With a modern lounge, the Saxon State and University Library (SLUB) is now making its audiovisual holdings more accessible to everyone - both analog and digital. "Where long rows of audio media and small monitors used to dominate, there is now a structured space," said head of department André Eckardt at the opening on Tuesday.
The presentation is broken up with a curated selection from the rich CD and DVD collection, there are spacious places to listen and watch and "vinyl fans will also get their money's worth", said the head of department.
The SLUB preserves more than 200,000 audiovisual media in its collections, including "significant cultural heritage with great relevance for research", said Director General Karin Stump. This "treasure" has been made usable in a modern form, and with the new media library, the SLUB is consistently developing further "into a lively experience space with a high quality of stay" - for research, students and the general public.
