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Welcome to the 52nd BETH annual conference on the topic of sustainability in European theological libraries! We are delighted to welcome you to the BETH Conference 2024, nested against the breath-taking backdrop of Sarajevo – a city renowned for its rich history and stunning landscapes, providing an inspiring setting for discussions on sustainability.
We all recognise the growing importance of sustainable development across various areas and believe it is crucial to explore its implications within theological contexts and library settings. The United Nations has established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the UN 2030 Agenda, which represent a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that everyone, everywhere enjoys freedom, peace, and prosperity. As part of our commitment to fostering sustainable practices and contributing to the global effort towards achieving the SDGs, we believe in the importance of convening to discuss these issues and formulate concrete proposals to progress in the best direction.

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Digitisation of Old Prints and Archival Collections of Monastic Provenance in Church Theological and State Libraries as a Chance for Sustainable Development
Thursday September 19, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm CEST
Gazi Husrev-beg's Library
Theological old prints and archival collections are the pride and joy of every monastic and state library. They are of interest primarily to professional theologians, book and church historians, bibliologists, and museologists, but also amateur bibliophiles. Due to their uniqueness and importance for human culture, they are priceless and closely guarded in the mentioned libraries. Therefore, access to them has so far been quite limited and expensive: mainly the costs of travel to libraries, and not all libraries were willing to share original copies of old prints with readers, even professionals, not to mention amateur bibliophiles. If scholars obtained permission to use these valuable collections, they usually obtained money for research, unlike other readers who sometimes could not afford to travel to the library and look through old prints and archival collections. A huge opportunity to solve the above-mentioned problems is the digitization of historic collections, either in monastic or state libraries, for which more and more funding is being granted (situation in Poland). Thanks to the digitization of old prints and archival collections, it is possible to study and view them without leaving home or the workplace. Currently, libraries make digital copies of the originals available on the Internet or order scans on request and deliver them to the reader's e-mail box. In my presentation, I would like to discuss the above-mentioned problems in access to old prints and archival collections in monastic and state libraries from before the "digital age" and then show how the digitization of historical collections in these libraries affects the chance for sustainable access to knowledge – sustainable development.
Speakers
DT

Dr Tomasz Stolarczyk

Supporting Member, Federation of Church Libraries "Fides"
Thursday September 19, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm CEST
Gazi Husrev-beg's Library
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