Ghent University Library
The Ghent University Library – Book Tower preserves one of the largest heritage collections of the Low Countries. The central focus of the collection policy is research at UGent, with special attention to
The central focus of the collection policy is research at UGent, with special attention to the heterogenous Gandavensia collection, which emphasizes works printed in, dealing with or written by authors from Ghent.
Apart from the rich museum collections (posters, numismatics, maps, architectural plans, etc.), the collection contains some 4,500 newspaper titles, some 700 incunabula, 10,000s rare books, and around 6,500 manuscripts. This manuscript collection contains some 470 medieval manuscripts, of which forty-three come from St Bavo’s Abbey and thirty from St Peter’s.
The Ghent University Library – Book Tower is a leader in digital innovation. As early as 2007, the Book Tower partnered with Google Books for the digitization of 300,000 copyright-free books.
The Book Tower is also a trailblazer in Flanders when it comes to IIIF. The library is an early adopter and has already made more than 100,000 items—or more than 3,500,000 images—available in high resolution via IIIF. Book Tower staff have been actively contributing to the development, implementation and promotion of IIIF for years.
Ghent University Library
Rozier 9
9000 Gent
https://boekentoren.gent
https://lib.ugent.be
libservice@ugent.be
+32 9 264 94 55
Mmmonk team members
- Hendrik Defoort – collection manager
- Rosemie Callewaert – head University Library
- Fran Vlaeminck – metadata coordinator
- Sarah Eloy – conservator digital collections
- Nicolas Franck – developer
- Emilie Hermans – outreach officer
- Geert Roels – scan studio coordinator
- Rik Declercq – scan operator