| Overview of Physical Collections (As of December 2021) |
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Categories
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Languages
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Subdivisions
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Volumes/Items
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Monographs
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Chinese
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General Books (including Minguo paper-bound books)
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11633133 volumes
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General Ancient Books (including Minguo thread-bound books)
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1684495 volumes
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Books Published in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Overseas
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421984 volumes
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Subtotal
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13739612 volumes
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Foreign Languages
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Western Languages Books (English, French, German, and others)
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2473733 volumes
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Russian Books (including Slavic languages)
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697500 volumes
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Books in Japanese and other Oriental Languages
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1270633 volumes
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Subtotal
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4441866 volumes
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Subtotal for Monographs
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18181478 volumes
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Periodicals
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Chinese
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Chinese Periodicals
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8930746 volumes
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Foreign Languages
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Periodicals in Foreign Languages
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7207180 volumes
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Subtotal for Periodicals
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16137926 volumes
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Newspapers
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Chinese
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Chinese Newspapers
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206430 bound volumes
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Foreign Languages
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Newspapers in Foreign Languages
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103542 bound volumes
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Subtotal for Newspapers
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309972 bound volumes
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Special Collections
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Rare Books (including Ancient Rare Books, New Rare Books, Rare Books in Foreign Languages)
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400394 volumes or items
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| Maps & Atlases in Chinese and Foreign Languages |
191483 volumes or items |
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Static Pictures (Photographs, New Year Pictures, Engineering Drawings, and others)
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173115 items
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Documents on Epigraphs & Rubbings
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337045 items
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Manuscripts & Letters
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117204 items
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Documents in Languages of Ethnic Minorities
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258242 volumes or items
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Dunhuang & Turpan Documents
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31252 items
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Genealogies & Chronicles
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145099 volumes or items
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Other Special Collections (including Deluxe Editions)
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12672 volumes or items
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Dissertations and other Chinese Materials
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2986207 volumes or items
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Oracle Bones
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35651 volumes or items
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International Organizations and Government Publications
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637066 volumes or items
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Subtotal for Special Collections
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5325430 volumes or items
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Microforms
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Microfilms & Microfiches
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1729967 reels or fiches
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Audio-visual Materials
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Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, CD, Microgroove Records, MP3, LD, VCD, VHD, DVD
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493887 disks or cassettes
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Electronic Publications
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CD-ROM and others
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122845 items
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Total (as of December 2021)
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42301505 volumes or items
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