https://cerl.org/ 2026-05-14T12:18:33+00:00 https://cerl.org/ https://cerl.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2017-03-01T10:54:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/tools_decribing_mss_and_archival_materials?rev=1488365673&do=diff Transcribing Medieval Manuscripts and Archival Material Kathleen Walker-Meikle for the CENDARI project (October 2015) Abstract The aim of this Archival Research Guide (created in the context of the CENDARI project) is to assist the user when reading primary sources and transcribing them into their own notes onto the Virtual Research Environment platform of CENDARI. It complements the many thematic medieval Archival Research Guides already uploaded by researchers onto the CENDARI system. As t… text/html 2015-12-03T10:48:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2007?rev=1449139706&do=diff News 2007 DECEMBER 2007 CERL Newsletter CONTENTS * Hand Press Book Database * Migration of the Hand Press Book Database to OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc * Adding new bibliographic records to the HPB Database * The importance of keeping old record IDs text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/indcoll?rev=1346399845&do=diff Catalogues of manuscripts from individual collections (by country) AUSTRIA OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONAL BIBLIOTHEK DescriptionTABULAE VNB-DATENBANK; scanned images of catalogues with Mediaeval manuscripts, linked to digital images of samples of script and of bindings. text/html 2026-01-12T10:10:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/contents?rev=1768212649&do=diff CERL Portal closed down - these web pages are not longer updated - These were included in the CERL Portal The portal presently comprises twelve separate files from ten institutions, i.e. CERL and nine others. The institutions are located in Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Six collections are harvested through the OAI-PMH protocol and stored locally in an integrated index; five (among which CERL's Hand Press Book Database) are ac… text/html 2021-05-21T10:37:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/dates?rev=1621593421&do=diff Manuscript Librarians Working Group - Dates Meeting and Eighth conference Data and place to be determined The eight conference was planned to take place in Oslo on 27th October 2020, at the National Library of Norway. The response to the call for papers was great. However, it was not be possible to have the event in 2020/2021, and the organisors have decided to postpone the conference til the autumn of 2022. They will consult with those who have proposed a paper, to determine if a new call f… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/morecoll?rev=1346399845&do=diff Catalogues of manuscripts belonging to more than one collection (by country) AUSTRIA KATALOG DER STREUBESTÄNDE IN WIEN UND NIEDER-OESTERREICH DescriptionScanned images of catalogues of mediaeval manuscripts and fragments from the period of 9th to the 16th century, belonging to 23 small public, church and private collections in Vienna and Lower Austria. There are also links to digital images of samples of script and of bindings. text/html 2012-11-09T15:32:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/manuscripts?rev=1352475145&do=diff Manuscripts Marks in manuscripts " This page, created by Peter Kidd, provides access to images of the marks of ownership of some important book dealers and collectors of manuscripts, and is intended as an aid to identifying the provenance of books whose history is unknown. (Beyond this, it is also hoped that it will encourage cataloguers to record apparently meaningless inscriptions, which may furnish vital evidence to researchers). It is not systematic, but reflects personal interest and es… text/html 2025-03-31T12:36:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/main?rev=1743424604&do=diff Manuscripts Librarians Working Group History In September 2000, manuscript librarians from across Europe met in Stockholm at a conference to discuss recent developments in the field and to exchange information. Participating colleagues agreed to form an Expert Group of Manuscript Librarians under the auspices of LIBER (Collection Development Division). In July 2001 LIBER’s General Conference in London formally approved the Expert Group. Since 2014 the Group has been a part of The Consortium of… text/html 2023-09-28T07:20:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/bibliographical_data?rev=1695885631&do=diff Bibliographical data - Catalogues - Digitising Early Printed Books and Manuscripts - Full text - Incunabula - Bibliography - Incunabula - Price Index - Needham's Ruler - instructions for use - E. White Researching Print Runs - Judaica - Manuscripts - Online resources - Microforms - Printers' Devices - Emblems - Provenance Information - Standards for storing and exchanging bibliographic records - Tools for transcribing manuscript and archival materials - Various - Water… text/html 2016-06-22T08:25:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship/2016rocchi?rev=1466583916&do=diff CERL Grant 2015 The grant was awarded to Francesca Rocchi, a graduate in Latin Palaeography of La Sapienza University, Rome, with previous internship experience at the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome, to work within the Special Collections Department of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. text/html 2020-06-10T14:58:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/other_mss_resources?rev=1591801093&do=diff Online Manuscripts Databases and Projects While the exploration of the technology for cross-file searching continues, we think it is useful to our progress, and probably also to others, to publish the list of Web-based databases and projects as it stands at present. Awareness of the many projects that are under development highlights the need to investigate how the world at large can benefit most from all these initiatives. text/html 2024-03-19T09:58:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/geographical?rev=1710842328&do=diff Online provenance resources Online Exhibitions University of Barcelona, The Rare Book and Manuscript CRAI Library (2020) La vida privada dels llibres del CRAI Biblioteca de Reserva in order to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the launching of the database see Former owners. Bryn Mawr College Libraries, Private Lives of Old Books: Recovering Personal Histories from Early Books of Latin (Sept.-Dec. 2021) text/html 2017-02-01T10:16:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/specific?rev=1485944216&do=diff Catalogues of manuscripts covering specific subjects (by subject) LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS PALME - REPERTOIRE DES MANUSCRITS LITTERAIRES FRANCAIS DU XXe SIECLE DescriptionNational project with the aim to include all literary manuscripts, as well as personal papers and correspondence of authors active in the XXth century. Currently covering most of the territory except Paris. text/html 2026-01-12T10:07:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal?rev=1768212437&do=diff CERL Portal closed down After a period of planning investigation and development which began in 2000, the CERL Portal went live in November 2005. All these years, CERL has been fortunate enough to have been able to rely on the Electronic Publishing Centre (EPC) of Uppsala University Library for the hosting, development and maintenance of the CERL Portal, and Ivan Boserup of the Royal Library in Denmark, Copenhagen, who worked tirelessly with EPC to further enhance the CERL Portal interface, and… text/html 2026-04-05T08:55:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship?rev=1775379302&do=diff CERL Internship and Placement Grant CERL INTERNSHIP and PLACEMENT GRANTS Every year, CERL offers Internship and Placement Grants, to the value of 1,000 Euros each, to allow qualified librarians and scholars to work on CERL projects in CERL libraries, or in CERL offices, and to be trained on CERL databases, generally for a period of one month. text/html 2025-10-08T10:17:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/manuscripts_and_archives?rev=1759918642&do=diff Web Resources for manuscripts and archives The CERL Portal closed in the Spring of 2020. However, CERL continues to work with its Manuscripts Librarians Working Group and the wider community to explore how we can best support manuscripts librarians and library users working with manuscripts and private archives. text/html 