Editing Royal Library, Denmark (section)

{{Short description|National library of Denmark}}
{{Infobox library
|native_name       = Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Danmarks Nationalbibliotek og Københavns Universitetsbibliotek
|native_name_lang  = da
|name              = The Royal Library, the National Library of Denmark and the Copenhagen University Library
|image             = Den Sorte Diamant 1.jpg
|caption           = The Black Diamond building, viewed from the east
|country           = [[Denmark]]
|type              = [[National library]], [[university library]]
|scope             = National Library of Denmark - Main library of the [[University of Copenhagen]] - Danish Museum of Books and Printing, National Museum of Photography, Museum of Danish Cartoon Art.
|established       = {{Start date and age|1648|paren=yes}}<br />(University Library founded 1482)
|collection_size   = 36,975,069 physical volumes,<br/>
2,438,978<!-- 1,006,374+1,432,604 --> electronic titles (as of 2017)<ref name=Aarsberetning2017>{{cite web|title=Årsrapport 2017 for Det Kgl. Bibliotek | url=http://www5.kb.dk/export/sites/kb_dk/da/kb/aarsrapport/KB-Arsrapport-2017.pdf | date=5 March 2018 | publisher=Det Kgl. Bibliotek | access-date=5 April 2020 | language=da }}</ref>
|ref_legal_mandate = No special law. The obligations of the library are stated in the annual state budget
|location          = [[Copenhagen]]
|coordinates       = 
|legal_deposit     = Since 1697
|director          = Mr. Svend Larsen, director general
|num_employees     = 
|website           = {{Official URL}}
 
}}
[[File:Det Kongelige Bibliotek.jpg|thumb|The building of the Royal Library, Denmark, on [[Slotsholmen]], which dates to 1906, viewed from the northwest]]

'''The Royal Library''' ({{langx|da|Det Kongelige Bibliotek}}) in [[Copenhagen]] is the [[national library]] of [[Denmark]] and the [[academic library]] of the [[University of Copenhagen]]. It is among the [[List of largest libraries|largest libraries]] in the world and the largest in the [[Nordic countries]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Det Kongelige Bibliotek |url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Det_Kongelige_Bibliotek |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Den Store Danske |language=da}}</ref> In 2017, it merged with the [[State and University Library, Denmark|State and University Library]] in [[Aarhus]] to form a combined national library.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kum.dk/nyheder-og-presse/pressemeddelelser/nyheder/det-nye-nationalbibliotek-kommer-til-at-hedde-det-kgl-bibliotek/1/1/|title=Det nye nationalbibliotek kommer til at hedde Det Kgl. Bibliotek|access-date=2018-03-03|language=da}}</ref> The combined library organisation (the separate library locations in Copenhagen and Aarhus are maintained) is known as the [[Royal Danish Library]] ({{langx|da|Det Kgl. Bibliotek}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Sep 2016 |title=The new Royal Danish Library |url=http://www5.kb.dk/en/kb/nyheder/nyheder/Fusion.html#:~:text=On%201%20January%202017%2C%20the,the%20National%20Library%20of%20Denmark. |access-date=2018-04-19 |publisher=Royal Danish Library}}</ref>

It contains numerous historical treasures, and a copy of all works printed in Denmark since the 17th century are deposited there. Thanks to extensive donations in the past, the library holds nearly all known Danish printed works back to and including the first Danish books, printed in 1482 by [[Johann Snell]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Det Kongelige Bibliotek / National Library of Denmark |url=https://www.cenl.org/library/national-library-of-denmark-det-kongelige-bibliotek/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Bog-_og_biblioteksv%C3%A6sen/Boghistorie_og_bogtryk/Johann_Snell|title=Johann Snell|encyclopedia=[[Den Store Danske]]|access-date=28 August 2017 |language=da}}</ref>