Never Finish(ed)
The Vitality and Dynamics of Retrospective ‘National’ Bibliographies for European Print Cultures to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
Papers based on the CERL Conference ‘Retrospective Bibliographies and European Print Cultures to 1830 – Challenges and Perspectives in the Digital Age’ at the Ossolineum Library, in June 2023. Followed by the Exhibition Guide ‘The Beginnings of Polish Bibliography’ 29-30 June 2023, Wrocław, published by Ossoliński National Institute.
Editor(s): Olga Tkachuk, Marian Lefferts, Claudia Fabian
Author(s): Adelaida Caro Martín; Anders Toftgaard; Andrea Jelínková; Anette Hagan; Claudia Fabian; Dagnija Baltiņa; Elena Ravelli; Esther van Gelder; Flavia Bruni; Iryna Ciborovska-Rymarovych; Isabel García-Monge Carretero; Lobel Machala; Marian Lefferts; Marieke van Delft; Matthias Reif; Nataliia Bondar; Nathalie Fabry; Olga Tkachuk; Peter Sjökvist; Robert Ravnić; Stanisław Siess-Krzyszkowski; Vojtěch Šícha; Wacław Walecki
Language(s): Language(s): English
13-digits ISBN: 978-3-447-12356-3
Pages: 225
Collection: CERL Papers
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co.
Year: 2025
Abstract & Notes
This volume presents papers from the CERL Conference Retrospective Bibliographies and European Print Cultures to 1830: Challenges and Perspectives in the Digital Age, held in Wrocław in June 2023. It explores the creation, maintenance, and use of retrospective “national” bibliographies for European print cultures up to the mid-nineteenth century. The contributions examine methodologies, digital tools, and national approaches across Europe, including Ukraine, Sweden, Spain, Scotland, the Netherlands, Latvia, France, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Croatia.
Topics covered include bibliographic standards, database interoperability, copy-specific information, provenance studies, and linked open data. The volume highlights both the historical development of bibliographies and their contemporary relevance for research infrastructures, demonstrating the ongoing challenges and opportunities in coordinating and enriching these resources across national and linguistic boundaries. An exhibition guide on the beginnings of Polish bibliography is also included, providing additional historical context.
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