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A short summary of the history of the European Book History Collection

Setting up a new collection of the National Széchényi Library

NÉMETH Gabriella

Könyvtári Figyelő (Library Review), vol. 15. (51.) 2005. no. 4. pp. 863 – 865.

The National Széchényi Library established formal contact with the Italian Ministry of Culture in 1999 and collaborative projects of a wide spectrum have been developing since that date. The delegation of the Italian ministry visited the library in summer 2004 and on this occasion, they donated the library a special edition of Carafa's “De institutione vivendi” based on the digital version of the work. This was followed by an agreement of the two partners on the foundation of the European Book History Collection. Out of the national libraries of the region, the Hungarian one has the richest collection of book history literature. As the first step of the cooperation, the Italian partner donates various books to the collection. The value of the donation has been up to 5000 euros in 2005. The collection will comprise

documents and journals related to book history, primarily from the collection of the National Széchényi Library, but also as donations by international partners. The collection will be catalogued in a virtual shared catalogue. The official opening ceremony of the new collection is scheduled to October 2006.

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