SBI 91.1—Library and archive activities

Where 91.1 sits

1. S Arts, sports and recreation
2. 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
3. 91.1 Library and archive activities

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 91.11 Library activities
• 91.12 Archive activities

What 91.1 includes

• This group comprises the management, care, preservation, and assessment of libraries and archives.
• This group includes: - documentation and the provision of information by all types of libraries and archives, including reading rooms or rooms with audiovisual facilities, where library and archive services are offered to the general public or a specific target group, e.g., students, scientists, staff; - managing public archives (at government, regional, or local level) or private archives (of artists, historians, writers, etc.); - organizing a library collection, specialized or uncatalogued; - lending and storing books, maps, magazines, films, gramophone records, audio and video tapes, works of art, archives, etc.; - retrieving works to satisfy information requests, etc.

What 91.1 excludes

• Preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, see 91300

91.1 in other systems