About Det Kgl. Bibliotek

Find information about Det Kgl. Bibliotek.

Contact us

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Get an overview of the best way to contact the library.

Tasks and goals

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Det Kgl. Bibliotek is an institution controlled by the Danish Ministry of Culture. We provide services and communication of knowledge, and we preserve the Danish cultural heritage for posterity.

Job and career

As an employee, you get to help make the Danish cultural heritage accessible to citizens, as well as contribute to research and to the democratic development of society.

Our organisation

Det Kgl. Bibliotek is divided into a number of subject areas and departments.

Press

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Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding issued press releases, taking pictures, filming or requests for interviews.

Partnerships and sponsors

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Det Kgl. Bibliotek receives significant funding for activities from a range of collaboration partners. We thank our donors.

Legal deposit

Learn more about legal deposit, what to hand in, how to hand it in, and where to do it.

Research at Det Kgl. Bibliotek

We conduct research based on the library's collections and invite collaboration with other researchers to open the collections. We are happy to talk about our results and we publish them broadly.

Copyright and use of our materials

Find answers to some of your questions about copyright in relation to Det Kgl. Bibliotek. Please note that we are unable to offer legal assistance.

Whistleblower system for Det Kgl. Bibliotek

You can use the whistleblower system to draw attention to illegal or reprehensible matters relating to Det Kgl. Bibliotek.

National licensing consortium and licensing service

Det Kgl. Bibliotek negotiates and administers license agreements for youth educations and universities as well as other higher education, institutions and agencies.