Facts and figures about the ZBW

The ZBW is the world’s largest specialist library for economics.

Facts and figures (2010):

• Holdings: 4.3 million books and other publications.
• Number of current journal subscriptions: 31,742 titles.
• Increase in books per year: 39,531.
• Increase in working papers per year: 21,375.
• Number of title records in the database ECONIS: 5.2 million.
• Number of documents stored in the digital archive EconStor: 24,935
• Number of staff: 239 persons.
• Seat: The ZBW has two branches. The head office is located on the Kiel Fjord, the other branch is on the Binnenalster in Hamburg.
• Legal form: foundation under public law.
• Founding year: 1919.
• Director: Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann
• Financing: the ZBW is financed jointly by the federal and state governments.
• Total budget: EUR 20.3 million.
• The ZBW is a member of the Leibniz Association.