2024-03-21T06:59:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2023?rev=1711004355&do=diff CERL Seminar 2023 Connecting Books & Audiences through Public Displays KBR, Brussels, Tuesday 7 November. Programme Frédéric Lemmers, KBR Brussels and Kristian Jensen, Chairman of CERL Session I, chaired by Scot McKendrick, British Library text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/secondary?rev=1346399845&do=diff Catalogues of secondary literature about manuscripts BIBLIOTHECA NEERLANDICA MANUSCRIPTA DescriptionSearchable online database giving access to c. 8,600 descriptions of manuscripts from the medieval Low Countries. See the HUMBUL catalogue record for further details. text/html 2012-10-01T12:37:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2006?rev=1349095051&do=diff News 2006 DECEMBER 2006 British Library Catalogue of English Incunables CERL is pleased to welcome the publication of volume XI of the Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth-Century now in the British Library. This volume, which presents the books printed in England up to 1500, was prepared by CERL’s former Secretary, Dr Lotte Hellinga. Publication was marked by a one-day international conference at the British Library on Monday, 11 December. The publisher, HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, … text/html 2015-10-15T14:53:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/cerl_seminar_2015_abstracts_and_bios?rev=1444920800&do=diff Abstracts and biographical notes Flavia Bruni How to untangle historic libraries: illuminating collections through inventories Abstract.– After the dissolution of religious orders in Italy in the 1860s, several collections that had belonged to religious houses were merged in those of public libraries. As a result, the provenance of each item is often uncertain. Based on my research on the former Servite cloister of S. Pier Piccolo in Arezzo, this paper will show how inventories can prove he… text/html 2016-09-19T13:35:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/help/istc/editing/referenceworks?rev=1474292125&do=diff Reference Works used in ISTC Abbott Abbott, T.K. Catalogue of fifteenth-century books in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin and in Marsh’s Library, Dublin, with a few from other collections. Dublin, 1905.Accurti(1930) Accurti, Thomas. Editiones saeculi XV pleraeque bibliographis ignotae. Florentiae, 1930. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/bibliographical_references?rev=1346399851&do=diff ISTC file - Bibliographical References List of Abbreviations of Reference Works quoted in the ISTC. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Abbott Abbott, T.K. Catalogue of fifteenth-century books in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin and in Marsh’s Library, Dublin, with a few from other collections text/html 2026-04-02T07:08:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2025?rev=1775113705&do=diff CERL Seminar 2025 This year, the theme for our annual seminar is Founding Collections. We look forward to hearing papers on how colleagues make strategic use of their founding collections in today's library? More extensive information below. This is a free event, but we ask that your register your attendance, by writing an e-mail message to secretariat@cerl.org. text/html 2026-05-12T13:57:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/main?rev=1778594222&do=diff Programme and registration with papers by Kristian Jensen, Cristina Dondi and Jason McElligott Organised by the Manuscripts Librarians Working Group Programme and links to live feed Programme More information Programme and recordings Programme Programme and powerpoint slides Supporting Europe's written heritage The Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) is the international focal point for the engagement with the historic printed books and manuscripts, the written … text/html 2016-08-04T11:20:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/2016presentations?rev=1470309636&do=diff Unique and Universal: Challenges for the Manuscript Librarian European Manuscript Librarians Expert Group, 7th Conference The Library of Trinity College Dublin, 25-27 May 2016 The unique character of manuscripts and the universal content, the universal interest and the universal responsibility gave the frame and the opportunity for 14 colleagues to present their papers and to enter into discussion about their work and their ideas. All papers had in common a very practice-oriented approach. Th… text/html 2024-11-12T11:08:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/about/development?rev=1731409682&do=diff CERL Strategic Plan, 2024-2027 The Strategic Plan opens with an introduction to the Consortium. Who are we? What do we do, and why do we do it? It outlines our priorities for the coming years around three core pillars: CERL as a professional network, as a network of data, and as a membership organisation. It provides a summary of the actions to be undertaken during the period of the Strategic Plan and describes the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) associated with each of our three core functio… text/html 2025-11-04T13:15:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/retrospectivenationalbibliographies?rev=1762262131&do=diff Working Group on Retrospective Bibliographies * Remit * Introduction * List of Retrospective Bibliographies in Europe * Datasheets for Retrospective National Bibliographies * Conference 2023 * Conference 2025 * Reading List * Members of the RB Working Group Remit Early in 2022, CERL established a Working Group on Retrospective Bibliographies (RB) in order to: * Monitor and foster the role and impact of RB in the context of the Heritage of the Printed Book database text/html 2025-12-02T15:43:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2025ii?rev=1764690223&do=diff Engaging with Founding Collections in the 21st century Large research libraries of Europe are typically proud of their founding collections, and still have a vivid interaction with them. The founding collections mirror the lives, interests and relationships of the individuals who amassed them, they are a witness of the social and personal biases of the times, they reflect political geography and instances of preservation and loss. The founding collections may be products of chance encounters, w… text/html 2020-07-15T19:58:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/new_sources_for_book_history?rev=1594843126&do=diff NEW SOURCES FOR BOOK HISTORY COMBINED METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS (text and images; material evidence; historical bibliographical and documentary sources; sale and auction catalogues; etc.…) International Conference - British Library, 28 November 2017 text/html 2017-11-06T12:31:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2017?rev=1509971492&do=diff CERL Seminar 2017 Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Thursday 26 October 2017, 09.00-18.00 The downloadable programme is [here]. Putting it together: Research Access for Hybrid Collections As per CERL's mission statement our focus is on early printed books and manuscripts, and supporting researchers in their study of these materials. It has long been recognised that providing a historical context for the books, such as information relating to book production, their reception a… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2005?rev=1346399851&do=diff AGM Papers 2005 Rome, November 2005 * [Agenda] * [FM/2005/1] Minutes of last meeting on 13 November 2004 * [FM/2005/2] Treasurer’s Report * FM/2005/3a CERL Service Provider: Post-2006 (verbal report) * FM/2005/3b Report by Chairman of the CERL Assessment Group (verbal report) text/html 2026-01-12T10:18:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/main?rev=1768213115&do=diff CERL Resources A quick access guide to CERL databases is available [here]. The Heritage of the Printed Book Database (HPB) (previously called the Hand Press Book Database) contains high-level bibliographical records for items of European printing of the hand-press period (c. 1455 text/html 2022-01-25T11:13:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/explore?rev=1643109222&do=diff National Backgrounds This section provides per country concise information about the major manuscripts and archives collections, about the institutions where the collections are kept (website links, historical data, etc.). Manuscripts Expert Group text/html 2017-08-17T14:14:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/dchforum2017seminar?rev=1502979270&do=diff