Humanities and Social Sciences

Exploring Saxon History Digitally

As the state library, the SLUB offers a wide range of digital research resources for regional studies. Let’s take a look together at sachsen.digital, Saxorum, the Virtual Map Forum, and more. And if you’d like, you can try your hand at a short research quiz.

Start 17:00 o'clock

End 23:00 o'clock

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Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB)

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SLUB, Zentralbibliothek
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Zellescher Weg 18
01069 Dresden (Dresdner Süden)

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Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek

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