Digital preservation: how we keep our digital collection accessible
Digital preservation is about keeping our digital collection accessible in the long term. Read more about this expertise of the KB.
Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde
From poetry to novels to Onze Taal magazine: the KB collects everything in and about the Dutch language and literature. Read more about this area of expertise.
Collection preservation: preserving the physical collection of the KB
How and why does the KB take care of safely keeping the physical collection and providing access to it? Read more about the Collection preservation expertise.
Digital academic research
Use digital techniques to do research in digital sources? Digital academic research is an expertise of the KB.
Promotion of reading
One of our expertises is the promotion of reading. We encourage people to read so they can participate well in daily life. Read more about it here.
Linked data
Linked data helps researchers and services to make metadata more usable. Linked data is one of the KB's areas of expertise. Read more here.
Functional illiteracy and basic skills
In the (Digitaal)huis, libraries help people with reading, writing, speaking, maths and internet use, which enables them to participate in society more. Funtional illiteracy is one of the KB's areas of expertise.
Digital heritage
As a heritage institution, the KB manages and preserves a lot of heritage. Much of it is also available digitally. This page contains an overview of what we do in the field of digital heritage.
Working with metadata
On this page you will find information about the metadata that we use to make our collections visible and usable, and keep it sustainably accessible for the future. Metadata is an expertise of the KB.
Web archiving
Web archiving is the preservation of websites for later. The KB preserves websites in the web collection – permanently and forever. Read more about this expertise.