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As libraries, archives, and museums make unique digital collections openly available via digital library platforms, they expose these resources to users who may wish to cite them. Often several URLs are available for a single digital object, depending on which route a user took to find it, but the chosen citation URL should be the one most likely to persist over time. Catalyzed by recent digital collections migration initiatives at Indiana University Libraries, this study investigates the prevalence of persistent URLs for digital objects at peer institutions and examines the ways their platforms instruct users to cite them. This study reviewed institutional websites from the Digital Library Federation's (DLF) published list of 195 members and identified representative digital objects from unique digital collections navigable from each institution's main web page in order to determine persistent URL formats and citation options. Findings indicate an equal split between offering and not offering discernible persistent URLs with four major methods used: Handle, DOI, ARK, and PURL. Significant variation in labeling persistent URLs and inclusion in item-specific citations uncovered areas where the user experience could be improved for more reliable citation of these unique resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main presents the multimedia touring exhibition "History and Memory" by the Federal Archives. The exhibition showcases German history through selected archival materials and provides information about the functioning and structure of the Federal Archives. Visitors can use interactive stations to learn more about the work of the Federal Archives. The study "Significance, Use, and Access to Textbooks at Universities" shows that the majority of surveyed teachers are aware of the regulation in copyright law, according to which a maximum of 15 percent of a protected work can be provided free of charge for teaching purposes. The study also shows that the majority of surveyed students and teachers would use open-access textbooks more if they were more widely available. The Bavarian State Library has the largest digital data collection of all German libraries with 2.75 million digitized works. The Bach Archive Leipzig has digitized and published valuable manuscripts from the archive of the Thomanerchor Leipzig. [Extracted from the article]