Legal notice

Information pursuant to Sec. 5 of the E-Commerce Act (ECG), Sec. 25 of the Media Act and Sec. 14 of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB):

Provider of this website and content/editorial responsibility:

Austrian National Library
Address: Josefsplatz 1, P.O. Box 25, 1015 Vienna, Austria
Web: www.onb.ac.at
Tel.: +43 1 534 10
Fax: +43 1 534 10-280
Email: onb[at]onb.ac.at

Internet editorial staff: The content of the website is prepared and managed by the internet editorial staff at the Austrian National Library. In case of content-related enquiries, suggestions or complaints, please use the contact form.

Legal form: Federal scientific institution under public law
Company register number: FN 221029v
Companies’ register court: Vienna Commercial Court
VAT ID number: ATU54091307

Authorised representatives:
Director General Dr Johanna Rachinger (Scientific Director) and Mag. Richard Starkel (Commercial Director)
Rules of procedure for the management

Business purpose and principal direction:
The business purpose of the Austrian National Library is to collect, preserve, document and process the collections consigned to, or acquired by, the Austrian National Library on a permanent or temporary basis and make them available to the public, taking into account the principles of appropriateness, efficiency and economy. This website should facilitate public access to the information and holdings of the Austrian National Library.

Relevant supervisory authorities:
Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport

Board of Trustees (economic supervisory body pursuant to Sec. 6 Austrian Federal Museums Act 2002):

GF Mag. Verena Brunner-Loss (chairwoman)
Mag. Werner Muhm (deputy of the chairwoman)
MR Dr. Barbara Damböck
Dir. PD Dr. Johannes Feichtinger
GF Mag. Markus Feigl
Dr. Felix Hammerschmidt
Mag. Andreas Handler
Mag. Dr. Eckehard Quin
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Barbara Stelzl-Marx
MR Mag. Gerlinde Weilinger
Rules of procedure for the Board of Trustees

Legal foundations of the Austrian National Library are in particular the Austrian Federal Museums Act 2002 and the Library and Museum Regulation.

Guidelines on the legal collection assigment of the Austrian National Library can be found here.

Information about use and privacy can be found here.

Our internal reporting channel according to the Austrian Whistleblower Protection Act (HSchG) can be found here.

UX, Concept, Design, Development

Alert
Reading rooms at Heldenplatz and the departments

All reading rooms and user facilities of the Austrian National Library will be closed from Good Friday March 29, 2024 up to and including Easter Monday April 1, 2024.

State Hall

Due to events, the State Hall will be closed all day on April 20, 2024 and from 2 p.m. on April 24, 2024.

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