http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/contact-info/subscribe/rss/news-events/ News & Events from the National Library of Sweden EN http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/New-Open-Access-policy/ The National Library of Sweden has adopted an Open Access policy to promote maximum public access to cultural heritage as well as to scientific knowledge. Jan Hagerlid 2010-07-07T12:53:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/33884 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/Stieg-Larsson-in-our-collections/ There are two unpublished short stories by Stieg Larsson in the National Library’s stack areas. Magdalena Gram 2010-06-09T15:05:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/33624 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/Digital-task/ The National Library of Sweden is one of approximately 50 institutions that will submit documentation to the government concerning the digitization of the future. The government is commissioning up to about twenty authorities and institutions, including the National Library of Sweden, to submit documentation for a national strategy for digitization, but also for electronic access and digital... helean 2010-02-18T16:42:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32672 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/New-search-engine-for-Swedish-research/ In SwePub, it is easy to find any written Swedish research. helean 2010-02-18T16:42:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32673 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/An-open-knowledge-society/ Gunilla Herdenberg finds the new mandate exciting and even if there is currently a lot of focus on structure and groundwork, she has a clear vision:“I want all publicly funded libraries to work together in the best interest of the user, ” she explains, “and for the libraries to be active in the realization of an open knowledge society.” She wants to have a strong and committed national council... helean 2010-02-18T16:41:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32671 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/Preparing-for-a-difficult-situation/ Gunilla Herdenberg is Head of the National Cooperation Department at the National Library of Sweden and the person who, together with National Librarian Gunnar Sahlin, will mainly work with the issue.“We have not sat still and awaited the decision, ” she says. “As soon as the Swedish Culture Bill arrived, we began preparing for a difficult situation.” The work with the various phases of the... helean 2010-02-18T16:38:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32670 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/test/ The National Library of Sweden will now draw up an action plan for the coordination of the entire library sector. helean 2010-02-18T16:34:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32669 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/Archiving-the-Web---New-Perspectives/ The National Library of Sweden, together with Internet Archive, was the first player to introduce organized web archiving at the end of the 1990s. Since then, the web has developed enormously on various levels. The purpose of this international workshop was to introduce new perspectives and projects with a focus on web archiving. The workshop took place at the National Library of Sweden on 13... helean 2009-11-17T16:30:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32674 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/A-step-forward/ The Deputy National Librarian at the National Library of Sweden, Magdalena Gram, is happy to announce that the report is finally being presented:“It’s the first step forward and one that is very welcome, ” she says, “but we must be prepared to review the law at regular intervals.” Development takes place incredibly fast. It is mainly the established publicists on the Internet that will supply... helean 2009-11-16T16:30:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32676 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/A-step-closer-to-e-legal-deposit/ On 16 November, the report of the electronic-legal deposit committee was submitted to the government. The National Library of Sweden is heavily involved. The National Library of Sweden has long called for a law regarding the legal deposit of electronic documents published on the web, among other places. In the present proposal, the National Library of Sweden is responsible for the preservation of... helean 2009-11-11T16:30:00+01:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32675 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/The-National-Library-of-Sweden-in-talks-with-SVT/ Negotiations are currently in progress with regard to more in-depth cooperation concerning the archiving of audiovisual material. helean 2009-10-19T16:30:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32677 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/More-and-more-e-books-are-being-lent-out/ 4.2 million e-book downloads and 3.2 million loans of printed books. helean 2009-05-29T16:30:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/32678 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/Present-past/ Conference at the National Library of Sweden, Stockholm 19-20 August 2009 Rickard Carlsson 2009-04-08T14:36:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/22916 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/openaccess/ Key publications related to the most important scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century may become openly accessible online. Sara Bengtzon 2008-07-01T10:18:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17518 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/donation/ Paul Lipschutz amassed one of the largest private poster collections in the world. Sara Bengtzon 2008-06-26T09:00:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17360 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/thoreau/ A unique letter written by the American author Thoreau to his colleague Emerson has been in the National Library's collections for over sixty years without anyone knowing about it. Sara Bengtzon 2008-06-12T09:00:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17362 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/changes/ The National Library of Sweden and the Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images consolidate. As the boundaries between media get erased, a new organization is needed. Sara Bengtzon 2008-05-29T09:00:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17361 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/devil/ After being on display for six months at the National Library in Prague, the Devil's Bible has returned to the National Library of Sweden. Sara Bengtzon 2008-05-29T09:00:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17363 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/Soprano-archives-to-the-National-Library/ The National Library has received the personal archives of the renowned soprano Birgit Nilsson as a generous donation from her family. Sara Bengtzon 2008-05-19T10:13:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17383 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/launch/ The site has a new design and navigation system. It has been developed according to the same standards as the Swedish website. Sara Bengtzon 2008-05-15T09:30:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17358 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/english/about/news/2008/lagerlof/ The National Library is displaying parts of its Lagerlöf Collection to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Selma Lagerlöf's birth. Sara Bengtzon 2008-05-15T09:00:00+02:00 http://www.kungligabiblioteket.se/17359