The National Library acts as the central library of the state and one of the most important cultural institutions in Poland. Its mission is to protect national heritage preserved in the form of handwritten, printed, electronic, recorded sound and audiovisual documents. The primary task of the National Library is to acquire, store and permanently archive the intellectual output of Poles, whether the works of citizens living on Polish soil, the most important foreign works, or publications related to Poland and published abroad.
IFLA Bibliography Section and IFLA Cataloguing Section joint satellite meeting Bibliography in the Digital Age was held in National Library in Warsaw on 9 August prior to the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2012.