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8.2.1. Music and media libraries
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Records, tapes, CDs and all types of sound archives are testimonial
documents that provide evidence and help preserve the historic
memory. Music libraries are the institutions in charge of
conserving and making the public aware of the wealth of sounds
created by peoples and societies. Sound archives include not only
musical recordings but also speeches, social events, interviews
and the rich oral tradition.
Libraries are fast becoming mediate media libraries (Koldo
Mitxelena Kulturunea, Bidebarrieta…), incorporating services
aimed at conserving and lending CDs, DVDs, and so on.
While collections still focus overwhelmingly on monographs
(94% of the collections) there is an increase in the acquisition
of audiovisual, electronic and special collections (drawings,
cartography…), especially in Bilbao, Donostia-San Sebastian,
Errenteria, Tolosa and Arrasate.
The Médiathèque de Biarritz, inaugurated in 2004, is a general
library with a great deal of audiovisual material, Internet access
and various specialised departments focusing on literature, Latin
America, images, Euskara, children and local collections.
8.2.2. Libraries of Navarre
This region has 128 libraries and three million volumes. In 2000
there were 94 public libraries (73.5%), 20% specialised libraries
and 4% University libraries, although the latter contain more
than a third of the total volumes. About 800,000 loans are made
annually to 180,000 borrowers.
The General Library of Navarre was created in 1940. It holds the
bibliographic heritage of Navarre, co-ordinates the public library
system and manages the Legal Deposit. It has 320,000 documents
in its collection and will soon have a new location.
Centro Koldo Mitxelena.
Donostia-San Sebastián.
New library of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia.
Bilbao.