Documentation Centre

The Documentation Centre of the Idescat is specialised in publications on statistical methodology and data, mainly from Catalonia but also from Spain, the European Union and the rest of the world. It additionally has a large collection of Catalan historical statistical documentation. Its automated catalogue is part of the collective catalogue of the Specialised libraries of the Government of Catalonia.

The Documentation Centre of the Idescat is the official repository of statistics in Catalonia. Its mission is to conserve, disseminate and provide the information produced by Idescat itself and by the other organisations in the Statistical System of Catalonia while also supporting the institution's staff in their work.

Today's Documentation Centre is the successor to the one set up in 1969 as part of the Joint Statistical Coordination Commission, later the Information and Documentation Consortium of Catalonia (1973), and it was finally folded into Idescat when the latter was established in 1989.

Services

Besides coordinating and delivering queries on statistical information services, the Documentation Centre also provides the following library services:

In-person queries

To visit the consultation room in person, you need to make an appointment by calling (+34 93 557 31 00) or emailing (informacio at idescat dot cat).

Opening hours are from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, from 9 am to 2 pm. There is no in-person service on 24 and 31 December or in August.

Private users may photocopy parts of documents under the conditions laid down by current legislation and paying the fees approved by the Decree published in the DOGC.

Personal lending

Personal loans of the Documentation Centre's collection are restricted to staff at Idescat and in Government of Catalonia ministries.

Interlibrary lending

The interlibrary lending service enables other libraries and organisations to access our collections and Idescat staff to borrow documentation from other institutions.

The Documentation Centre reserves the right to exclude any document from lending for conservation reasons or on any other grounds at its discretion.