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The collaboration agreement between the National and University Library of Iceland and Iceland Music marks an important milestone in the preservation of Icelandic music. With the signing of this agreement, the steps previously taken towards ensuring the long-term preservation of Iceland Music’ original materials are now formalised but The National and University Library of Iceland…

The 30th anniversary of the library building was celebrated on December 4, and at the same time the publication of the National and University Library of Iceland’s book of treasures – was celebrated. The editors of the book Tímanna safn, Halldóra Kristinsdóttir and Hildur Ploder Vigfúsdóttir, introduced it and two authors read chapters from the…

The Kennsluvefur í upplýsingalæsi (information literacy learning website; in Icelandic) was launched recently. The website is the work of a group of university libraries working together on teaching information literacy, and the project received a grant from the Library Fund. Information literacy is a fundamental skill that every university student needs, not only to meet…

On 14 November the ambassador of Germany in Iceland gave Jón Árnason’s printing press manuscripts of Icelandic folk tales and fairy tales to the National Library of Iceland for safekeeping at a ceremony in the National and University Library of Iceland. The manuscript was considered lost for a long time, but was discovered in the Bayerische…

A seminar on the mobility of people was held in the lecture hall of the National and University Library on Tuesday, October 22. The event was held in connection with the exhibition Faces on display. The authors of the exhibition are Kristín Loftsdóttir and Anna Lísa Rúnarsdóttir, who both work at the University of Iceland. Presentations…

The History Institute of the University of Iceland  offers a two-day open forum on the dissemination of history, which opened in the library on Thursday, September 26, and continues on the University of Iceland square (Háskólatorg) and in the National Archives of Iceland. The conference is held with the support of the rector of the…

Magnús Pálsson visited the National Library of Iceland recently with his wife Frances Cowan and Þórunn Þorgrímsdóttir. Magnús donated material connected to his work in the theatre. Included are costume designs for Antigone, premiered at the National Theatre of Iceland in 1955 directed by Baldvin Halldórsson, scripts, admission tickets for Gríma‘s performances and a large…

The library of the Faculty of Education of the University of Iceland has been merged with the National and University Library of Iceland. This the first phase in the relocation of the Faculty of Education to the University of Iceland campus. The largest part of the collection is now in its place in the Library,…

The website einkaskjol.is (Private archives) has been temporarily shut down. Inquiries about private archives held by the National Library of Iceland – University Library should be sent to the following email addresses depending on the origin of the collections: Manuscript Department: handritasafn (at) landsbokasafn.is Women’s History Archives: kvennasogusafn (at) landsbokasafn.is Theatre Museum of Iceland: leikminjasafn…

The website doktor.landsbokasafn.is (Register of doctoral theses of Icelanders) has been closed. All titles that were previously only published on the doktor.landsbokasafn.is website have now been registered in the Gegnir library system and can be found by searching the library search portal, Leitir.is. New doctoral dissertations that are published in print are registered in the…

Last week, a two-week international summer school in manuscript studies ended. The school is a joint project of Árnastofnun, the University of Iceland, the National and University Library of Iceland and the University of Copenhagen (The Arnamagnæan Institute). This was the nineteenth time the school was held. This year, the teaching took place in Edda,…

The Swedish musicologist Göran Bergendal, who worked for Sveriges Radio for a long time, handed over his data on Icelandic musicians to the Icelandic Music History Museum on July 2nd. His collection contains manuscripts for articles on Icelandic music and recordings of interviews. Bergendal published the book New music in Iceland in 1991 in collaboration…