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 The Consortium was formed in 1992 on the initiative of research libraries in many European countries and legally came into being in June 1994. CERL's primary objective is to record all books printed in Europe during the hand-press period, c.1450–c.1830, in a machine-readable catalogue, called the [[:resources:hpb:main|Heritage of the Printed Book Database]] or HPB (originally called the Hand Press Book Database). Two other significant initiatives are the development of the [[:resources:cerl_thesaurus:main]] and the [[:resources:cerl_portal|CERL Portal.]] The Consortium was formed in 1992 on the initiative of research libraries in many European countries and legally came into being in June 1994. CERL's primary objective is to record all books printed in Europe during the hand-press period, c.1450–c.1830, in a machine-readable catalogue, called the [[:resources:hpb:main|Heritage of the Printed Book Database]] or HPB (originally called the Hand Press Book Database). Two other significant initiatives are the development of the [[:resources:cerl_thesaurus:main]] and the [[:resources:cerl_portal|CERL Portal.]]
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 +The diagram below shows CERL's activities and services, and their users.
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 The Consortium is a company limited by guarantee under English law, Company No. 2942632. The Consortium is a company limited by guarantee under English law, Company No. 2942632.
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