Photo: Reading room at the ZBW in Kiel
Photo: ZBW building in Kiel

Facts and figures about the ZBW

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

Facts and figures:

  • Holdings: 4.3 million books and other publications.
  • Number of current journal subscriptions: 31,444 titles.
  • Increase in books per year: 37,038.
  • Increase in working papers per year: 21,405.
  • Number of title records in the database ECONIS: 4.8 million.
  • Number of documents stored in the digital archive EconStor: 40,000
  • Number of staff: 255 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 19.9 million.
  • The ZBW is a member of the Leibniz Association.

 
Photo: ZBW building in Hamburg
 
Pictures: 1, 2, 4: Sönke Wurr, Münchow-Industrie-Fotos
3: Lukas Roth