Ecuador

Directory Information

 Formal Name:           Biblioteca Nacional
 Name of Librarian:    Dr Eugenio Espejo
 Address:                   12 de Octubre 555, Apdo 67, Quito

History & Collections

 The Biblioteca Nacional del Ecuador, in Quito, was founded in 1792. It contains about 60,000 volumes, many dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. A number of cooperative programs with the 97 municipal or public libraries have been instituted. The National Bibliography is published by the Biblioteca General of the Universidad Central on a bimonthly basis and cumulated annually. Support is given by the professional community and the Asociacion Ecuatoriana de Bibliotecarios (AEB; Ecuadorian Library Association).


Sources:

World guide to libraries. New York: Saur, 1998.
World encyclopedia of library and information services. 3rd ed. Chicago: American Library Association,c1993.