Search

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.

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.

Information about several papers presented at a symposium held from September 28-30, 2011 at the Bremen City Library, in Germany, sponsored by book distributor Missing Link, on the subject of electronic books (e-books) is presented . Topics include e-books in the city library, strategic library planning relating to e-books, and publishing practices related to e-books.

This article contains a call for papers and a pre-meeting announcement for the 32nd annual conference of the labor association of special libraries, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Spezialbibliotheken (ASpB), which will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The article focuses on a conference held by the working group "BID AG Bibliothek 2012" on October 5, 2007 in Bremen, Germany in which the social and political role of libraries was discussed. Additionally, standards and laws for libraries in Germany were considered. The working group resolved to draft a strategy paper that will focus on "Bibliothek 2007."