LIBER Forum for Digital Cultural Heritage 2017 Forum - Patras, Wednesday 5 July 2017 Managing bequests and digital estates: new challenges for libraries Preserving the literary, musical and scientific heritage of the past centuries has always been at the core of national, regional and academic libraries’ missions. Today’s writers, composers and scientists are no longer using the pen, but the computer to compose their work, challenging libraries to develop the appropriate strategy in order to … text/html 2019-05-15T10:00:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/projects?rev=1557914425&do=diff Manuscripts Librarians Working Group - Projects projects on medieval manuscripts projects on correspondence projects on modern manuscripts This page is under construction. Please come back soon. text/html 2015-04-13T14:30:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/projects/europeana_libraries?rev=1428935433&do=diff Europeana Libraries [Europeana Libraries project] <http://www.europeana-libraries.eu/get-involved/projects/project-list/europeana-libraries> This project was co-funded by the European Union’s CIP-ICT-PSP programme. It was coordinated by The European Library and hosted by the National Library of the Netherlands. Europeana Libraries was a 2-year project that brought the digital collections of 19 of Europe’s leading research libraries to Europeana and The European Library. The content includ… text/html 2013-09-12T12:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/public_access?rev=1378989141&do=diff Public access to the HPB Access to the Heritage of the Printed Book Database can be made available in any of CERL's member libraries. Updated September 2013 Institution No. of terminals Location of terminals Belgium Brussels Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België – Bibliothèque royale de Belgique 1 and network access for all registered library users text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_comunale_dell_archiginnasio?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Comunale dell’Archiginnasio Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Piazza Galvani 1, 40124 Bologna. The library is situated in the city centre and is built around a magnificent quadrilateral portico. Description The aims of the Archiginnasio Library are the conservation, growth and enhancement of the collections traditionally housed on the premises and in other inst… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2010?rev=1346399821&do=diff News 2010 November 2010 Augsburg's State and City Library under threat The city government of Augsburg has communicated plans to close the Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. The plans are motivated by the town's critical financial situation. The library, founded 1537, contains more than 530,000 printed documents and more than 3,600 hand-written documents. With a total of 100,000 documents dated before 1800, and 60,000 documents related to the 16th and 17th centuries it is a unique scientif… text/html 2026-05-12T15:08:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/binding/main?rev=1778598526&do=diff Bookbindings Working Group Remit CERL wishes to foster collaboration between book binding projects, and encourage the use of standards across these project. It would be desirable to achieve a common access point for information about book bindings, and CERL would wish to play a role in achieving this goal. text/html 2013-08-22T14:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/national_and_university_library_zagreb?rev=1377182168&do=diff National and University Library, Zagreb Access the National and University Library's website in English and Croatian Access the National and University Library's dataset within the HPB (login required) Historical note We can seek the history of the National and University Library in the library of the Jesuit Gymnasium in 1606, and later in the Jesuit Academy, which marked the beginning of our university in 1669. With the foundation of the Grammar Academy, the higher adminstrative school in … text/html 2016-08-07T19:44:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/leaflets?rev=1470599045&do=diff Leaflets Leaflets about the Heritage of the Printed Book Database, the Material Evidence in Incunabula Database, the CERL Thesaurus, Manuscripts and Provenance projects and the CERL Security Network can be downloaded as PDF files below. If you would like to distribute any of our free leaflets through your reading room, you can do so by completing this text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/casa_carducci?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca e Casa Carducci Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Images * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Piazza Carducci 5, 40125 Bologna. The house is situated on the circle of avenues surrounding the inner city of Bologna, between Porta Maggiore and Porta S. Stefano, on a square with an imposing monument to the poet by Leonardo Bistolfi (1859-1933). text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_comunale_ariostea?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Via Scienze 17, 44100 Ferrara. The library is situated in the medieval town, close to the Ghetto. The beautiful Palazzo Paradiso is undergoing important works that are restoring it to its original features. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/seminar_2008_french?rev=1346399846&do=diff Séminaire général annuel du CERL vendredi 7 novembre 2008 Petit Auditorium de la Bibliothèque nationale de France " Thème général du séminaire : Linking the worlds of script and print : catalogues of European manuscripts and early printed books text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/tallinn_seminar?rev=1346399846&do=diff Tallinn Seminar European Printed Heritage in Estonian Libraries 18 June 2009 Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) Academic Library of Tallinn University Tallinn University Room U-213 (Riho Pätsi nim. kaldaauditoorium), Uus-Sadama 5 text/html 2013-05-16T13:06:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/library_organisations?rev=1368709574&do=diff Library organisations American Library Association. Association of College and Research libraries. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section <http://www.rbms.info/> CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK) * General <http://www.cilip.org.uk> * Rare Books Group <http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/rare-books/pages/default.aspx> text/html 2016-11-07T17:04:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2016?rev=1478538269&do=diff CERL Seminar 2016 Manuscrits: innovation et coopération / Manuscripts: innovation and collaboration (Paris, 20 October 2016) Paper 1: [Updating and modernizing the French Manuscripts Union Catalogue: a collaborative project for enriching and improving the Catalogue collectif de France] with [commentary] – Camille Poiret (Bibliothèque nationale de France, département de la Coopération) Papers 12: [Fédérer la recherche sur le patrimoine écrit du Moyen Âge et de la Renaissance: Biblissima] … text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/istituzione_biblioteca_malatestiana?rev=1346399846&do=diff Istituzione Biblioteca Malatestiana Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Image * Collection * Bibliography * Opening hours * Further information Location Piazza Bufalini 1, 47023 Cesena (Forlì). The library, a must-see recorded in every guidebook, is situated in the city centre, in a former Franciscan monastery. text/html 2025-07-04T11:31:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/previous_cerl_annual_seminars?rev=1751628707&do=diff Previous CERL Annual Seminars * 2024, BNC, Rome European Printing in Non-Latin scripts. Programme. * 2023, Royal Library, Brussels Connecting Books & Audiences through Public Displays. Programme and presentations. * 2022, Trinity College, Dublin Digitising Cultural Heritage Collections: Lessons Learned and Forging Ahead text/html 2026-04-02T07:13:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/history_of_the_book?rev=1775114017&do=diff History of the book * Amsterdam printers (1470-1800) on a map <https://bookhistory.typograaf.com/> * Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association of America <http://www.abaa.org> * The Atlas of Early Printing <https://atlas.folger.edu/> * The Bibliographical Society (London) <http://www.bibsoc.org.uk> * The Bibliographical Society of America <http://www.bibsocamer.org> * The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand text/html 2025-06-23T13:55:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/rnb2025?rev=1750686926&do=diff Mapping Knowledge Collaboration of Retrospective National Bibliographies with research and heritage projects This conference is co-organised with the Short Title Catalogue Vlaanderen (STCV), who are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a programme of events, and the Royal Library, Brussels. