Press releases from The European Library Office - 2011
May 2011
Travelling Through History: A New Virtual Exhibition
Travelling Through History is the newest virtual exhibition from The European Library. It showcases over 500 items that have been collected from 13 prestigious national and university libraries in Europe.
Through the exhibition, you can take a journey to the North Pole, book your ticket on a 1930s car trip through eastern Europe or flip through hundreds of historic postcards, maps and guidebooks.
The opening of Travelling Through History marks the first time that many of these important historical documents can be accessed online. They were digitised for the EuropeanaTravel project, and the assembled collection covers a broad geographical and historical range. India, Japan, Central Africa and the South Pacific are some of the destinations represented, with objects dating from the 1400s to modern times.
The 13 participating partners are:
See the exhibition or download a press release.
Press releases from The European Library Office - 2009
17 February 2009
More translations, unique historical content and rich media - The European Library launches renewed website’
"The new portal incorporates many of the recommended enhancements from user feedback studies. Top of the list was more multilingual facilities. As a result, users can now navigate and scan over 330 collections in their native language. Support materials, including FAQs and a first-time user guide, are available in 22 European languages."
Press releases from The European Library Office - 2006
March 2008
User get their say in the development of The European Library
The European Library is pleased to announce the introduction of its Users Advisory Board. The members of the Board are drawn from across the international library and academic community. Their input will help shape the development and strategy of The European Library portal based on user input.
- Click here to access the Press Release in English.
- Click here to access the Press Release in German.
- Click here to access the Press Release in Hungarian.
- Click here to access the Press Release in Polish.
- Click here to access the Press Release in Serbian.
December 2006
Workshop delivers more pieces for the European digital library jigsaw
Using video and sound archives, searching within old maps, reading rare texts and manuscripts held by the National Libraries of Europe: it should all be possible online within 12 to 18 months from now! This is one of the results of a workshop held at the Austrian National Library and a major step towards building the "European digital library". |
In Hungarian
November 2006
Collaboration - key to success of a European digital library
Conference "Digital Future of Cultural and Scientific Heritage" saw policy makers call for collaboration to create a European digital library.
September 2006
The European Library is getting bigger - The European Digital Library project
Thanks to the newly started European Digital Library project (EDL project) a further 9 national libraries are brought into the network. Countries involved are either members of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association: Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain and Sweden. The action will enrich The European Library with up to 100 new collections. The project started in September and will run for 18 months. For further information please visit: http://edlproject.eu.
September 2006
The European Library is getting bigger - The European Digital Library project
The European Library has taken new steps to ensure that all EU national libraries become full participants by the end of 2007. |
In German |
In Serbian
July 2006
More Cultural Heritage Accessible via The European Library | In Serbian | In Hungarian
In Dutch
In Danish>
February 2006
Constantly Seeking User Feedback - The second The European Library user opinion survey | In Serbian | In Croatian
Press releases from The European Library Office - 2005
November 2005
The European Library and MetaLib - an experiment
on page 17 of the European newsletter for SFX/Metalib users
November 2005
The European Library and DELOS to investigate joint projects
November 2005
The European Library – European Digital Library in Action More Libraries, More Collections, More Speed | In German | In Serbian | In Slovenian | In Croatian
November 2005
Will users use library portals?
June 2005
The European Library seeks user opinion
The European Library is hosted by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of The Netherlands.