PROVENANCE RESEARCH AND THE CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH LIBRARIES

Journal article

The Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) is a membership organization which started in 1994 after the initiative of research libraries in many European countries. It is formed primarily by Library and Information professionals, which work to provide relevant data and offer meaning and context from their distributed collections. The focus of CERL is on manuscripts and printed books produced before the middle of the 19th century; it is committed on curating data sustainably, creating connections where possible and providing convenient access to data. Among its main resources are The Heritage of the Printed Book Database, the CERL Thesaurus, the Incunabula Short Title Catalogue, Material Evidence in Incunabula, the CERL Provenance Digital Archive, and much more. CERL creates digital resources of its own and offers a structured framework within which member institutions can deliver digital services, which they may not be able to deliver or sustain themselves. All these digital databases provide methods which can help the provenance research flourish, by bringing together collections, institutions, and other trivial information concerning early printed books and documents. Throughout this shared experience and collaboration, CERL can establish how collections reflect an illustration on how European history is inextricably interconnected intellectually, commercially, and politically.O Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) é uma organização iniciada em 1994 após a iniciativa de bibliotecas de pesquisa em vários países europeus. É formado principalmente por profissionais da Ciência da Informação, que trabalham para fornecer dados relevantes e oferecer significado e contexto sobre suas coleções. O foco do CERL são manuscritos e livros impressos produzidos antes de meados do século 19. O CERL está empenhado em curar dados de forma sustentável, fornecendo acesso e criando conexões quando possível. Entre seus principais recursos online estão: The Heritage of the Printed Book Database, CERL Thesaurus, Incunabula Short Title Catalogue, Material Evidence in Incunabula, CERL Provenance Digital Archive e outros. O CERL cria recursos digitais próprios e fornece uma estrutura dentro da qual as instituições membros podem oferecer serviços digitais. Os recursos mencionados viabilizam meios para que a pesquisa de proveniência floresça, ao reunir coleções, instituições e outras informações triviais para este campo. Com esta experiência colaborativa, o CERL visa estabelecer como as coleções podem refletir a maneira como a história europeia está interligada intelectualmente, comercialmente e politicamente

Authors: Dondi, C; Lefferts, M; Van Delft, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Universidade Federal da Bahia
• Journal: PontodeAcesso More from this journal
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 186-208
• Publication date: 2022-12-29
• DOI: 10.9771/rpa.v16i3.52306
• ISSN: 1981-6766
• Language: English
• Keywords: early printed books; digital archives; online collaboration; research libraries; provenance research; European history; manuscripts