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The article "Boundaries and Transgressions in the Anthropocene: Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Case Study" examines the significance of Intangible Cultural Heritage for education, learning, and socialization. In the Anthropocene, where humans play a crucial role in the fate of the planet, it is important to engage with nature and culture as a shared heritage of humanity. Intangible Cultural Heritage can make an important contribution to the development of global citizenship. The five areas of the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage are of great importance: oral traditions and expressions, music, body language, performing arts, customs, festivals, rituals throughout the year, humans and nature, craftsmanship. UNESCO is committed to preserving these works and practices and using them for intercultural dialogues and global partnerships to safeguard cultural diversity and develop global citizenship. [Extracted from the article]

The ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences and the Bielefeld Institute for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIBI) have been positively evaluated by the German Council of Science and Humanities. The realignment of ZB MED and the collaboration with BIBI were praised. The final decision on admission to the Leibniz Association will be made in November 2022. The internet portal bavarikon presents a virtual exhibition about the Oktoberfest, showcasing the history and development of the festival. The portal offers high-quality digital content and allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the festival. The portal Qalamos provides access to metadata and digitized manuscripts from Asian and African writing traditions. The project aims to preserve and make accessible the world's written and cultural heritage for the future. The Bavarian State Library in Munich supports the Goethe and Schiller Archive in Weimar and receives funding from the Getty Foundation for the research and preservation of works on paper. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the history of the Bibliographie Nationale Française (BNF), the French National Library, from its foundation in 1811 under Napoleon, its expansion to other subjects beside bibliography after the World War II, and to its modern online databases. The library is the oldest national bibliography in the world. Other topics mentioned are new cooperation with other libraries, the use of microfiche to reduce paper costs, and the goal to preserve books as cultural heritage.