supplied as actual books or as photocopies of appropriate journal articles. Modern academic libraries generally also provide access to electronic resources.
Library of Trinity College Dublin, established in 1592 on library
The Round Reading Room of the Maughan Library, the main academic library of King's College London.
University Library Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1694. La nouvelle bibliothèque, from Les delices de Leide, une des célèbres villes de l'Europe, Leiden: P. van der Aa, 1712.
The Old Library of Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.
