Sarajevo, 1992. My mother’s uncle, Dobrivoje Beljkašić, or Dobri for short, was 68 when the siege of his hometown began. He was a landscape painter renowned for painting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ottoman bridges. His magnificent studio was above the National Library in the old City Hall in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-20 08:56:15 UTC ]
Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-11-03 17:15:37 UTC ]
A chance encounter in the National Library of Australia’s digital archive holds clues about an 1843 cookbook published in Parramatta. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2022-04-26 19:56:33 UTC ]
The Welsh government has announced a £2.25m rescue package for the National Library of Wales after proposed cuts at the institution sparked uproar. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-05 03:34:48 UTC ]
CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals, has called for planned cuts to the National Library of Wales to be abandoned, ahead of a debate in the Senedd today (3rd February). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 06:32:21 UTC ]
As the national library of the United Kingdom, the British Library’s mission is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. This means making our own buildings and online offers engaging for everyone, as well as working in partnership... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 13:05:14 UTC ]
Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive, including correspondence with authors like J K Rowling, Iain Banks and Ruth Rendell, to the National Library of Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 15:07:11 UTC ]
Pedr ap Llwyd, chief executive and librarian of the National Library of Wales, shares his thoughts on the Welsh book trade and the library's future plans. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Created at the height of Victorian prudishness, the Bodleian Library’s Phi collection was designed to protect young minds from ‘immoral’ books. More than a century later, they’re going on display for the first timeLibraries today take a dim view of censorship. They are places where knowledge is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Gulf News: Aimed at cross-promotion of each other's cultural initiatives, the new Serbia-Sharjah agreement will come into play at book fairs. The post Serbia’s National Library in Cultural Partnership With Sharjah Book Authority appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Library of Scotland and Creative Scotland are celebrating 100 years since the birth of Scottish writer Muriel Spark with a range of literary and cultural events, including a major exhibition, an international academic conference at the University of Glasgow, two BBC documentaries... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
With funding from the National Library of Brazil, a small publisher announces more titles in its series of books on Brazilian culture and issues. The post Series of Brazil Books Expanded by New London Librarium appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hamish MacDonald has been appointed as the first Scots Scriever. The role, a two-year residency at the National Library of Scotland supported with funding from Creative Scotland, will involve producing original creative work in Scots, its variants and dialects, across any art-form, as well as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two of the first ever books to be printed in Scotland have been bought from private ownership by the National Library of Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Library A World History James W.P. Campbell and Will Pryce University of Chicago Press, $75 Sneak inside 85 of the world's greatest libraries in 21 countries, from the National Library of China to the Altenburg Abbey in Austria. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]