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Art is all around in library collections. Nevertheless, art is not seen to be a common subject for libraries despite for art libraries. Works of art exhibited in or created out of library collections offer new perspectives including the library system itself. Our article gives an overview of where and how art can find its place in libraries. We share insights gained from three art programs based on digital library collections organized in the context of the project "Open Digital Libraries for Creative Users" at the Austrian National Library. Open content and an organisational culture of openness are pivotal for successful art programs. This article also intends to spark a community of practice (CoP) for cooperation between libraries and artists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Artificial Intelligence offers a wide range of opportunities in the library domain. Among other applications, machine learning methods are suitable for discovery in digitised historical book collections. This article presents two examples for the use of machine learning in provenance research about collections of the Austrian National Library. We have used Convolutional Neural Networks as binary image classifiers. We also want to demonstrate that simple settings can already yield good results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on the challenges of logistics and metadata editing during the digitisation process of the historical book holdings of the Austrian National Library in partnership with Google. Based on a critical examination of the usability of the data created, the current presentation of the digital facsimiles is discussed in the light of already common research methods of the digital humanities, illustrated by the Travelogues project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]