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Many libraries have special collections with restricted access, e.g. holdings from a private library. One such library is that of the agricultural scientist Theodor von der Goltz (1836-1905), which is being fully digitised by ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As part of a project to assess art and cultural assets of the City of Leipzig, a total of 35,000 index cards of the Leipzig public libraries have been digitized and transferred to the library management system using the metadata format MARC-XML. Preceded by a comprehensive test phase, the retrospective conversion project ran smoothly and efficiently to succeed in creating an online inventory of the music-specific historic library stock. Specialists from the music library and special collections branches, from cataloguing and digitizing units and the IT department worked in close collaboration with service providers from Leipzig and Vietnam to achieve this goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article describes the library of the ERSTE Foundation in Vienna, Austria. Information is provided about the library's collections, which focus thematically on social and cultural policy, European integration, and democratization and geographically on Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Additional information on archival holdings and special collections on contemporary Austrian and Eastern European art and on the history of credit unions in Austria is also presented.

Norbert Leser, social philosopher, political scientist, historian and theorist of Austrian Socialism, known as a ,Leser' (English translation ,reader'), – this play on words on his name amused him greatly – was an avid library user. The library of the Vienna Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer/AK) holds many volumes which he consulted when writing his seminal book „Zwischen Reformismus und Bolschewismus: der Austromarxismus als Theorie und Praxis”. This has become the standard work on the subject. In recognition of the importance of the AK in the writing of this book, he donated volumes to its library from his personal library on a regular basis from 1984 onwards. The highlight of this collection is the numerous presentation copies it contains – from Hans Kelsen to Heinz Fischer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a collection of war letters held at the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (University and State Library) in Bonn, Germany. The author outlines the origins of this archival collection as an official government initiative in the early twentieth century, describes its contents, which date from 1724 to 1904 and consist primarily of correspondence from the Wars of German Unification between 1864 and 1871, and provides a prosopographical information of the soldiers who wrote the letters. Information about the digitization of the collection is also given.

The essay resumes the main points of the discussion during the 1960’s about regional libraries, which also brought forth the development of German regional libraries. Their merits concerning unique holdings and historical collections make them appreciated libraries of research, ready to meet the requirements of actual digitisation activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the singling out of a book in July 2011 at the library of the Psychologyische Institut (Psychology Institue) of the Frei Universität Berlin (Free University Berlin) in Berlin, Germany during a collection integration project, by Wilhelm Wundt, who is considered the founder of Psychology as an independent academic discipline. The book belonged to a German Jewish pharmacist named Leopold Scheyer who was dispossessed of the book during the rule of the National Socialist party in Germany.

The article provides an overview of personal archives available in the manuscripts and rare books collections of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library) in Vienna, Austria. The authors briefly outline the history of the library and its special collections before discussing practices of archival acquisitions, appraisal, classification, cataloging, storage, and preservation. They lists several examples, including the personal archives of lawyer and politician Christian Broda, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and former Austrian president Kurt Waldheim, and political scientist Norbert Leser.

From its position at the heart of the Cinémathèque française in Paris, the Bibliothèque du film provides all sorts of users with a unique documentary collection on the cinema: monographs, journals, posters, drawings, photographs, archives and videos. The reading rooms, the vidéothèque, the image library and the archive search room allow users to consult all these documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information about a library science project run between 2004 and 2008 in Germany. The project was centered on the digitization of the ancient Roman poem "The Aeneid" in editions published between 1502 and 1840, especially in editions containing at least one illustration of the text.

In the collection of the Herder-Institut in Marburg, specialized in historical research on East-Central Europe, there are about three to four hundred books with owner-stamps of Ukrainian, Czech, Polish and other libraries in East-Central Europe. According to first insights, these books might have been looted by the Nazis during World War II. However, this provenance is difficult to prove. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the current situation of subject indexing of early printed books in general library catalogues. At first, some characteristics of old stock indexing are presented, followed by an overview of the indexing situation in a number of libraries with important collections of early printed books. Afterwards, the results of an evaluation analysing the current situation of subject indexing of early printed books are reported, covering several union and library catalogues. Finally, some ideas for a more efficient subject indexing of historical collections are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the establishment of a virtual specialized library for South Asia called Savifa. In particular, the library includes regional information as well as specialized literature from countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Goals of the project include becoming an interactive website and increasing the networking ability between science and library resources.

The article reports on an April 2007 workshop at the Austrian National Library on the historiographical documentary project on the women's movement in Austria. The project was called "The Women's Movement - 'Women in Motion'. Digital Archive and Historiography." A digitized online database covering women's rights in the period 1848-1918 (http://www.onb.ac.at/ariadne/vfb/index.htm) was discussed.

The article discusses the German writer Thomas Mann collection at the Düsseldorf university and provincial library. The contents of the collection are summarized, and efforts to make the material available on the Internet are described. The online catalogue address is provided and search possibilities described.

Copyright of Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie is the property of Vittorio Klostermann and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The paper describes the stations of a study tour to selected US American libraries which give particular attention to their special collections and whose special collections contribute to their distinctive image. Of particular interest was the question of what German libraries can learn with regard to practice and strategy related to their special collections. The authors visited among other libraries the New York Public Library, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Yale University Library with the Beinecke Library and the Harvard College Library with the Houghton Library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a conference proceeding about special collections in libraries, which was held at the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany in November 2005. The topics discussed included the building up of collections, categorizing, and the role of digitalization, funding and user acceptance of special collections. Presenters included Armin Kleins, Graham Jefcoate and Chantal Keijsper.

The article reports on the decision by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation, DFG) to discontinue funding for a national special collection in business administration at the Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln (Cologne University and City Library). The reasoning of the decision and the history of the special collection are detailed.

The article describes the KoFIM project (Kompetenzzentrum Forschung und Information Musik/Center of Competence in Music Information and Research) at the Staatsbibliothek (State Library, SBB) in Berlin, Germany. Designed to combine music library reference services, special collections cataloging of music manuscripts and other rare materials, and musicological research, the project was started in February 2012 with funding for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation, DFG).

The article announces that the university and state library Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek in Tirol, Austria was given the historical library collection of the Innsbruck, Austria Serviten, an order founded by Anna Katharina Gonzaga in 1611. Tirolean historians and nobility are noted for their contributions to the library collection since its founding. Special emphasis is placed on the collection's manuscripts and incunabula.

This article reports on the take over by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek of the special collections in the "Informations-, Buch- und Bibliothekswesen." The library has far-reaching experience in the care of special collections, and it has been at the forefront of digital innovation. The special collection was formerly maintained by the Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen.

This article presents a report on the social science archive at the University of Konstanz in Germany. The author reports on the works that are being collected, including those from Aron Gurwitsch, Carl Mayer and Max Weber. The author also states that the archive is being organized to best service researchers.