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Digital Art Books by Request – Make a Wish!

For more than 70 years, Heidelberg University Library has maintained a collection focus on “Early Modern and Modern Art History up to 1945 and General Art Studies,” supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In addition to collecting a broad range of printed and electronic media, one of its key tasks is to provide online access to retro-digitized historical publications in this subject area.

Although the collection comprises more than 500,000 art historical resources, it is still possible that a specific title may be missing or has not yet been digitized. In such cases, you can now submit your request through our “Art Books by Request” service, and we will arrange for the acquisition or digitization of the volume free of charge.

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Acquisition Request

If you were unable to find a required title in our HEIDI catalogue (HEIDI-OPAC), we would be pleased to receive your acquisition suggestion.

  • If you have a library card from Heidelberg University Library, you can submit an acquisition request with the option to place a hold.
  • If you do not have a library card from Heidelberg University Library, you can still submit an acquisition request with a notification option. We will inform you as soon as the book is available so that you can order it via interlibrary loan or Subito.

Digitization Request

Please send your digitization suggestion by email to Dr. Maria Effinger and include as much detail as possible about the title in question.

The following types of works can be digitized:

  • Public domain books, i.e. titles whose authors have been deceased for more than 70 years.
  • Works authored by yourself, provided you grant us the non-exclusive rights to digitize an article or a monograph. In such cases, the publisher's rights may also need to be reviewed.
  • “Unavailable works,” i.e., works that are no longer available in bookstores due to a licensing agreement with VG WORT based on Sections § 52 to § 52e of the Collecting Societies Act (VGG) and Sections § 61d to § 61g of the Copyright Act (UrhG).
    See also the information provided by the DDB. We would be happy to provide you with further information.
  • Other works, but only if copyright clearance has been obtained from both the author and the publisher.

We are happy to advise and support you with any questions regarding copyright clearance.

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