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_publica_de_burgos?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Pública de Burgos El Camino de Santiago * Location * Description * Images * Collection * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Plaza de San Juan s/n E-09004 Burgos Description Burgos Public Library was founded on 14th September 1871 at El Consulado Building, Paseo del Espolón. The library was transferred in 1971 to the premises of the Casa de Cultura. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_provinciale_cappuccini?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Provinciale Cappuccini Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Images * Collection * Bibliography * Opening hours * Further information Location via Bellinzona 6, 40136 Bologna. The library is situated within the San Giuseppe dei Cappuccini friary. Description This is a library rooted in its local community and in the religious traditions of the Capucine Order in Bologna. Under the Order’s motto of ‘Humility’ its collections, united with the art in t… text/html 2022-09-21T08:24:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/programme2022?rev=1663748684&do=diff CERL Seminar 2022 Digitising Cultural Heritage Collections: Lessons Learned and Forging Ahead Tuesday 4 October: 9.30-17.00 Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute (Trinity College Dublin) The Library of Trinity College Dublin and Trinity Centre for the Book Research Seminar will host the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) Annual Seminar on Tuesday October 4, 2022, at the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_palatina?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Palatina Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Piazzale Pilotta, 43100 Parma. The library is in the heart of the town, only a short distance from the cathedral and the baptistery. The Museo Bodoni (q.v.) is on the same premises and under the one roof of the Pilotta Palace, where the magnificent Teatro Farnese and the Pinacoteca Nazionale (the National Gallery) can also… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_de_la_universidad_de_santiago?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca de la Universidad de Santiago El Camino de Santiago * Location * Description * Images * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Franco s/n E-15702 Santiago de Compostela Description This Library has always had strong links with the University of Santiago de Compostela, that was founded by Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca (Sixteenth Century). text/html 2013-01-28T09:34:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/works?rev=1359365658&do=diff Publications Provenance literature ---------- New provenance publication from Dresden * Frank Aurich, Jana Kocourek, Norman Köhler, Provenienzmerkmale aus dem Bestand der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2004?rev=1346399851&do=diff AGM Papers 2004 Edinburgh, November 2004 * [Agenda] * [FM/2004/1] Minutes of last meeting * [FM/2004/2a-c] Treasurer’s report * FM/2004/3 CERL Post-2006 Contract (circulated by e-mail) * [FM/2004/4] Membership Working Group report * [FM/2004/5] Report from Manuscripts Working Group, including pilot demonstrations text/html 2026-04-08T13:26:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/main?rev=1775654763&do=diff Conferences, Seminars & Workshops Annual Seminars Other Seminars Workshops Workshops Annual Seminars CERL annually organises a seminar addressing subjects relating to the Consortium’s objectives, preceding the Annual General Meeting. 2026 Annual Seminar The seminar on 28 October 2026 will be hosted by Cambridge University, and is on the topic of materiality. A first announcement is available text/html 2016-10-25T13:35:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2016?rev=1477402544&do=diff AGM Papers 2016 Paris, October 2016 * [Agenda] * [FM/2016/1] Minutes of the last meeting * [FM/2016/2a-b] Income/Expenditure for 2015-2016 * [FM/2016/3a-b] Budget for 2016-2017 * [FM/2016/4] Secretary’s report, incl. Recruiting new members * [FM/2016/5] Promotion Working Group * [FM/2016/6a] CERL Strategies 2016–2019 text/html 2021-07-08T04:09:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/lambeth_palace_library_london?rev=1625717395&do=diff Lambeth Palace Library, London Access the Lambeth Palace Library collection within the HPB Access the Lambeth Palace Library website Access the Lambeth Palace Library Catalogue Historical note Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the principal repository of the documentary history of the Church of England, with collections ranging in date from the 9th century to the present day. text/html 2014-09-25T16:12:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2013?rev=1411661556&do=diff News 2013 September 2013 Senate House, London, proposes to sell four First Folios The Bibliographical Society has set up a petition for those wishing to indicate their opposition to Senate House's intended sale for four Shakespeare First Folios: Petition. text/html 2026-03-17T12:59:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/cerl_blog?rev=1773752342&do=diff CERL Blog [CERL Blog] In 2019/2020, CERL launched the CERL Blog. The blog editors are Vera Andriopoulou (Laskaridis Foundaton and CERL Promotion Working Group) and Marian Lefferts (CERL). We added a blog facility to our existing portfolio of methods for connecting with you via social media text/html 2023-12-20T16:04:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/universidad_complutense_madrid?rev=1703088256&do=diff Biblioteca Histórica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid Access the Universidad Complutense's website Access the Universidad Complutense's dataset within the HPB Historical note The Biblioteca Histórica “Marqués de Valdecilla” of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid is part of the library network that constitutes the library system of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid’s Library. The Universidad Complutense receives its name from the primitive institution founded by Cardinal Cisneros… text/html 2013-08-23T09:37:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/wellcome_library_for_the_history_and_understanding_of_medicine_london?rev=1377250621&do=diff Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, London Access the Wellcome Library website Access the Wellcome catalogue Access Wellcome's dataset within the HPB (login required) Historical note The Wellcome Library derives from the collecting activities of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936) co-founder of the pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co, founded in 1880 and incorporated in 1924 as The Wellcome Foundation Ltd. (now absorbed into Glaxo Smithkline). The L… text/html 2020-09-04T10:51:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/sidebar?rev=1599216681&do=diff HPB CERL Thesaurus MEI DBs Hosted by CERL Incunabula Manuscripts Provenance Information Other web resources text/html 2024-12-16T08:49:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/jobadvert2025?rev=1734338949&do=diff Outreach and Communication Officer CERL has a job opening for an Outreach and Communication Officer (0,6 FTE initially for 12 months). This person will work with the Secretariat on liaison with CERL Stakeholders, outlining the benefits of CERL membership, supporting CERL Working Groups, strengthening CERL’s role and standing in the field of international library organisations and creating a new CERL website. text/html 2025-08-28T15:39:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/about/organisation/ulfgoransoninmemoriam?rev=1756395593&do=diff In Memoriam Ulf Göranson 9 September 1947 - 20 July 2025 En gång ska du vara en av dem som levat för längesen. Jorden skall minnas dig så som den minns gräset och skogarna, det multnade lövet. Så som myllan minns och så som bergen minns vindarna. text/html 2020-09-29T12:48:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2019?rev=1601383731&do=diff AGM Papers 