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Groenlandica

Website:	www.groenlandica.gl
Address:	Groenlandica, Imaneq 26, Box 1011, DK 3900 Godthaab, Greenland
E-mail:	groenlandica@katak.gl
Telephone:	+299-38-56-30
Notes:	Groenlandica is the name of the National Library of Greenland in Greenlandic, Danish and English. Groenlandica is a branch of the Central Public Library (Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia in Greenlandic, Groenlands Landsbibliotek in Danish). The head of Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia is Elisa Petersen. Groenlandica Collection re-established after former collection was destroyed in a fire in 1968. Lately there has been a growing emphasis on the anthropological/sociological aspects of the Inuit populations of the Arctic. With Home Rule in Greenland starting in 1980 the Groenlandica collections have become the "National Library" of Greenland - containing most of the material published in Greenland. DESCRIPTION OF POLAR COLLECTION: Books in Greenlandic (Eskimo/Inuit languages) - approximately 4,500 volumes. Books on Greenland and the rest of the Arctic area - very general and broad coverage. Books on Inuit of the Arctic, especially anthropological/sociological aspects. Printed Brochure Available: Yes, in Danish and Greenlandic. Size of Polar Collection: Books: 17,000. Periodical Titles: Not registered separately. Pamphlets and Reprints: Not registered separately. Phono-records: ca. 50. Audio tapes: ca. 500 - not yet registered. USER SERVICES: Classification System Used: Danish Decimal Classification, modified to our collections. Users Policy: Students and scholars from outside the institution are free to use the polar library collection. Circulation Policy: Material available on loan to anyone. A number of books are for use in the library only. Interlibrary Loan Policy: No charges. Copying Facilities: Photocopies supplied of material not for loan. Charge imposed only if the amount of copies exceeds 25 - one Danish krone per copy. Additional Comments: The Library has occasionally published books suitable for use in public libraries in Greenland. These books are in Greenlandic. IN-HOUSE DATABASES: DDE (Dansk Data Elektronik)

Ilisimatusarfik University of Greenland Library

Website:	www.ilisimatusarfik.gl/Home/Bibliotek/tabid/67/Default.aspx
Address:	P.O. Box 279, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland
E-mail:	bibliotek@ilisimatusarfik.gl
Telephone:	+299 324566
Fax:	+299 324711
Year of foundation:	The Library at the Ilisimatusarfik University of Greenland was established in 1984.
Notes:	The library is exclusively for the staff and students at Ilisimatusarfik. The library contains some 18.000 books and 125 periodicals covering the following themes: Economics, politics, administration; History, anthropology, archaeology; Linguistics, literature, media; Theology Additional Internet resources: http://archive.arcticportal.org/143/ and Library catalogue: http://www.katak.gl/sites/UNIW/pub/search.html

Nunatta Atuagaatequarfia / Landsbibliotek Groenlandica [National Library of Greenland]

	[National Library of Greenland]
Website:	www.katak.gl
Address:	Imaneq 26, PO Box 1011, DK 3900 Nuuk/Godthaab, Greenland
E-mail:	nalib@katak.gl
Telephone:	+299-32 11 56
Fax:	+299-32 39 43
Year of foundation:	Founded in 1956, becoming the national library in 1980. The original collection was destroyed in a fire in 1968.
Publications:	Groenlandica; catalogue of the Groenlandica-collection in the National Library of Greenland (Hoyer, 1986)