The National and University Library of Iceland is the national library of Iceland and the library of the University of Iceland. The Library collects all Icelandic material and preserves, catalogues and classifies it. It serves the teaching and research of the University of Iceland and provides library and information services for business, public administration and research in Iceland. In Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, the Library offers good study facilities with ready access to its collections.
Laws and agreements
The Library’s role is set out in the Act on the National and University Library of Iceland, No. 142/2011.
Board and organisational chart
The National Librarian and the heads of the Library’s divisions sit on the Executive Board. The Board is where the Library’s senior managers review its affairs and discuss the decisions that need to be taken.
Welcome to Þjóðarbókhlaða
A video about the services of the National and University Library of Iceland in Þjóðarbókhlaða. The video was made by Áslaug Tóka Gunnlaugadóttir and Atli Týr Ægisson, students of applied cultural communication at the University of Iceland.