Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism Batman İl Halk Kütüphanesi

Our Collection

Our collection consists of Books, Magazines (Periodicals) and Non-Book Materials (Audio Cassette, CD, Video Cassette, Braille Books and Magazines) in every subject. Books are located in the Children and Adults Reading Halls on the first and second floors of our library. The latest issues of the last volume of the magazines and the old bound issues are in alphabetical order in the Periodicals Reading Room. Old issues without binding are kept in the periodical storage. 259 magazines subscribed by the Ministry are coming to our library this year. The amount of publications purchased by the Publication Selection Committee of the General Directorate of Libraries and Publications on behalf of the Public Library of our Ministry, donated and sent from official institutions is approximately 5000 per year. Tables showing the collection status of our library using "DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM" are below.

                                  

TABLE SHOWING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY

BY THE END OF 2020, ACCORDING TO THE BOOK SUBJECTS

 

CLASSIFICATION NO

BOOK SUBJECTS

CURRENT BOOK

AMOUNT

000 - 099

General Subjects

1783

100 - 199

Philosophy and Psychology

2024

200 - 299

Religion

3.254

300 - 399

Social Sciences

8310

400 - 499

Language and Linguistics

762

500 - 599

Natural Sciences and Technology

738

600 - 699

Applied Sciences and Technology

1561

700 - 799

Fine Arts, Entertainment and Sports

2020

800 - 899

Literature and Rhetoric

23528

900 - 999

Geography, History and Associate Disciplines, Biography

5241

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF BOOKS

49221

 

TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF NONBOOK MATERIALS BY TYPE BY THE END OF 2020

TYPE OF MATERIAL

QUANTITY

Audio Cassette

456

CD

1253

DVD

55

Video Cassette (VHS)

26

Braille Book-Magazine

275

Periodical Literature

259

Chess

2

TOTAL

2326