In 1867 the National Library of Mexico was established in the former San Agustín temple. Its origin Fund is made up of documentary, bibliographic and hemerographic materials coming from different libraries, and it was increased through the Legal Deposit, donations, purchase and exchange. In 1884 it opens to the public. The classification system proposed by Paul Namur is adopted. In 1904 the Bulletin of the National Library of Mexico begins to be published, and in 1919 the magazine "Biblos" appears. In 1929 the National Library ceased to depend on the Ministry of Public Education and joined the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1944 he was transferred to the former temple of San Pedro and San Pablo and created the National Newspaper Library of Mexico and the Iconographic Museum. In the 70's new facilities were built in the Cultural Zone of the University City to house the National Library, the National Newspaper Library and the Bibliographic Research Institute. In 2001, the digitalization processes began to improve library services and preserve bibliographic and documentary materials, but it is not until 2011 when it has access to the public and as of 2015 on the internet. |
OBJECTIVES:
-Integrate, safeguard, preserve and dispose for your consultation the collections that it protects. -Acquire by Legal Deposit, purchase, donation or exchange the documentary resources published in the country and those published abroad by Mexicans, as well as those that deal with Mexico. -Form the Mexican Bibliography. -Conduct research on your collections. -Promote guidelines and bibliographic standards at the national level. |