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Libraries, Archives : Chile

This pathfinder includes information about libraries and archives in Chile.

Created and maintained by the
Hispanic Division, Collections and Services Directorate

 


BIBLIOTECA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PLAYA ANCHA  (http://www.upa.cl/Uplaweb/paginas/institucional/biblioteca/servicios.htm)
Features the web site of the Library system of University of Playa Ancha. In Spanish.

BIBLIOTECA DEL CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CHILE  (http://www.bcn.cl)
The Library's collection, built up over 114 years, is a living depository of the social and political history of the country and of world developments. It has also been chosen to be the depository library of International Entities, such as the Organization of American States since 1945, the United Nations since 1952, and the European Economic Community since 1964, among others. The core collection contains over 700,000 items (books, pamphlets, rare and valuable books); 7,000 periodical publications (700 are Chilean magazines, some of which date from the last century); 97 national newspapers; an archive of press cuttings, with more than 3,000,000 recoverable items on the political, social and economic life of the country; a complete collection of the Daily Register of the National Congress from its beginnings in 1811; manual catalogs, microfilm collections, and CD ROM and electronic data bases. Presents direct links to legal information, civic education, publications, digital library, mapuches, and new aquisitions. In Spanish.

BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE CHILE  (http://www.dibam.cl/biblioteca%5Fnacional/index%5Fbn.html)
Presents the National Library of Chile. Contents: Catalog of the Library, Press Center "Estación Mapocho", Virtual Library of the National Library, Directory of libraries, archives and museums.

LIBRARY SYSTEM  (http://www.uach.cl/webantiguo/infgen/bibliotecavirtual/)
"The university library is an information service that support, research and extension activities of the Universidad Austral. It contributes to the development of knowledge by providing the necessary information and data to its users. Information from around the world can be accessed by modern means of communication, such as INTERNET and UNCOVER. Presently, the library system houses 116,577 volumes, 1,589 current periodical titles, and 14,285 theses. There are 6,650 active library users". In English and Spanish.

SISTEMA DE BIBLIOTECA UCV  (http://biblioteca.ucv.cl/)
Valparaíso Catholic University Library. In Spanish.

SISTEMA DE BIBLIOTECAS WERKEN-EPU  (http://biblio.unap.cl/)
Arturo Prat university library. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE: SISTEMA DE BIBLIOTECAS  (http://www.uchile.cl/bibliotecas/bibliotecas/)
Library system of the University of Chile. In Spanish.

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