Presentada en la CENL (Conference of European National Libraries,) que se ha celebrado en Viena los días 30 y 31 de mayo

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3.  The National Library of Spain is
responsible for receiving legal deposits
since 1718
 Collection: we retain more than 32
million copies
 Significant effort to meet the demands
that the citizens require of this institution
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4. Consequences of the crisis in the Spanish economy
EVOLUTION OF THE BUDGET 2009-2016
CHAPTER 2009 2016
% CUMULATIVE
VARIATION
SALARIES 20.396.950,00 16.400.000,00 - 19,59%
OVERHEADS 10.648.340,00 7.900.000,00 -25,81%
GRANTS 99.000,00 501.300,00 406,36%
INFRASTRUCTURE 21.742.000,00 5.000.000,00 -77,00%
MISCELANEUS 63.000,00 63.000,00 0,00%
TOTAL 52.949.290,00 29.864.300,00 -43,59%
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5. STAFF EVOLUTION 2010-2015
PERSONAL 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
OFFICIAL 296 273 258 250 246 240
LABOR 199 195 181 176 168
161
TOTAL 495 468 439 426 414 401
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6. LIBRARIANS 2009-2015
YEAR
OPTIONAL
LIBRARIES
(A1)
HELPERS
ARCHIVES,
LIBRARIES AND
MUSEUMS
(A2)
AUXILIARY
ARCHIVES,
AIBRARIES AND
MUSEUMS
(C1)
TOTAL
2009 94 85 28 207
2015 53 51 16 150
DIFFERENCE
2009-2015
-41 -34 -12 -87
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I. INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
Knowing the processes and service
costs and reducing unnecessary
costs to ensure sustainability and
compliance goals

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II. TO PROVIDE A NEW
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Law 1/2015 regulating the National
Library of Spain and Royal Decree of
legal deposits of online publications

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III. STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
a. Ensuring the increased and transmission of
knowledge of Spanish culture, in any support,
and provide an agile and easy access to the
contents
b. Building partnerships that allow us to
encourage research and knowledge generations
as core values of economic and social growth
c. Sharing information, leading innovation projects
giving answers, building confidence and
providing new developments for improvement

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 Increased of 102 new librarians in the
next few months
 Increased external funding
 Increased collaboration agreements
with institutions
 Improving the presence of the National
Library of Spain in the society
 Educational development programs

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ONSITE SERVICES
Concept
Data
2013
Growth rate
2012-2013
Data
2014
Growth rate
2013-2014
Data
2015
Growth rate
2014-2015
High of
cards
8.606 12,23% 8.921 3,66% 8.722 -2,23%
Users in
rooms
87.185 19,96% 102.190 17,21% 101.389 -0,83%
Loan fund
users
168.985 16,56% 224.429 32,81% 198.789 -11,42%

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DIGITAL SERVICES
Concept
Data
2013
Growth
rate
2012-2013
Data
2014
Growth
rate
2013-2014
Data
2015
Growth
rate
2014-2015
Visits 4.183.225 2,91% 4.391.679 4,98% 5.443.275 23,95%
Users
(visitors only)
2.154.186 6,41% 2.340.242 8,64% 3.096.885 32,33%
Page
views
32.432.176 13,47% 37.021.987 14,15% 40.822.580 10,27%

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HISPANIC DIGITAL LIBRARY
Concept
Data
2013
Growth
Rate
2012-2013
Data
2014
Growth
Rate
2013-2014
Data
2015
Growth
Rate
2014-2015
Visits 446.301 2,15% 673.757 50,96% 951.269 41,19%
Users 234.728 19,32% 342.396 45,87% 514.914 50,39%
Page views 3.015.660 130,42% 6.085.942 101,81% 7.017.116 15,30%
Digital
documents
downloaded
4.043.086 7,94% 4.921.057 21,72% 5.396.175 9,65%

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DIGITAL NEWSPAPER
Concept
Data
2013
Growth
Rate
2012-2013
Data
2014
Growth
Rate
2013-2014
Data
2015
Growth
Rate
2014-2015
Visits 539.634 ---- 629.981 16,74% 664.193 5,43%
Users 216.328 ---- 276.679 27,90% 333.311 20,47%
Page views 5.739.776 ---- 8.708.042 51,71% 9.308.409 6,89%
Digital
documents
downloaded
---- ---- 2.771.576 ---- 3.413.956 23,18%

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Concept
Data
2013
Growth
Rate
2012-2013
Data
2014
Growth Rate
2013-2014
Data
2015
Growth
Rate
2014-2015
Asistentes 285.067 2,77% 292.980 2,78% 295.071 0,71%

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 Difficult decissions in difficult times
(staff reduction, cutting costs…)
 Responsability to the cultural identity
of our countries

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18. directora@bne.es
www.bne.es
http://bdh.bne.es/bnesearch/
www.facebook.com/bne
www.youtube.com/bibliotecaBNE
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