are also archival services on the basis of the institution and personal collections located in the library, conservation services and binding services available. E-library E-library has been developed since the mid-1990s and is available on the homepage of the National Library of Estonia. It enables readers to: use the e-catalogue ESTER; request information on licensed databases and e-journals; submit inquires in the field of humanities and social sciences; read online publications, visit e-exhibitions and purchase the publications of the library; get acquainted with digital collections; use the information resources of The European Library. Some services are available only to the registered readers of the National Library. They can: reserve books, journals, written music and other items; renew the due date of books; order copies; order items via inter-library loan. Collections On January 1, 2007, the collection of the National Library of Estonia included 3,4 million items including: 1,975,981 volumes of books; 302,988 annual sets of periodicals; 20,954 items of cartographic materials; 117,777 items of sheet music; 180,062 items of graphic art; 7,203 items of manuscripts and archive documents; 2,635 items of standards; 481,088 items of booklets; 43,477 items of audio-visual materials; 1,852 items of electronic materials; 27,198 items of microforms; Since 1919 the National Library is entitled to receive legal deposit copies of all publications printed in Estonia. Rarities Publications in the Estonian language printed before 1861 and publications in foreign languages printed before 1831, including eight incunabula and 1,500 publications from the 16th and 17th centuries, are stored in the Rare Book Collection. Later publications include a selection of copies with autographs, manuscript amendments and ownership marks, censor's copies, artistic bindings, bibliophile and luxury publications. In addition to 28,000 rare publications, the collection includes 150 manuscripts. Research on old books has been conducted in the library for over 50 years. The oldest book in the rare book collection is a work of Lambertus de Monte, a theologian from Cologne, - Copulatasuper tres libros Aristotelis De Anima... (Cologne, 1486). The oldest Estonian publication is Heinrich Stahl's book of sermons Leyen Spiegel (Reval, 1641–1649) with parallel texts in Estonian and in German. History On December 21, 1918, the Provisional Government of the Estonian Republic took the decision to establish the State Library. The primary collection of the library was about 2,000 titles necessary for lawmaking and government, and the first users were the members of Parliament (Riigikogu). The library was situated