The KU Leuven Libraries is a knowledge centre providing scientific information for students and researchers. In this support for research and education, it develops a wide range of services. The library heritage is mainly kept in the Special Collections department and the Maurits Sabby Library. Special Collections is most known for its elaborate reference library … Weiterlesen …
The Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876) encompass three historically discrete rare book and manuscript library collections: Special Collections in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, the George Peabody Library, and the John Work Garrett Library. Special Collections in the Eisenhower Library are primarily of a consolidation of rare books formerly held within the … Weiterlesen …
The State and University Library of Bremen (SuUB) is the city’s largest and oldest academic library. As the designated central library of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the SuUB supplies literature to universities and colleges across Bremen and Bremerhaven, while also acting as the state library. Centrally located on the university campus, the SuUB … Weiterlesen …
The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, situated in the heart of Antwerp, has been collecting books for over five centuries. Its focus is on the Antwerp, Dutch literature and the history of the Low Countries, but many other topics are covered by its 1,5 million items – from novels to newspapers, from incunabula to comic books. … Weiterlesen …
Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club is America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles. The Club has fostered interest in the book arts for over 130 years, through exhibitions, publications, lectures, and—perhaps most importantly—through the formation of a research Library devoted to the arts of the book. The Library was established to collect, preserve, and … Weiterlesen …