2019 Göttingen, October 2019 * [Agenda] * [FM/2019/1] Minutes of the last meetings * [FM/2019/2a-b] Finances – Income/Expenditure for 2018-2019 * [FM/2019/3a-b] Finances – Budget for 2019-2020 * [FM/2019/4] Secretary’s report * [FM/2019/5] Promotion Working Group * [FM/2019/6] HPB Database and HPB Development text/html 2017-11-09T17:13:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2017?rev=1510247635&do=diff AGM Papers 2017 Amsterdam, October 2017 * [Agenda] * [FM/2017/1] Minutes of the last meetings * [FM/2017/2a-b] Finances – Income/Expenditure for 2016-2017 * [FM/2017/3a-b] Finances – Budget for 2017-2018 * [FM/2017/4] Secretary’s report * [FM/2017/5] and [PowerPoint] Promotion Working Group * [FM/2017/6] Proposal to make the HPB Database freely available text/html 2017-05-29T14:33:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/about/citations?rev=1496068394&do=diff Citations about CERL 2016 The Manutius Network was reproduced but unfortunately NOT acknowledged in Maria Gioia Tavoni, 'Il 2015-2016 per Aldo Manuzio, ovvero il torchio gutenberghiano in nuovi alberi e rami', in Aldo al lettore. Viaggio intorno al mondo del libro e della stampa in occasione del V Centenario della morte di Aldo Manuzio text/html 2016-02-03T14:15:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/powerpoint_presentations_warburg?rev=1454508945&do=diff Presentations Warburg Institute, London, 11 March 2015 A coordinated approach to recording and searching provenance records and images: moving forward A conference organised by Raphaële Mouren (Warburg Institute) and Cristina Dondi (CERL Secretary and Lincoln College, Oxford). Sponsored by IFLA RBSC, The Warburg Institute, CERL, 15cBOOKTRADE, CILIP RBSCG. text/html 2024-09-03T13:50:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/security/otherinformation?rev=1725371421&do=diff Other information relevant to the Security Network * Conferences * Websites * The Copenhagen principles Conferences British Library, London Our Written Heritage in Peril, a conference organised by the British Library and the Institute of Art and Law took place on 26 June 2015. It had a special focus on legal aspects of the return of stolen books across borders. While not organised by CERL, the conference heard papers from five CERL member institutions and a future role for CERL in c… text/html 2024-05-06T09:21:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/portal/main?rev=1714987300&do=diff CERL Portal Working Group Remit Althought the CERL Portal was closed down, the Working Group continues in place. Its remit is to work with the Manuscripts Librarians Working Group, to explore in what way CERL can best support scholars of manuscripts in their work. Members * Chair: text/html 2019-01-17T13:07:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/cerl_papers/cerl_papers_ix?rev=1547730436&do=diff CERL Papers IX " Linking the worlds of script and print: catalogues of European manuscripts and early printed books (David Shaw ed.). Papers presented on 7 November 2008 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, and on 18 June 2009 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Academic Library of Tallinn University. text/html 2015-12-03T10:49:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2008?rev=1449139750&do=diff News 2008 December 2008 CERL Newsletter - December 2008 CERL's December Newsletter is now available for downloading from <http://www.cerl.org/web/en/publications/newsletter>. Topics include: * A new name for the HPB: Heritage of the Printed Book Database * The HPB Database is nearing the 3 million records mark text/html 2013-09-20T13:06:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/wroclaw_university_library?rev=1379682406&do=diff Wroclaw University Library Access the Wroclaw University Library's website in English Access Wroclaw University Library's dataset within the HPB (login required) Historical note Wrocław University Library has Poland's largest collection of prints published before the year 1800, including more than 310,000 publications in 230,000 volumes with an incunable collection of 3270 titles. The beginnings of the Library are connected with the establishing of the University in the year 1811. It started… text/html 2016-08-04T11:16:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/national_library_of_wales_aberystwyth?rev=1470309387&do=diff National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth Access the National Library of Wales' website Access the NLW's dataset within the HPB (login required) Historical note The National Library of Wales was established by Royal Charter on 19th March 1907, following a campaign lasting several decades. Under the Copyright Act of 1911 the Library was given the right to receive a copy from the publisher of each publication made in Britain and Ireland. As well as printed material, the Library holds extensive … text/html 2019-11-01T12:29:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2019?rev=1572611351&do=diff CERL Annual Seminar 2019 Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Göttingen Wednesday 9 October 2019 Collections and Networks Reconstructing the Historical Context of Texts, Publications and Objects with digital methods 8:30 Registration text/html 2015-08-31T12:07:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/fileproc/filproc?rev=1441022849&do=diff CERL File Procedures (FILPROC) * * * * * (under revision) * The CERL Heritage of the Printed Book Database: Guidelines concerning its date range and scope CERL File Procedures 1 (revision 1) This document is a major revision of File Procedure 1 dated 1993-03-10, and is offered as a guide for CERL members and others submitting files for inclusion in the Heritage of the Printed Book Database. The most important changes relate to (a) the cut-off date for files containi… text/html 2026-05-09T06:26:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/mei/about/libraries?rev=1778307999&do=diff Libraries in MEI: 449 Albania Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Poland Romania Russia San Marino Republic Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom USA Vatican City Private Collections in MEI Historical Collections in MEI 15cHEBRAICA Project Albania LibraryNo. IncunabulaEdito… text/html 2017-03-30T12:17:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/mei/about/training?rev=1490876221&do=diff MEI Training and Dissemination Reports and Presentations at CERL Meetings * Salamanca UB (2016) * Vienna ONB, Oxford Bodleian, Antwerp (2015) * Edinburgh NL, Paris BnF, Oslo NL (2014) * Padua UB, Vatican Library, Warsaw UB (2013) * Uppsala UB, Montpellier ABES, London BL text/html 2024-09-28T10:12:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/presentations2024?rev=1727518348&do=diff CERL Seminar 2024 European Printing in Non-Latin Scripts Biblioteca nazionale centrale, Rome, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Viale Castro Pretorio, 105 - 00185 Roma - www.bncrm.beniculturali.it Attendance is free, but please register at secretariat@cerl.org. A printable version of the programme is available text/html 2013-08-24T20:28:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/canterbury_cathedral/mendham?rev=1377376132&do=diff Mendham Collection Names of former owners " The Mendham Collection, on deposit by the Law Society at Canterbury Cathedral Library, comprises Catholic and anti-Catholic literature including manuscripts and printed books ranging from the 15th to the 19th centuries. text/html 2023-11-09T11:28:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/digitalhumanities/main?rev=1699529315&do=diff Digital Humanities Working Group The CERL Working Group for Digital Humanities aims to support library management and curators of Special Collections (rare books and manuscripts) to develop a well-informed mid- to long-term vision for the interconnection between Digital Humanities research and their organisation’s special collections, its associated data and metadata. text/html 2024-05-30T12:00:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/national_library_of_scotland_edinburgh?rev=1717070437&do=diff National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh Access the National Library of Scotland's website Access the NLS's dataset within the HPB Historical note The National Library of Scotland is the descendant of the Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh, formally inaugurated in 1689, and its collections bear testimony to more than 300 years of acquiring printed and manuscript material in a variety of subject fields, through