The collection mapping project Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände in Deutschland, Österreich und Europa (Fabian 1992, 1997) is now available on b2i, a research portal for the subjects of library, book and information sciences. The handbook provides information about libraries and collections mainly in Germany and Austria , furthermore in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Great Britain und Ireland. It is planned to extend the coverage to Switzerland and South Tyrol.
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