Parts of UB collections get new destination

The University Library is discarding several parts of its physical collection to make room for, among other things, the placement of new literature and the creation of innovative teaching spaces. After careful selection of publications, alternative uses are considered that contribute to the preservation of scientific resources and accessibility of knowledge.

JSTOR to Ukraine

A large number of physical volumes of journals from the JSTOR collection have been donated to universities in Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ukrainian embassy. JSTOR is a digital collection of scholarly journals, books and primary sources. The JSTOR collection has recently become fully digital and has now been acquired by the UKB (University Libraries and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek).

Collection Nederlands Agronomisch Historisch Instituut (Netherlands Agronomic Historical Institute) digitised

The collection of the Netherlands Agronomic Historical Institute (NAHI) has been given a new destination at Internet Archive. In consultation with this organisation, the complete collection is being digitised and is expected to be made available on Archive.org within two years. The use of Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) allows libraries to lend digital copies, with one user at a time getting access under the fair use clause in US copyright law. The UB will receive the metadata and make the digitised collection available through its own catalogue, SmartCat.

Chinese collection to Scotland

A substantial collection of Chinese publications will be transferred to the University of St Andrews in Scotland, in consultation with the Chinese Language & Culture Department of the Faculty of Arts. Here, the collection will be preserved and used for scholarly research.

Giving back to the community

In addition to the donated collections, the UB started giving away duplicate copies of the collection to interested parties inside and outside the UG. These copies have been carefully assessed. The principle is that the deaccession should has as little impact as possible on the quality of the collection. The agreements of the partnership of all Dutch University libraries and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (UKB) were also taken into account.