Science Dissemination Activities 2014 (Działalność Upowszechniająca Naukę - DUN)
Dissemination of valuable sources for research by digitizing unique newspapers and periodicals from the Silesia - Lusatian collection of the Wroclaw University Library
Project donated by Ministry of Science and Higher Education (resolution No 623/P-DUN/2014), time of completion: 04.03.2014 - 28.10.2014
In the framework of the project in Digital Library of University of Wroclaw - https://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/en/dlibra over 88,000 pages from selected sixteen Silesian’s newspapers and periodicals have been digitized and maked available to the public. Among available periodicals are, inter alia, unique Polonica (Stadło, 1849; Nowiny Szląskie, 1884-1888), elite socio-cultural periodicals delivering, inter alia, information regarding the artistic life and cultural events in Wroclaw and Lower Silesia (Breslauer Stadt - und Landbote, 1833-1842; Breslauer Theaterzeitung, 1832-1845), popular newspapers that were a chronicle of urban life (Breslauer Beobachter, 1835-1850; Der Breslauer Erzähler, 1835-1848, Breslauer Localblatt, 1834-1837, Breslauer Nachtpost, 1922-1929), anarchistic weekly (Breslauer Tribüne, 1924), journal that documented cultural activity of the Jewish community in Wroclaw (Breslauer Jüdisches Gemeinde-Blatt, 1924-1938), source materials for the study of economic and crafts in Silesian region (Breslauer Gewerbeblatt, 1854-1908), a valuable resource for studying the history of the Church in Silesia region (Schlesisches Pastoralblatt, 1880-1929), academic journals (Verzeichniss des Vorlesungen an der Königlichen Universität Breslau, 1839-1944; Akademische Blätter, 1910-1931) as well as touring journals (Der Gebirgsbote, 1874-1906; Bericht des Zobten-Gebirgs-Verein, 1887-1918).
In addition, 6 titles of newspapers that were part of the project, were protectively microfilmed. During realization of the project, two main goals were achieved:
-
Securing and protecting historical newspapers and magazines that were printed on acidic paper which quickly erodes.
-
Popularization of collections that belong to European cultural heritage by making their copies available along with access to their digitized versions in Digital Library of Wroclaw University.