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With concepts like the consumer revolution or the industrious revolution, the changing behaviour of private households in the 18th and early 19th centuries has become of great interest. The article suggests a new way to observe intentions and decisions, by utilizing a database of 850,000 classified ads from the Basel Avisblatt over a span of 116 years. Changes in food prices constantly altered the discretionary income of households, which forced budget-related decisions. By cross-correlating indicators of discretionary income with the changing number of different types of ads, patterns of utilizing the Avisblatt can be identified, and strategies to stabilize discretionary income deduced.

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The article discusses a November 2008 further education conference at the Carl von Ossietzky Provincial and University Library in Hamburg, Germany on the theme "So That Paper Persists... Experiences With Mass Deacidification." The rationale, methodology, scope, and evaluated results of paper deacidification projects in various German libraries were reviewed.

A position paper on the topic of freedom of expression and the right to access political, ideological, and religious literature in libraries is presented.

The article presents an update on a paper deacidification project at the Badische Landesbibliothek library

A call for papers for the German librarian conference to be held in Bremen, Germany from June 3-6, 2014 is presented which includes topics such as library administration, academic libraries, and library catalog management.

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The article offers information on the Conference of the Jülich Central Library's Research Center to be held in Jülich, Germany on November 5-7, 2012.

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The Museum of Modern Literature and the Schiller National Museum exhibit the collections of the German Literature Archive. That means: much paper, much pieces of writing and many invisible things - the nucleus of writing and thinking, the motivations and dynamic environments of inventing. The "flat ware" in the exhibitions is a liminal area between body and mind, material and sense, sign and language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on provision of funds against payment under Article 135 of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Directive for granting credit or for business transactions. It mentions bill of exchange receivable on the due date guaranteed and granting credit or for business transactions provide with other commercial papers for a turnover. It also mentions factoring company as a result of the transfer of one from the second taxpayer.

The article focusses on the recently discovered papers of Clemens von Delbrück (1856-1921), which are held by the Thuringian University and State Library in Jena - a central source for the history of the German Empire and the early Weimar Republic. Delbrück enjoyed a remarkable career, which took him to high positions within the Prussian administration, culminating in his time as a Secretary of State from 1909 to 1916, when he decisively co-determined German domestic policies. In 1918 Delbrück was the last director of the Imperial Civil Cabinet. In 1919 he was among the leading authors of the Weimar Constitution. Since the October 1st. 2009 the Delbrück-papers are being made accessible within a joint project of the Thuringian University and State Library and the Historical Seminar of the Braunschweig University of Technology. The results will be published online. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses importance of research-based pharmaceutical companies in Germany in the field of medical information in addition to the development and marketing of innovative drugs; and mentions role of pharmaceutical companies in the field of medical information.

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The article discusses a European Commission position paper published in February 2007 on scientific information in the digital age. The paper calls for better access to online scientific information in digital form and preservation of research results for future generations. The European Union supports the Open Access initiative and has budgeted € 25 million for research into the maintenance of digital contents.

Information about the symposium "Fragment und Makulatur. Vom Einbandfund zur Internetpräsentation", a symposium on the question whether to restore manuscript fragments and to consider them as missing links, or if they are considered waste paper, held July 2, 2012 in Duisburg, Germany is presented. Other topics mentioned are the conservation of manuscripts, a special treatment of Jewish manuscript fragments, and an overview of recent studies is provided.

The article discusses a May 2007 ruling of the appellate court in Munich, Germany which held that sending copies of scientific journal articles via email violates copyright laws in effect. The alternatives explored are to send paper copies by post or to obtain licensing of the technical articles prior to their electronic transmission.

The cooperation between archives and libraries with regard to the cataloguing of autographs and papers has changed dramatically over the course of the last twenty years, mainly due to the use of electronic media. By now there are online data banks which contain information on the autograph and paper collections of the Federal Archives Koblenz and the Berlin State Library. Traditionally, there has been a gap in Germany between archives and libraries in this vital field. It is the task for the future to overcome this gap once and for all. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the discussion on proposed reforms outlined in the German Ministry of Justice's policy paper aimed at modernizing the German arbitration law. Topics include subsequent annulment and enforcement proceedings before state courts following the arbitration process would see facilitations concerning the use of the English language; and arbitration agreements with minimal formalities provides parties with greater autonomy.

The article delves into the Ellsberg paradox, showcasing its significance in economic and social decision-making theories, specifically addressing the ambiguity in probability assessment. It highlights Daniel Ellsberg's discovery, his renowned release of the Pentagon Papers and his pioneering work on decision theory. It states that the paradox challenges the independence of irrelevant alternatives axiom, revealing how individuals' choices contradict their subjective beliefs about probabilities.

The article focuses on the definition of investment gold and provides guidelines from the 117th Session of the Value-added tax Committee of the European Union.

The article offers information on 24. DSRI-Herbstakademie 2023 in the Vielberth building of the University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg from September 13 to September 15, 2023.

This article (which is dedicated to the German professor Alfred Haverkamp) focuses on the expulsions of Jews in Europe during the Middle Ages. Several topics are discussed, including how the Prussian King Frederick II wrote letters protecting Jews after his ancestor Rupert II expelled the Prussian Jews, how the French Kings Philip II, August, and Louis VIII all mistreated the Jews when they first came into power, and how Jewish communities and Jewish individuals were often expelled without warning or reason during the Middle Ages.

The article announces that a position paper on library legislation was developed during the membership meeting of the Borromäusverein e.V. on September 13, 2007. In particular, the paper addresses issues pertaining to library standards and legislation. Additionally, the topic of church and library work in Germany is addressed in the paper.

Der Bericht informiert über die Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Regionalbibliotheken in der Sektion 4 des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbands (dbv) in den Jahren 2015 und 2016. This report provides information about the activities of the consortium of regional libraries (AG Regionalbibliotheken) within section 4 of the German Library Association in the years 2015 and 2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on outcry there was when the BFH at its head lost several staff without the Federal Ministry of Justice seeing reason to remedy the situation. Topics include examines some even spoke of the demise of the rule of law especially when it came to the selection of personnel and at the end of July 2020, the old President retired.

The essay analyses several ways and forms of 'writing philosophy' in the view of a history of practices which seems still to be a derivate in the emerging fields of writing and science studies. Jean Paul, the writer, and his philosophical mentor Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi discuss contemporary philosophy, namely the works of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a philosophical writer who refused first to publish his ideas, in a specific way of exchange of marginalia, notes, papers and writing tools. It is so to be shown how such aspects are at work in the kind of a 'philosophy as writing'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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