The European Library

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• Can I donate my material or my collection to The European Library?


• Can I buy a book from The European Library?


• Can I order a book from The European Library?


• Is The European Library a physical library?


• What is the relationship between The European Library and the European Union?


• What is the difference between The European Library and Google Books?


• Does my country participate in The European Library?


• What is a full-participant of The European Library?


• What is a basic-participant of The European Library?


• Why is my country not included in The European Library?


• Do I have access to everything owned by European national libraries?


• How can I keep up-to-date with The European Library?


• What is a national library?


• What is the relationship between The European Library and the National Library of the Netherlands?


• What is a collection?


• What is a browse-only collection?


• What is a searchable collection?


• Why do I need to choose my own collections?


• Why can’t I press the back button after I have entered my “search”?


• What is a digital object?


• Why are not all items digitised?


• Is The European Library website available in my language?


• In what language do I get my results?


• Why can I not change the order of my search results?


• Can I get help using The European Library?