purchase, gift and deposit. The foundation collection of the Advocates’ Library compri… text/html 2013-08-22T11:37:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/hpb/content/bayerische_staatsbibliothek_munich?rev=1377171471&do=diff Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München BSB-AK 1501 - 1840 Access the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek website Access the BSB's Gateway Bayern and VD 16 (Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts) datasets within the HPB (login required) Name and coverage of file The name of the file is BSB-AK 1501 - 1840 (Alphabetical catalogue of the BSB), indicating its coverage of books printed between 1501 and 1840 held in the BSB. At the last count ( on 1 December 199… text/html 2023-10-20T14:46:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2021?rev=1697813214&do=diff Programme CERL AGM 2021 Online Meeting, December 2021 Tuesday 7 December (3.30pm GMT / 16:30u CET / 10:30am EDT) Zoom link: <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83528148363?pwd=VFl2aGQxMzJsWS8xN1dHSTdQQURmQT09> Meeting ID: 835 2814 8363, Passcode: 043564 Find your local number: <https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kBuYm08gO> * [Agenda] * [FM/2021/1] Minutes of the previous AGM meeting * text/html 2022-01-28T17:23:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/culturalproperty/20220127event?rev=1643390604&do=diff CERL Online event on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity This online event took place on 27 January 2022. Libraries are in and of the communities in which they exist. Conversations that take place in society are reflected and even taken forward by work done in libraries. These last years, the topics of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity are among those addressed by librarians. text/html 2018-09-24T13:14:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2018?rev=1537794863&do=diff AGM Papers 2018 Venice, September 2018 * [Agenda] * [FM/2018/1] Minutes of the last meeting * [FM/2018/2a-b] Finances – Income/Expenditure for 2017-2018 * [FM/2018/3a-b] Finances – Budget for 2018-2019 * [FM/2018/4] Secretary’s report * [FM/2018/5] Promotion Working Group * [FM/2018/6] HPB Database and HPB Development text/html 2013-01-23T14:24:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2011?rev=1358951099&do=diff AGM Papers 2011 Vatican City, November 2011 * [Agenda] * [FM/2011/1] Minutes of last meeting * [FM/2011/2a-b] Treasurer’s report * [FM/2011/3] Secretary’s report, including Membership and Promotion * [FM/2011/4] Advisory Task Group report * [FM/2011/5] OCLC report * [FM/2011/6] and [FM/2011/6a] Heritage of the Printed Book Database text/html 2013-01-23T14:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2010?rev=1358951111&do=diff AGM Papers 2010 Copenhagen, November 2010 * [Agenda] * [FM/2010/1] Minutes of last meeting * [FM/2010/2a-b] Treasurer’s report * [FM/2010/3] Report from OCLC * FM/2010/4 Advisory Task Group report (verbal report) * [FM/2010/5] Heritage of the Printed Book Database * [FM/2010/6] CERL Thesaurus and Digital Resources text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2009?rev=1346399851&do=diff AGM Papers 2009 Brussels, November 2009 * [Agenda] * [FM/2009/1] Minutes of last meeting on 8 November 2008 * [FM/2009/2a-b] Treasurer’s report * [FM/2009/3] Heritage of the Printed Book Database (revised version, 2 Nov 2009) * [FM/2009/4] CERL Thesaurus and Digital Resources (and [presentation]) * [FM/2009/5] CERL Portal for Manuscripts and Early Printed Materials text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2003?rev=1346399851&do=diff AGM Papers 2003 St Petersburg, November 2003 * [Agenda] * [FM/2003/1] Minutes of last meeting * [FM/2003/2a-b] Treasurer’s report * [FM/2003/3a], [FM/2003/3b] and [FM/2003/3c] Membership Fee 2003-2006 * [FM/2003/4] Widening Access to CERL Membership * [FM/2003/5] Report from Manuscript Working Group * [FM/2003/6] Report from Services Working Group text/html 2026-04-17T12:37:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/provenance/programme20251117?rev=1776429456&do=diff Provenance in Book History V Programme Marina Ruiz Fargas, Laia Navarro de Llobet, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) Cataloguing and disseminating provenance at the University of Barcelona’s Rare Book and Manuscript CRAI Library Recording Mira Krall, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austria) Cataloguing provenance in the Austrian National Library's Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books text/html 2026-02-23T08:36:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work/provenance/main?rev=1771835799&do=diff Provenance Working Group Remit Group members are individually involved in projects relating to the production of, and access to, records with provenance information, and their integration. The Working Group members * advise on the interlinking of provenance information in a variety of CERL databases text/html 2021-11-27T16:55:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/intern/meetings/agmpapers/2020?rev=1638032141&do=diff AGM Papers 2020 Online Meeting, October 2020 [Agenda ] [FM/2020/1] Minutes of the previous meeting [FM/2020/2a-b] Finances 2019-2020 (updated 15 January 2021) [FM/2020/3a-b] Budget proposals 2020-2021 (updated 15 January 2021) [FM/2020] AGM Financial Report (PowerPoint file) [Broad brush budget forecast] [FM/2020/4] CERL Strategic Plan text/html 2019-03-19T10:07:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/generalinformation?rev=1552990078&do=diff The Consortium of European Research Libraries is a membership organisation for all libraries, museums of the book, archives and other organisations with an interest in cultural heritage in the form of early printed books and manuscripts. Our Strategic Plan is available here. text/html 2021-01-29T12:11:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/fellows?rev=1611922315&do=diff CERL Junior Fellows Online presentations on 27 January 2021 CERL Alumni present their research Recording. Cristina Dondi, CERL Company Secretary and Chairman of the CERL Grant Scheme Introduction Martyna Osuch (CERL Grant: Metropolitan Seminary Library in Warsaw, 2019/20) text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2009?rev=1346399821&do=diff News 2009 October 2009 2nd LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitisation of Library Material in Europe 19-20 October 2009 Topics in the programme were: public-private partnerships, new economic models, digitisation needs of research and public libraries, measuring the impact of digitisation projects, aggregation of digital content, interoperability and metadata issues. text/html 2020-01-07T10:46:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship/2020?rev=1578393981&do=diff CERL Internship and Placement Grants 2019/2020 CERL would like to offer five 2019/2020 Internship and Placement Grants, to the value of 1,000 Euros each, to allow qualified librarians and scholars to work on CERL projects in CERL libraries, or in CERL offices, and to be trained on CERL digital resources, generally for a period of one month. If matched funding is provided by the hosting institution, the period can be extended. One of the five grants is offered by Università Cattolica of Milan, … text/html 2018-12-13T16:59:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship/2019?rev=1544720350&do=diff CERL Intership and Placement Grants 2018/2019 CERL would like to offer four 2018/2019 Internship and Placement Grants, to the value of 1,000 Euros each, to allow qualified librarians and scholars to work on CERL projects in CERL libraries, or in CERL offices, and to be trained on CERL digital resources, generally for a period of one month. text/html 2017-07-19T14:23:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship/2017celanikolumbanoshea?rev=1500474233&do=diff CERL Grant 2016/17 CERL Internship and Placement Grant 2016/17 – The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1-31 May 2017 The CERL Internship and Placement Grant 2016/17 allowed us to work at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek from 1 May to 31 May 2017, as Marieke van Delft, Curator of the Early Printed Books Department, decided to start a project for the cataloguing of incunables in the database Material Evidence of Incunabula. text/html 2018-09-24T14:08:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/internship/2015?rev=1537798128&do=diff CERL Internship and Placement Grants - 2015 In view of the quantity and quality of the