Aargau Cantonal Library

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Aargau Cantonal Library

The Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek in Aarau is a public library with an academic focus and a cantonal collection mandate . The canton library is the central point for information, information literacy and information transfer. She coordinates the Aargau library network and is actively involved in the development of the Aargau library system .

history

The founding of the Aargau Cantonal Library dates back to the early 19th century. Beat Fidel Zurlauben (1720–1799), who came from an influential Zug family, worked as a historian and mercenary leader in France. Zurlauben got into financial difficulties when the French court failed to make payments after the revolution. He was therefore forced to sell his collection to Germany. However, the Helvetian government prevented the delivery across the border and took over the library (over 8,000 volumes and 50,000 historical files) as the basis for the establishment of a national library . However, the Helvetic Republic disintegrated before these plans could be implemented, so that the holdings were transferred to the canton of Aargau , which was newly founded in 1803 . The Zurlaubiana thus forms the basic inventory of today's cantonal library. The Aargau canton library was finally opened in May 1807.

After the cloisters in Aargau were dissolved in 1841, important collections of medieval manuscripts and old prints , especially from the monasteries of Muri and Wettingen, also came to the cantonal library in 1843 . In the course of the 19th century, additional scholarly libraries were added to the inventory through purchase and gift.

When it opened in 1807, the cantonal library was intended as a "civil servants' library", i.e. a library for members of the government, the authorities, civil servants and the clergy. In 1875 it was understood as a specialist library , after 1890 as a study and educational library . Today it is considered a public scientific library .

In 2016, the cantonal library was merged with the Aargau State Archives and library funding across institutions under the umbrella brand “Library and Archive Aargau”. Aargau Library and Archive is a central memory institution and coordination point for the further development of the library and archive landscape in the Canton of Aargau.

The reorganization of the tasks of the Aargau library and archive also led to a reorganization of the institutions. The core tasks of the cantonal library, the state archive and the public libraries department are organized in joint departments under one management: department 1: collection and holdings, department 2: customer service and brokerage, department 3: coordination of library and archives and department 4: digital services.

Duration

The cantonal library provides access to around 750,000 media and electronic resources.

Historical collections

The medieval manuscripts include valuable and significant rarities and unique items: The Muri Easter Play (1250), the three sumptuously and magnificently illustrated volumes of the Wettinger Graduale and the three-volume Swiss illustrated chronicle by Abbot Christoph Silberysen (1542–1608), both from the monastery Wettingen . Some of the medieval manuscripts have been digitized and are freely accessible at e-codices.ch .

830 books in the canton library's collection were printed between 1450 and 1500. The rare edition of the "Melusina" by Thuringia von Ringoltingen and some hand-colored early woodcut books are particularly valuable. Among the books that were printed after 1500 are the very rare first edition of the "Lale Book", Johann Peschel's "Garden Order", a whole series of magnificently illustrated plant books and historical travel reports.

The canton library also has the following archives and legacies : the book archive of the Aargauer Verlag Sauerländer , the Wedekind archive , the Ernst Widmer estate, the Werner Wehrli estate and the Zurlauben collection as well as the private libraries of Heinrich Zschokke , Hansjakob Seiler , Karl Ballmer , Eugen Bircher and Walther Merz .

The Cantonal Library has been a member of the HAN (Association of Manuscripts, Archives and Legacies) of the Basel University Library since May 2018 . Since the summer of 2018, the medieval and early modern manuscripts from the possession of the Muri Monastery and the estate of Eugen Bircher have been cataloged in this publicly accessible search interface.

Depot libraries

There are several active depot libraries in the canton library, which are looked after by the canton library:

  • Association of Swiss fungal associations
  • Swiss Stenographers Association Stolze / Schrey (SSV)
  • Preacher's library of the Reformed Church Aargau

The holdings of these depot libraries can be found in the library catalog .

Contemporary media

In the canton's library, around 40 newspapers and magazines are available to all users in the open access area. In addition to fiction , graphic novels and non-fiction books on all subject areas, there is also a large selection of DVDs available.

Electronic media

Registered users have access to a wide range of electronic media such as e-books , specialist journals and reference works . These can be used regardless of location.

Aargau collective order

Since the middle of the 19th century it has been stated that the canton library has to collect the journalistic work in the canton of Aargau.

The culture law of the canton of Aargau of March 31, 2009 stipulates that the canton library has a cantonal collecting mandate.

The canton library collects publications that appear on the one hand in the canton and on the other hand deal with Aargau topics. With this unique collection, the canton library preserves part of the historical heritage and cultural identity of the region. The Aargau publications are listed in the Aargau Bibliography.

use

Media from other libraries can be ordered by IDS courier or interlibrary loan. The library is open to all natural and legal persons. The cantonal library publicizes its offers with regular training courses , introductions and events .

The canton library is a public place for education and learning. The library offers 70 workstations in different working environments: reading room , open access and group room .

During the exam period, the canton library offers the Long Night of Learning, during which the library is open to students until 10 p.m.

Composite

The Aargau Library Network (ABN) consists of around 20 libraries and is coordinated by the Aargau Cantonal Library. In addition to the Aleph library system, she oversees the Aquabrowser search interface for research. The Aargau library network participates in the Common Authority File (GND), Swissbib and Worldcat .

The network is a partner of the German-speaking Switzerland information network .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Culture Law Canton Aargau . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Handbook of the historical book inventory in Switzerland . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Jeannette Rauschert, The Helvetic Republic as a "cultural nation", in: Revolution in Aargau. Overthrow - Awakening Resistance 1798–1803, ed. by Bruno Meier [et al.], Aarau: AT Verlag, 1997, p. 126f, ISBN 3-85502-612-2 .
  4. ↑ Cantonal library and state archive move closer together . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Der Landanzeiger, No. 52, 2015, p. 3 ( article ). Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Lending from the Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ www.e-codices.ch Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ HAN Association of Manuscripts, Archives and Legacies . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Association of Swiss fungal associations. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Swiss Stenographers Association Stolze / Schrey (SSV). Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ Preacher's Library of the Reformed Church in Aargau. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ Search & find - Canton Aargau . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ Aargau publications . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  14. ^ German-speaking Switzerland information network . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ Usage and Fee Regulations Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ Events Aargau Cantonal Library . Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ The library as a place of learning . Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  18. ↑ Examination time Accessed on October 25, 2018.
  19. ↑ Terms of use and fees, accessed on October 25, 2018.
  20. ↑ Information Network IDS .Abgerufen on 25 October 2018th

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