NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, holds in its collections nearly 3.7 million items in a wide variety of formats.

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Legal deposit

Since as early as 1816, NSK has been developing its collections through legal deposit, systematically assembling books and non-book material published by Croatian publishers and authors as well as publications in the Croatian language and those thematising Croatia and Croats.

The Zagreb University Collection

Apart from being Croatia’s national library, NSK is also the central library of the University of Zagreb and as such assembles Croatian and foreign academic publications.

NSK special collections

NSK’s most valuable items are preserved as part of its special collections, holding the greatest treasures of Croatia’s and the world’s cultural heritage.

NSK digital content

Apart from constantly increasing its digital content by digitising its collections, NSK also collects digital-born content, mostly through electronic legal deposit.