[Web4lib] The European Library: Search the Content of European National Libraries

[Karen Coyle]

I wonder how they handle the language issue in searching? I did a search 
on "Venice" and got hits from non-English language catalogs.

kc

Gerry Mckiernan wrote:
> Colleagues/
> 
> A Most Remarkable Service!!
> 
> The European Library
> 
> [ http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.html ]
> 
> What is The European Library? 
> The European Library is a non-commercial organisation. It provides the services of a physical library and the opportunity to benefit from a virtual environment in 20 languages. 
> 
> This website allows to search through the resources of 30 of the 47 national libraries involved in The European Library. Resources can be both digital or bibliographical (books, posters, maps, sound recordings, videos, etc.).
> 
> Currently The European Library gives access to 150 million entries across Europe. The amount of referenced digital collections is constantly increasing. Quality and reliability are guaranteed by the 47 collaborating national libraries of Europe.
> 
> The European Library searches the content of European national libraries.
> 
> The national libraries of Europe
> Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy-Florence Italy-Rome Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Macedonia Romania Russia-Moscow Russia-St.Petersburg San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City 
> 
> Do Take Time to Explore!
> 
> Lots and Lots of Great Content and Advanced Features !!!
> 
> /Gerry
> 
> Gerry McKiernan
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> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
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