Services

Library

The Banco de España Library specialises in economics, with particular emphasis on monetary and banking matters, not forgetting other related topics, such as economic history or statistics.

Collections

The Library's collections comprise almost 285,000 monographic works, including books, documents by international organisations, microfiches, microfilms and other collections and special materials.  Some 16,300 of these publications make up the so-called Fondo de Especial Valor (Special Value Collection), which receives special protection and is subject to restricted access.

Furthermore, it has over 6,000 journal titles, of which 1,600 are still published.

Catalogues

The bibliographic database, which can be accessed through the ALEPH application, currently holds 240,000 records, which can be consulted using one of the four terminals in the reading room.

Services

There is a reading room offering free access to Banco de España publications, some financial publications of international and banking statistics and the latest copies of a selection of Spanish and foreign journals. There are directories, encyclopaedia, atlases, guides, dictionaries, etc. also available for reference.

A self-service photocopy machine is available.

Furthermore, there is a bibliographic information service (in-house, by telephone and in writing) which answers specific questions and offers guidelines on how to consult the catalogues.

General Access

Readers can use the Library's services and request copies from the General Collection for reading in the reading room by presenting proof of their identity (national ID card or passport).

Access to the Special Value Collection

• Users must apply for access and accredit themselves as researchers. The requirements for this are:
  • University qualification or proof that the person is undertaking research work.
  • Presentation by two reputable academics from the scientific or academic world.
  • A statement of the nature and subject of the research, which must be related to the special collections the person wishes to consult.
  • Explicit acceptance of the rules governing Library consultations and an agreement to provide two copies of the works that are published.
  • Two photographs.