Newspapers at the National Library of Norway

Abstract

Purpose

Aims to describe the development of the Newspaper Collection at the National Library of Norway.

Design/methodology/approach

Describes the historical and organizational development of the collection, analysis of registration systems and the role of newspapers in historical research.

Findings

Provides possible solutions for organization and cataloguing.

Originality/value

Provides a first description of the use of MAVIS (Merged Audio Visual Information System) as a cataloguing solution for a newspaper collection.

Citation

Clausen, S. (2005), "Newspapers at the National Library of Norway", Library Management, Vol. 26 No. 1/2, pp. 57-62. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435120510572879