Figures for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Now the National Library of Russia houses 35 358 000 items, of which more than 6 300 000 items are in foreign languages.

	in 2005	in 2006	in 2007	in 2008
Total number of items	34 510 159	34 763 500	35 067 500	35 358 000
Collection development
Items acquired:
Books and booklets	282 250	274 500	261 700	244 200
Journal issues	155 000	151 600	157 000	148 500
Other serial issues	4 650	4 000	4 100	5 100
Newspaper titles	516 300	469 800	505 500	516 200
Newspaper sets	10 435	8 900	7 300	6 100
Other publication titles	16 900	16 600	13 800	18 200
Microfilm titles	2 100	400	500	5 600
Services available for users
Reader services:
Reader passes issued	39 473	36 800	71 400	53 300
Visits to the reading rooms	1 292 550	1 197 500	1 149 900	1 143 500
Items consulted in the reading rooms	10 722 406	9 331 600	8 880 800	8 797 800
Use of the Library's websites:
Successful requests for pages	22 987 096	32 223 691	33 789 036	33 970 693
Individual users visited our websites:	1 748 073	2 626 020	3 843 052	3 775 814
Documents supplied:
- xerocopies	1 894 295	1 829 500	1 545 800	1 497 200
- microfilms	966 893	0	0	0
- photocopies		10 900	4 800	3 500
- didital copies		17 000	22 700	38 200
Bibliographical services:
Requests for information received by the Library's specialist information services	450 379	486 700	460 000	470 700
Bibliographical lists	5	10	9	8
Bibliographical researches	69	71	64	74
Loan service:
Libraries - members of interlibrary loan system:	569	721	738	691
Exhibitions, tours, lectures:
Topical exhibitions	422	443	462	436
Exhibitions of recent acquisitions	943	872	936	828
Guided tours:	724	695	813	781
Lectures, reports	277	275	324	347
Reader conferences	39	42	32	38
Research work
Research conferences held	17	22	18	20
Participation in research conferences	55	61	53	50
Scholarly works published	48	48	48	50