Flanders Heritage Library

Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheek or Flanders Heritage Library is a library consortium in the Flemish Region of Belgium bringing together six institutions with considerable holdings of manuscripts and old printed books.[1] The network was founded in 2008,[2] and was authorised as a heritage organisation for Flanders in 2012.[3]

Members

The libraries associated in the network are:

Databases

The consortium is involved in building and maintaining a number of databases, most importantly:

The Flanders Heritage Library is also a partner of the Digital Library for Dutch Literature.

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References

  1. "De Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheek". vvbad.be. Vlaamse Vereniging voor Bibliotheek, Archief & Documentatie.
  2. Steven Van Impe, "Kroniek van de Antwerpse erfgoedbibliotheken (2008–2015)", HistoriANT: Jaarboek voor Antwerpse geschiedenis, 4 (2016), pp. 175-190.
  3. Flemish Government (6 July 2012). "Decreet houdende het Vlaams cultureel-erfgoedbeleid". Belgisch Staatsblad (in Dutch).
  4. "Openbare Bib Brugge blijft erkende erfgoedbibliotheek". Krant van West-Vlaanderen/Brugsch Handelsblad. 30 June 2017. p. 28.
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