Newspapers and Journals Room

Works that can be consulted in this room:

• Journals held in the general repositories on the original medium.
• International press.
• General reference collection (unrestricted access). This collection consists of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, biographic directories and historic introductions, etc. related to newspapers and the media and is ordered as per the Universal Decimal Classification. There are also 400 open access journals (last 3 years).
• Microforms (newspapers, journals and official gazettes), mainly from the national press collection.
• Publications on CD-ROM: databases, legislative directories, etc.
• Digitised newspapers.
• Official publications of major international organisations.

 

Consultation:

• Unrestricted access: The reference works are directly accessible to users and do not need to be requested.
• On request:  Readers can request up to 3 microforms or 6 CD-ROMs at a time. Delivery is immediate.
  In the case of printed works, readers can request up to 3 items at a time. Waiting time is between 30 and 45 minutes. Each reader may reserve up to 3 works for a maximum period of 7 calendar days. Publications held in repositories off-site should be requested 48 hours in advance.
• Remote request: In order to eliminate waiting time, readers can request up to 10 works by submitting the form found on the copies page of the catalogue.

Otros recursos en línea:

• Colección digital de prensa histórica española, accesible a través de la Hemeroteca Digital de la Biblioteca Nacional.
• Revistas electrónicas y artículos a texto completo: la Biblioteca cuenta con una colección cada vez mayor de revistas electrónicas de acceso rápido y sencillo, gran parte de ella formada por publicaciones gratuitas (recursos de libre acceso) a las que se accede desde cualquier lugar. También disponemos de recursos por suscripción consultables desde la Biblioteca.
• Prensa actual española a través de Internet.
• Boletines oficiales a través de Internet.
• Para localizar a través de Internet instituciones que tengan entre sus fondos prensa local, regional y nacional, boletines oficiales y revistas de todo tipo de temáticas, se puede consultar el Directorio de Bibliotecas y Hemerotecas Españolas. 

Photocopies:

The collection of digitised and microfilmed newspapers and journals can be reproduced directly on the card-operated printers. Cards can be purchased from the Reproductions service on the ground floor.

A maximum of 20 photocopies may be made of works published from 1958 onwards, provided that they are in a good state of conservation. Other reproductions should be requested from the Reproductions service.

Use of PCs:

The PCs in the Newspapers and Journals Room may be used to search the Biblioteca Nacional's catalogue, other information resources and other libraries' catalogues.  Readers may also use laptop PCs in this room. The Biblioteca Nacional provides wireless (WI-FI) Internet access in this room free of charge.