Melusina Press and Rëmelenger Calepin uploaded by the BnL New content on eluxemburgensia.lu

The National Library of Luxembourg (BnL) has just put two new sets of content online, reflecting the diversity of Luxembourg’s publishing landscape: publications from Melusina Press and Rëmelenger Calepin.

It is the first time that the BnL is putting documents online that were submitted via digital legal deposit.

Melusina Press: ten new publications from the humanities and social sciences on eluxemburgensia.lu

Melusina Press is an initiative of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) of the University of Luxembourg. This publishing house is redefining academic publishing practices in Luxembourg by offering open-access content in digital, printed or even raw data formats. Among the themes explored are: Luxembourgish linguistics, museology, LGBTQ+ issues, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, psychology and educational sciences.

These publications, ranging from monographs to collective works and university theses, illustrate Melusina Press’ commitment to making research accessible to all.

Rëmelenger Calepin: the 1^st municipal bulletin on eluxemburgensia.lu

Rëmelenger Calepin, the town of Rumelange’s communal bulletin, was founded in 1976 by incentive of Mayor André Zirves. The issues from 2016 to 2024 were collected as part of the digital legal deposit are now available online, while the paper editions (1976-2024) can still be consulted on site at the BnL.

A heritage mission at the service of citizens

With this upload, the BnL is pursuing its objective of making local publications accessible, whether they are printed or digital, and of enriching Luxembourg’s collective memory. In compliance with its legal obligations, the BnL plans to gradually add other digital communal publications, thus facilitating public access to this essential written heritage, whether digitised by the BnL or born-digital. For born-digital documents, the search functions are slightly limited.