+ German Libraries Day

An introduction to the READ project, as well as to one of the core technologies behind it, will be given by Welf Wustlich and Günter Mühlberger at the German Libraries Day in Leipzig. The talks will take place at the session: Bibliothekarisches Kulturgut organisieren und erhalten.

The German Libraries Day is a large event with more than 3000 participants from all over Europe.

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