1. Europeana Collections 1914-1918 Remembering the First World War Rotterdam, 05.12.2011 Thorsten Siegmann, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz

2. 2 What? Europeana Collections 1914-1918 is associated with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War in 2014. will contribute to Europeana a substantial digital thematic collection of more than 425,000 outstanding sources relating to the First World War 12 Partners from eight countries 10 national libraries from eight European countries 2 further partners

3. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Narodna biblioteka Srbije, Serbia Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma Det Kongelike Bibliothek Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique Bibliothèque nationale de France British Library Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze Bibliothequè nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg Partner’s network A substantial digital collection of material from national libraries and other partners that found themselves on different sides of the historic conflict.

4. Aims of Europeana Collections 1914-1918 Providing the most comprehensive collection on First World War items online focusing on daily life in wartimes Aggregation to Europeana via TEL Joint tagging of items Creating and contributing to online exploration tools Virtual Exhibition Learning microsite Additional tools Organisation of launch exhibitions in 2014 Enhancing the network of contributing institutions

5. Thank you! Thorsten Siegmann siegmann@eu1914-1918.eu www.europeana-collections-1914-1918.eu/