The KEK promotes, coordinates, and optimizes the preservation of written originals and thus makes a significant contribution to safeguarding cultural memory. After all, almost all historical documents such as books, deeds, or files are made of paper. And that is acutely endangered: Over time, it becomes brittle, disintegrates and, in the worst case, is lost. Since 2010, the KEK has been supporting, optimizing, and coordinating the preservation of endangered written originals in libraries and archives. Where historical manuscripts, books, and documents are acutely endangered, support for de-acidification, cleaning, and restoration can be applied for through the funding program. Measures to prepare for digitalization are also funded.
The funds are provided by the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and currently come to a total of 3.8 million euros.
The seven-member advisory board is made up of representatives from the library and archive sectors. It supports the coordination office in implementing its nationwide recommendations for action and makes recommendations on individual project funding. The term of office of the advisory board is three years. With this appointment, SuUB Director Maria Elisabeth Müller will serve her second term.
Further Information:
https://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/home-english/
https://www.kek-spk.de/about-us
Contact:
Anke Winsmann
Press and Public Relations Officer
State and University Library (SuUB) Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-59572
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