Project "Preservation of European cultural heritage – digitization and microfilming of chosen Silesian newspapers, endangered by paper acidification, from collections of Wroclaw University Library"
After finishing in 2006 project „Preservation of European cultural heritage – protective microfilming, digitization and popularization of chosen, popular Silesian periodicals from 19th century from collections of Wroclaw University Library”, WUL has engaged in another project that is mostly funded by The Leopold Kronenberg Foundation.
Mission of this Foundation is to assist activities on behalf of common welfare, inter alia in the field of education, culture and art. Forwarded by Wroclaw University Library project fit into field of interest of Foundation's program "Cultural heritage and tradition” and was accepted and granted financial support.
Wroclaw University Library is repository of knowledge about Silesia region. Here there are periodicals published since 18th century and the largest in the whole world collection of pre-war, German and Polish newspapers published in Silesia region. Amount of library materials collected in University Library is tremendous and popularity of that source is still growing.
Main goals of project (realization term: 5.11.2007 – 30.10.2008) are:
- securing and protecting chosen historical newspapers and periodicals that were printed on acid paper which quickly erodes,
- popularization of collections that belong to European cultural heritage by increase of accessibility to their copies and their presentation in conjunction with access to their digitized versions in Digital Library of Wroclaw University.
Microfilming of newspapers and periodicals allows secure priceless collections. Digitization allows gain easy and modern access to historical writings in form of digitized pictures. Their presentation in Digital Library will increase promotion of vast collections of Wroclaw University Library.