Árbók Landsbókasafns Íslands - Nýr flokkur - 01.01.1986, Page 77

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In 1900 Rögnvaldur completed his matriculation examination. In a letter he wrote
on October 25, 1900, to Guðmundur Finnbogason in Copenhagen he states that he is
still planning to study architecture in spite of the fact that he is attending the
Theological College.
In the third letter, written on July 4, 1905, in ísafjörður, Rögnvaldur is answering
a request by Guðmundur Finnbogason for a plan of Skálholt.
Landsbókasafnið 1984 [a report]. Landsbókasafn fslands. Árbók. Nýr flokkur 10
(1984). Rv. 1986, pp. 61-73.
Accessions. At the end of the year the number of printed books in the National
Library was, according to the accessions catalogue, 375.153 volumes. A great
number of books were given to the library or acquired through exchanges (cf. a list
on pp. 61-63).
Department of Manuscripts. The total number of catalogued manuscripts reached at
the end of the year 13.669. Many manuscripts were presented to the National
Library during the year, and most of those new accessions are mentioned briefly on
pp. 64—66.
National Department. Publishing in Iceland has been growing steadily during the
past few years. This has not been followed by sufficient increase in staff in the
National Department, which means that too few people are trying to cope with too
many tasks. Publishing of Islandica abroad has also been on the increase. Work on
ísMARC was also a considerable burden to the department.
ISBN. A committee set up by the Ministry of Culture and Education made
recommendations in December 1983 to the efTect that ISBN be put on Icelandic
publications. The National Library will not be able to assume responsibility for this
until sufiicient funds have been provided.