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Updated on 25 Aug 2026

The reading room will be closed on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 due to an event.

Corporate publications

The extensive collection of corporate publications covers a broad spectrum of the country’s social, political, economic, cultural and sporting life.

Content and scope

  • Around 1 million documents from 45,000 entities
  • Documents from corporations, associations, companies and institutions operating at federal, cantonal and local level
  • A wide range of documents: annual reports, articles of association and regulations, prospectuses and catalogues, commemorative brochures, guides and catalogues of festivals, exhibitions and events

Collection principles

  • printed copies if possible,
  • corporate bodies’ websites are collected as well
  • estates or archives are generally not collected

Research and access

  • A limited number of documents is listed in Helveticat. Full online cataloguing is currently in progress.
  • The whole “V collection” card catalogue can be consulted in the NL’s information room.

All catalogues and databases

Swiss National Library

Corporate publications
Hallwylstrasse 15
Switzerland - 3003 Bern