Libraries Statistics National results Libraries (administrative units) by type of library and level of automatisation. Units: number of libraries Total Libraries Management of acquisitions Cataloguing Loan Management of periodical publications Public query catalogue (OPAC) Obtaining statistics Self loan Interlibrary loan Other automated functions Total 6,636 1,875 5,204 4,438 2,260 3,967 3,857 666 2,549 463 National 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 Autonomous communities central Libraries 7 3 7 5 6 7 5 1 4 4 Public 4,035 1,095 3,280 3,057 1,207 2,629 2,753 370 1,864 218 For specific groups of users (non-specialised) 198 45 122 100 35 42 71 18 21 4 Libraries in higher education institutions 300 162 278 264 181 245 211 65 187 77 Specialised Libraries: Total 2,095 569 1,516 1,011 830 1,043 816 212 472 159 Specialised Libraries: In religious institutions 185 48 143 62 56 77 52 11 16 6 Specialised Libraries: In the administration 394 132 307 237 183 234 186 43 125 36 Specialised Libraries: In research centres 123 34 95 50 62 69 51 12 33 9 Specialised Libraries: In professional associations and colleges 267 71 163 117 89 86 62 25 29 19 Specialised Libraries: In commercial companies or firms 42 20 33 23 26 12 16 11 9 3 Specialised Libraries: In archives and museums 356 80 285 100 145 219 149 21 70 24 Specialised Libraries: In health centres 138 44 95 88 85 94 80 43 93 12 Specialised Libraries: Other specialised Libraries 590 140 395 334 184 252 220 46 97 50 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy Source: National Statistics Institute