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15-01-2010
External Evaluation of the Central Library of the European Commission
An evaluation of the services of the Central Library of the European Commission in Brussels and Luxembourg was carried out by an external firm from 1 April to 31 December 2009.
Final Report (PDF)
Executive Summary in French (PDF)
Executive Summary in German (PDF)
15-08-2009
Public supply contract No EAC/39/2009 to be awarded by open procedure and invitation to tender
03-07-2009
The European Commission's Central Library is closed from 1st to 31 August 2009. The ECLAS catalogue remains available and is regularly updated during this period.
07-05-2009
The Central Library activity report for the year
2008
is now available.
15-12-2008
Conference on "Libraries and innovation"
A conference on "Libraries and innovation" took place on 1 December 2008 in Luxembourg and on 2 December 2008 in Brussels. This event was organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the
European Commission's Central Library. More
info.
19-11-2008
The Central Library will be closed exceptionally on 2 December 2008
on the occasion of the conference on "Libraries and Innovation", one of the events organised to mark the Library's 50 years of service. The ECLAS catalogue will remain available.
07-10-2008
50th Anniversary
In 2008, the European Commission's Central Library is celebrating 50 years of service.
26/06/2008
ANNUAL REPORT
The Central Library activity report for the year
2007
is now available.
22-05-2008
New leaflet
Welcome to the European
Commission's Central Library
15-05-2008
Launch of the list of
periodicals
The European
Commission’s Central Library is pleased to announce that, a new list of
periodicals is now available via the
ECLAS
catalogue. This list allows you to browse by title in
alphabetical order all the periodicals to which the Commission
subscribes and which are thus available to Commission staff.
To access the list, go
to
ECLAS,
click on "Catalogues" in the menu on the top right of the screen and
choose "Journals" or "E-Journals". You will then see a link to
"Journals list"
on the top left of the screen.
By using the "Apply
filters" function you can, for example, limit your search to "online
titles" or by language.
We trust that you will
find this new list easy-to-use and that you will appreciate its
features. We will keep working to make further improvements. Please do
not hesitate to send us your comments and suggestions.
15-04-2008
MAIN RESULTS OF THE ONLINE SURVEY - JANUARY / MARCH 2008
09-07-2007
The European Commission's Central Library will be closed from 1st to
31 August 2007. The ECLAS catalogue will remain available and will
continue being updated during this period.
27-04-2007
The Central Library
and the Historical Archives are opening
their doors to the public on Saturday 5 May 2007 from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
in the former Van Maerlant convent,
Rue Van Maerlant 18, 1040 Brussels.
On the programme:
-
guided tours
throughout the day (first tour at 10.00 am – last tour at 4.30 pm)
-
exhibitions of
books on the history of European integration, on the role of the
Historical Archives and the anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, and
of postcards and bookmarks on the subject of books.
16-02-2007
Launch of the new ECLAS Thesaurus Browser
The first version of the ECLAS Thesaurus Browser for the new online
catalogue is now available.
To access the thesaurus browser from
ECLAS,
select 'ECLAS Thesaurus' from the 'Catalogues' drop-down menu (top
right). Then select the 'Browse Thesaurus' link (top left) following the
'Search' and 'My Searches' links.
The first screen displays the 19 top level themes. The explanatory help
text at the bottom of this screen indicates how to use the browser.
The thesaurus data and frequency counts are updated every night.
An enhanced version of the browser will be released later this year with
improved navigation and thesaurus search facilities.
Feedback on suggested improvments etc. would be welcome.
09-02-2007
THE NEW ECLAS CATALOGUE IS NOW ON LINE
The European Commission's Central Library has just launched the new
ECLAS catalogue on EUROPA.
The catalogue gives access to the collections of the Commission's Central Library as well as to those of the libraries in the many Directorates General and services which are members of the RéseauBib network.
While the principal subjects covered are European integration and European law and policies, the collections also include many works on the Member States, international affairs and third countries in all the official languages. The catalogue contains detailed bibliographical information on each item and is constantly updated.
The easy-to-use interface is available in English and French and, through the various search options, caters to both novices and experts. Readers have free access to the entire catalogue and, by registering, can set up alerts and save searches. Searches can also be limited to more specialised sub-catalogues, such as journals, e-journals or the ECLAS thesaurus.
Recognised external libraries may borrow works or obtain photocopies of articles from the Central Library via the international inter-library loans system.
The catalogue is still very much a "work-in-progress". It is intended to make improvements and add new features whenever new technical developments become available or following feedback from users. A form for your comments is available via the link at the bottom of each screen.