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| Göttingen University Library was founded in 1734 as a practical working library for the new university. Its foundations are in several smaller collections which included the library of Göttingen Grammar School (with books mainly on history, classical philology, theology), the library left by Joachim Hinrich von Bülow (1650-1724; a universal library with an emphasis on historical, political and legal literature) and duplicates from the Royal Library in Hanover.\\ | Göttingen University Library was founded in 1734 as a practical working library for the new university. Its foundations are in several smaller collections which included the library of Göttingen Grammar School (with books mainly on history, classical philology, theology), the library left by Joachim Hinrich von Bülow (1650-1724; a universal library with an emphasis on historical, political and legal literature) and duplicates from the Royal Library in Hanover.\\ | ||
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| - | Several decades later it was enhanced by the collection of Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach (1687-1769), | + | Several decades later it was enhanced by the collection of Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach (1687-1769), |
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| In the early years, the principles of building up the collection were based on convictions and methods of the Enlightenment. As scientific work and research required literature in all areas of scholarship from all over the world, the library from the start acquired books not only from local book sellers but also through direct contacts with the book trade in the rest of Europe. In this way, the library achieved a high degree of completeness in its collections, | In the early years, the principles of building up the collection were based on convictions and methods of the Enlightenment. As scientific work and research required literature in all areas of scholarship from all over the world, the library from the start acquired books not only from local book sellers but also through direct contacts with the book trade in the rest of Europe. In this way, the library achieved a high degree of completeness in its collections, | ||
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| === Present/ | === Present/ | ||
| Alternative forms of names of persons stemming from standard data sets were added to approximately 50,000 records. Additional information such as footnotes, fingerprints, | Alternative forms of names of persons stemming from standard data sets were added to approximately 50,000 records. Additional information such as footnotes, fingerprints, | ||
| - | === Treatment of multivolume works === | + | |
| - | Because of the ongoing internal restructuring of data sets for multivolume works this type of record has so far been omitted. | + | |
| === Recommendations for searching === | === Recommendations for searching === | ||
| Searching on basic bibliographic information such as author, title, year and place of publication will normally lead to the best and most reliable results. The use of other descriptive categories may help in reducing too many hits and improving precision, but the risk of incomplete results should be borne in mind. | Searching on basic bibliographic information such as author, title, year and place of publication will normally lead to the best and most reliable results. The use of other descriptive categories may help in reducing too many hits and improving precision, but the risk of incomplete results should be borne in mind. | ||
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