applications received, and with the approval of the Executive Committee (formerly Coordinating Committee), the CERL Grant Committee decided this year to award two grants instead of one, to a scholar and to a librarian. text/html 2022-04-01T09:02:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_and_manuscripts?rev=1648803762&do=diff This page was moved: <https://www.cerl.org/resources/manuscripts_and_archives> text/html 2020-06-24T14:24:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/publ_about_cerl?rev=1593008660&do=diff Publications about CERL Croatian * Tinka Katic, 'Retrospektivna katalogizacija starih knjiga u Europi: Konzorcij europskih znanstvenih knjiznica'. in: Vjesnik bibliotekara Hrvatske 39 (1996), 3--4, 152--163. Czech * C. Dondi, ‘Provenance records in the CERL Thesaurus and in Material Evidence in Incunabula’, in ‘PROVENIO: The Methodology of Book Provenance Research, themed issue of text/html 2026-05-12T12:56:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/main?rev=1778590591&do=diff Publications CERL Papers XVI Crossing Boders, About the birth of the Consortium of European Research Libraries, the organisation’s early years and its path to maturity, spanning the period from the late twentieth century to the first decades of the twenty-first century, ed. Claudia Fabian and Marian Lefferts (Harrasowitz, 2026). ISBN:978-3-447-12557-4 and DOI: 10.13173/9783447125574. Available as a text/html 2015-02-04T12:51:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2014?rev=1423054307&do=diff News 2014 November 2014 Job opening CERL is seeking to appoint a Project Officer for the CENDARI project. The key aspects of the role are training, communication, awareness raising, dissemination and liaison. For more information see the job advertisement and/or contact Marian Lefferts (marian.lefferts@cerl.org). text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2005?rev=1346399821&do=diff News 2005 NOVEMBER 2005 CERL Seminar, 11 November 2005, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome This year’s Seminar was on the theme ‘Many into one: problems and opportunities in creating shared catalogues of older books, such as access points, levels of completeness and uniformity of bibliographical information’. The speakers were text/html 2019-05-15T09:59:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/practical_issues?rev=1557914396&do=diff Manuscripts Librarians Working Group - Practical issues This page is under construction. Please come back soon. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/news/cerl_news_2003?rev=1346399821&do=diff News 2003 DECEMBER 2003 CERL Papers III CERL’s third collection of conference papers has been published under the title Books beyond Frontiers: the need for international collaboration in national retospective bibliography (David Shaw, ed.). The papers are by Galina Rieder (National Library of Russia, St Petersburg), Judit Vízkelety-Ecsedy (National Széchényi Library, Budapest), John Goldfinch (British Library, London), Goran Proot (Bibliotheek Stadscampus, University of Antwerp) and Stijn va… text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/membership/special_arrangements?rev=1346399821&do=diff Special arrangements for membership The Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) is aware that some libraries with rich holdings of early printed books and manuscripts find it difficult to participate in the Consortium’s work because of the effects of long-lasting national economic circumstances on their ability to meet the current membership fees. text/html 2021-10-13T07:18:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/membership/benefits?rev=1634109496&do=diff Benefits of Membership The Consortium shares resources and expertise between research libraries and the research community to enhance access to the European printed and written heritage as well as its exploitation and preservation. CERL legally came into being in June 1994, and was formed on the initiative of major research libraries in several European countries. text/html 2025-12-16T15:25:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/hosting/currently_hosted?rev=1765898707&do=diff Databases in the AMPLE environment English Short Title Catalogue The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) is the most comprehensive resource available for the output of the printing press in the English-speaking world before 1801. More information... Incunabula Short Title Catalogue The Incunabula Short Title Catalogue is the international database of 15th-century European printing created by the British Library with contributions from institutions worldwide. text/html 2022-08-24T11:14:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/work?rev=1661339671&do=diff Working Groups At its meeting on Saturday 18 June 2011, in The Hague, the Executive Committee decided to reduce the number of ATG/EC meetings held each year to one meeting in early spring and one in late autumn, and to set up working groups on various CERL activities in between the meetings and report back to the joined ATG/EC twice a year. text/html 2023-04-20T12:28:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/main?rev=1681993737&do=diff CERL's Collaboration Network CERL Working Groups Working Groups focus on specific areas of CERL's activities, and draw their membership from professionals across Europe. New members are always welcome, and interested persons should write to CERL's Secretary, Cristina Dondi at: text/html 2023-10-24T06:49:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/about/main?rev=1698130178&do=diff About CERL Welcome to CERL, the Consortium of European Research Libraries. The Consortium's purpose is to share resources and expertise between research libraries with a view to improving access to, as well as exploitation and preservation of, the European printed heritage. text/html 2024-06-13T12:56:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/about/cerl_aims?rev=1718283416&do=diff CERL’s Aims The Consortium’s purpose is to share resources and expertise between research libraries with a view to improving access to, as well as research on and preservation of, the European printed heritage. CERL’s major electronic initiatives are listed below. In addition, CERL organises text/html 2014-11-25T08:57:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/project_officer_2015?rev=1416905834&do=diff Job Advertisement - PROJECT OFFICER About the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) The Consortium of European Research Libraries is a membership organisation for all libraries, museums of the book, archives and other organisations with an interest in cultural heritage in the form of early-printed books and manuscripts. Together we develop services that increase the visibility and use of our collections, thereby supporting students, scholars, researchers, archivists, special collect… text/html 2019-05-15T10:00:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/mailing_list?rev=1557914412&do=diff Manuscripts Librarians Working Group - Mailing list This page is under construction. Please come back soon. text/html 2022-04-21T10:12:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/sidebar?rev=1650535941&do=diff MSS Librarians WG Explore Dates Online resources Other WGs text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/services/seminars/dubrovnik_2007?rev=1346399846&do=diff Dubrovnik May 2007 Dubrovnik Libraries, Dubrovnik, Croatia The European Manuscript & Hand Press Book Heritage: The role of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) Znanstvena knjiznica (Research Library), Dubrovnik 31 May 2007, 9.00 am text/html 2020-05-15T08:44:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/organisation?rev=1589532240&do=diff CERL Portal closed down - these web pages are not longer updated - CERL Portal organisation The CERL Portal was developed under the responsibility of the CERL Board and Committee, under the supervision first by Ivan Boserup, Royal Danish Library and later by Stefan Anderson, also from the Royal Danish Library. The Portal was technically developed by the Electronic Publishing Centre, hosted by the University Library of Uppsala (Sweden). text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/incunables?rev=1346399846&do=diff Incunables OPACs and lists with Provenance Data Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique >Catalogue des provenances des incunables conservés à la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Bruxelles Searchable catalogue for the Royal Library’s incunable collections (use index ‘Origine’ for provenances). The Introduction provides an overview, with a list of religious houses whose books can be found in the collection. text/html 2023-06-09T12:46:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/can_you_help?rev=1686314810&do=diff Can you help? [Go to Can You Help?] The Can-You-Help? database was created to help to identify a book plate, a binding stamp, a library label or stamp, or to read and identify an owner's inscription. The first two iterations of these service have now been suspended. