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Die Kulturgutdigitalisierung gehört seit Jahren zum Kerngeschäft der Landesbibliotheken wie der BLB. Dabei lag der Fokus lange Zeit auf der Contentdigitalisierung von unikalem Material. Hinzu kamen regional interessante Bestände wie Adressbücher oder Landtagsprotokolle. Allerdings stellt sich zunehmend die Frage, ob die Aufgabe der Bibliotheken mit der reinen Imageproduktion schon erledigt ist. Am Beispiel der BLB sollen Zukunftsperspektiven aufgezeigt werden, die über die Contentproduktion hinausgehen. Dazu gehört neben der Anreicherung der Digitalisate durch Normdaten, Volltexte und Editionen die Einbindung in überregionale Portale, die Zusammenarbeit mit der Forschung bei ausgewählten Projekten, die Unterstützung kleinerer Einrichtungen und das Engagement in Citizen-Science-Projekten. Digitizing the cultural heritage has been a central task of state libraries like the BLB for many years. Initially, the focus was on content digitization of unique material. Regionally interesting holdings such as address books or regional parliament protocols were added. The question, however, is whether the task of libraries is fully accomplished by producing digital images. Using the example of the Baden State Library, future perspectives will be illustrated that extend far beyond content production. Alongside enriching the digitized material with standard data, full texts and editions, this also includes integration into national portals, cooperations with scientific research in selected projects, support for small-scale institutions and engaging in citizen-science projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.