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In connection to an exhibition in the library on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Icelandic Bible Society a lecture will be held in the lecture hall of the library on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 12:10- 12:40. Sigfús Jónasson student of theology gives a lecture in Icelandic “Gullni ljóminn kemur úr norðrinu…

The University of Iceland’s Long Night Against Procrastination will be held in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, on Thursday 3 March 2016, 17:00–22:00. The Writing Centre of the School of Education, the Writing Centre of the School of Humanities, the School of Education Library, the University of Iceland Student Counselling and Career Centre…

On Wednesday 2 March Jóhanna Þ. Guðmundsdóttir, archivist at the National Archives of Iceland, will give the talk “Farmers write to the king: the records of the First Land Commission, 1770–1771” in the lecture series Íslensk bóksaga (Icelandic Book History), held in the lecture hall of Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, 12:05–12:45. The…

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We have new translations of Icelandic literature at the library. Authors, among others, are: Ragnar Jónsson, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Jón Gnarr, Þórarinn Leifsson, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, Steinar Bragi, Einar Már Guðmundsson and Sjón.

Landskerfi bókasafna hf. (the Consortium of Icelandic Libraries) is on the list Creditinfo compiles of the outstanding companies of 2015. 682 companies met the conditions Creditinfo sets for inclusion on the list.  See the full news item on Landskerfi’s website (in Icelandic).

On 27 January a 60-day trial was opened to  The Digital Loeb Classical Library http://www.loebclassics.com, a collection of literature in Greek and Latin. The access is for users of the National and University Library of Iceland and the University of Iceland, that is, it is open on the university campus. To save search results and…

Do you need help with writing essays, referencing, the template and much more? Then come and talk to us. We are in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, Monday–Thursday, 13:00–16:00. We look forward to seeing you. Best wishes, the staff of the joint Writing Centre of the Schools of Humanities and Education. All University…

The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the National Library and Saga Forlag recently signed a contract for Web publishing rights for translations of the Icelandic sagas in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. With this contract, the translations will be made fully accessible in open access as of 2025. The contract was signed by the minister,…

A national campaign to collect women’s papers is now under way. The Manuscript Collection of the National and University Library of Iceland, the National Archives of Iceland, the Women’s History Archives and regional archives all over the country want to use the centenary of women’s suffrage to draw attention to the fact that far fewer…

On Thursday the 17th of December there was signed an agreement between the The National and University Library and The Icelandic Icelandic Literary Society concerning an exhibition on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the society which will open in spring 2016. Jón Sigurðsson, President of the ILS and Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir National Librarian…

5 December, 13:00–15:00, in Þjóðarbókhlaða The Christmas meeting of the Women’s History Archives and Kvenréttindafélag Íslands (the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association) is dedicated to the memory of Anna Sigurðardóttir and the group Úurnar. The Women’s History Archives celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. It was founded by Anna Sigurðardóttir, who was active in the work…