Digitization of historical journals about photography

• Applicant: Dr. Hubertus Neuhausen
• Subject Area: Art History ; Theatre and Media Studies
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 433964867

This joint project between the Art and museum library of Cologne (KMB) and the University- and City-Library of Cologne (USB) intendsto digitize a comprehensive collection of historical journals about photography up to 1920 with free copyright. The journals from theoutstanding collection of the KMB are completed with external loans, thus ensuring that the titles are digitized as completely as possible. The USB will add the technical know-how for this digitization project.

• DFG Programme: Cataloguing and Digitisation (Scientific Library Services and Information Systems)
• Co-Investigators: Ralf Depping; Dr. Christiane Hoffrath; Dr. Elke Purpus; Thomas Romandi; Dr. Andreas Weber