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/provenance/bibliotheca_parchensis?rev=1346399846&do=diff Bibliotheca Parchensis Park Abbey, near Leuven Dr Christian Coppens is investigating the collection of incunables which belonged to the Premonstratensian Abbey of Park (Abdij van't Park, Bibliotheca Parchensis) before its sale in 1829. Bibliothecae Parchensis: the incunables of Park Abbey (Leuven) text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_de_la_fundacion_sancho_el_sabio?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Fundación Sancho el Sabio El Camino de Santiago * Location * Description * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Fundación Sancho el Sabio Portal de Betoño 23 01013 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava Description The Sancho el Sabio Library began to operate in 1955 promoted by the Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Vitoria. Holdings bequeathed by Antonio Odriozola´s Library were the core of its first collections. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_comunale_classense?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Comunale Classense Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Image * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Via Baccarini 3, 48100 Ravenna. The library is situated in the city centre, within walking distance from Dante’s Tomb. Originally a monastery, it winds through a sequence of cloisters refreshed by grassy grounds and trees. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/links_to_other_resources/biblioteca_civica_gambalunga?rev=1346399845&do=diff Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga Regione Emilia-Romagna * Location * Description * Collection * Bibliography * Director * Opening hours * Further information Location Via Gambalunga 27, 47900 Rimini. The library is situated in the city centre, within walking distance from the railway station and the Tempio Malatestiano. The seaside and the beach, where tourists flock in season, are only a short bus ride away. text/html 2025-10-29T17:30:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_thesaurus/contents?rev=1761759049&do=diff Files in the CERL Thesaurus File owner Description text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/other?rev=1346399845&do=diff Other relevant projects LEAF DescriptionAims to develop a model architecture for a search system that will harvest existing name authority records in various European countries and integrate the results into the MALVINE network. Prototype to be tested in MALVINE (3-year project funded by the European Commission). text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/digitisation?rev=1346399845&do=diff Digitisation projects SAGANETDescriptionLarge digitisation project of manuscripts of Nordic sagas and mythologiesCataloguing format?Length of project?Responsible institutions?Contact details? text/html 2019-05-15T10:00:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manuscriptexperts/standards?rev=1557914438&do=diff Manuscripts Librarians Working Group - Standards This page is under construction. Please come back soon. text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/cataloguing?rev=1346399845&do=diff The cataloguing of manuscripts MANUS 2.0DescriptionCataloguing software, allows two levels of cataloguing. At present some 3,000 records contributed by c. 50 participating librariesCataloguing formatThe exchange format is XML, as established in TEI.Length of project text/html 2012-08-31T07:57:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_portal/archival?rev=1346399845&do=diff Archival projects ARCHIVES NATIONALES DE FRANCEDescriptionInventory of the Fonds Napoleon and Etat des fonds des archives privies. Available through Archival resources of RLG.Cataloguing formatEADLength of project?Responsible institutions?Contact details text/html 2025-09-24T09:16:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/publications/cerl_papers/main?rev=1758705409&do=diff CERL Papers A major series of publications of the papers given at the annual CERL Seminars Each year CERL holds a one-day Seminar the day before its Annual General Meeting in November. These seminars provide an opportunity for scholars and librarians to talk about issues of common interest in the general field of the European written and printed heritage and about CERL’s work on the technologies for providing access to these materials. text/html 2026-03-26T08:59:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/help/ipi/main?rev=1774515576&do=diff Paul Needham: Index Possessorum Incunabulorum Index Possessorum Incunabulorum is a list of owners of incunabula that Dr Paul Needham, Scheide Librarian, Scheide Library, Princeton University Library, has steadily grown throughout his career. We are very grateful to Dr Needham for letting CERL make available to the public his extraordinary tool for provenance research. text/html 2026-03-05T17:00:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/help/incunabula/shelfmark_patterns?rev=1772730015&do=diff Patterns of Historic Shelfmarks Id Sample Pattern Remark text/html 2026-05-12T13:59:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/security/2026summerschool?rev=1778594346&do=diff Collection Security Summer School 2026 The 9th edition of the the CERL Collection Security Summer School will take place on 16-18 September 2026 and is hosted by the National Library of Norway, Henrik Ibsens gate 110, Oslo. You can alreay register by sending an e-mail to secretariat@cerl.org. The registration fee is € 85 (this is to cover the catering costs). text/html 2016-07-06T08:25:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/projects/republic_of_letters?rev=1467793507&do=diff Conference report Conference “Rethinking of Republic of Letters” (12th-14th June, Warsaw) The conference Rethinking the Republic of Letters took place in Warsaw, 12th-14th June 2016. It was organized by the Faculty of Liberal Arts of the University of Warsaw and devoted to the topic: digital functionality from the perspective of current scholarly activities. COST Action IS 1310 works towards assembling the blueprint of the trans-national digital infrastructure to support collaborative work on … text/html 2019-02-27T11:01:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/projects/marie_curie?rev=1551265316&do=diff Marie Curie Fellowship, Consortium of European Research Libraries, London (2016-2018) Laura Carnelos My academic career has been devoted to research on different aspects of Italian socio-cultural history, especially the history of so-called popular editions from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. I am specialized in Library and Archival Studies (MA and BA degrees) with a PhD in Socio-Cultural History of Early Modern Italy. I have worked as a librarian at the Peggy Guggenheim Foun… text/html 2015-06-18T14:17:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/collaboration/manutius_network_2015/pan_biblioteka?rev=1434637067&do=diff Aldine Editions at Pan Biblioteka Gdańska Online from June 2015, Pan Biblioteka Gdańska (Wałowa 15, 80-980 Gdańsk, Poland) Aldus Pius Manutius Romanus (1449-1515) – an Italian humanist scholar, editor and publisher, printer and bookbinder, author, commentator, founder of the Aldine Press (1494) and Aldi Neacademia (ca 1500) in Venice – credited with producing classical works in a new elegant pocket-sized format (octavo), bearing a high intellectual value. As an ardent advocate of the culture o… text/html 2024-12-04T12:55:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://cerl.org/resources/cerl_thesaurus/editing/format/956?rev=1733316932&do=diff 956 Remote access to external systems (O;R) Field Definition and Scope This field holds the essential data that are necessary to trigger a retrieval operation in an external database system. The aim is to provide further information related to the described entity, which is out of scope of the CERL Thesaurus such as sample bibliographic records or provenance information.