What´s about?

The exchange program consists of exchanging works, in any documentary format, with other libraries and cultural and research institutions internationally.

Exchange is one of the ways to access and increase the documentary collections of the National Library of Spain (BNE), along with donations, purchases, and legal deposit. It is an essential part of the institution's acquisitions policy, which contributes to enriching Spain's bibliographic heritage and disseminating Spanish culture worldwide.

Basically and essentially, through this form of admission, the National Library is able to collect, free of charge, works that refer to Spanish and Ibero-American culture in all its aspects and that are not included in the BNE's collections, as well as the work of Spanish authors abroad.

Operation

Specifically, at the National Library of Spain, the exchange workflow is carried out in two ways:

• Document intake: pre-selection based on lists sent by institutions, primarily via email.
• Document output: Institutions make a selection from two lists compiled by the library:
  • One with publications published or in which the BNE itself participates.
  • The other with duplicate works published by public institutions.