"We greet the future with joy"
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, an exhibition will be opened at the National Library to mark the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. At the same time, a… Read More » “We greet the future with joy”
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Manuscript Culture of Later Centuries – Symposium May 9
A symposium on May 9th to present the results of research that has been conducted within four major research projects funded by the Icelandic Research Fund… Read More » Manuscript Culture of Later Ages – symposium on May 9th
Uncovering the past
On Wednesday, May 6, literary scholar Guðrún Ingólfsdóttir will deliver the talk "Flew from the Past. Searching for Women's Manuscripts" in the lecture series Icelandic Book History in the lecture hall… Read More » Flewed from the Past
Memory of the world in your collection?
The Icelandic National Committee for the Memory of the World is advertising for the first nominations for inclusion in the Icelandic National Register. The purpose of UNESCO's Memory of the World project… Read More » Memory of the World in your museum?
Trial access to Bloomsbury e-books until May 1st
The university network now has trial access to 4,000 Bloomsbury Collections e-books, which runs until May 1. Among other things, you can find the latest research on… Read More » Trial access to Bloomsbury e-books until May 1
International Conference on the Spanish Civil War
An international conference on the Spanish Civil War is at the National Library on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st April in collaboration with the Basque Friends of the Basque Country and… Read More » International conference on the Spanish Civil War
A turning point in European history – symposium April 18
A Turning Point in European History: Looking Back at the Years 1814 and 1815The Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is holding a symposium at the National Library, Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor, on Saturday… Read More » A Turning Point in European History – Symposium April 18
Journal of Archaeology – open access
Please note that Maney Publishing is providing open access to 43 journals in archaeology and related disciplines for the next two weeks… Read More » Journals in Archaeology – Open Access
A wonderful gift from the Icelandic Human Rights Office
On Thursday, April 9, the Icelandic Human Rights Office presented its library to the National Library of Iceland. Since the office's establishment, the library has been under development and… Read More » A significant gift from the Icelandic Human Rights Office
Enumerate: Digital Culture
Results of the Enumerate Survey of Digital Content in Cultural Institutions 2014 The National and University Library of Iceland has compiled results from Enumerate, a European survey on… Read More » Enumerate: Digital Culture