<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">=================================================================</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Dear URA-LIST Community<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">We are pleased to inform you about a new project of Göttingen State and University Library:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">With financial support of the German Research Foundation (DFG), Göttingen State and University Library will establish the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Specialised Information Service for Finno-Ugric / Uralic Languages, Literatures and Cultures</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>[In German: Fachinformationsdienst (FID) Finnisch-ugrische / uralische Sprachen, Literaturen und Kulturen].<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">The project is scheduled for three years (1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">It is part of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/infrastructure/lis/funding_opportunities/informationservice_science/index.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Specialised Information Services programme</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the DFG. The nationwide programme enables German-based researchers of all disciplines to access specialised literature and research-specific information quickly and directly, irrespective of work location. It complements the information infrastructures of the universities and research institutions by offering supraregional services for peak demand.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Due to its exceptional position in the language continuum the subject community for the research of Finno-Ugric / Uralic languages and literatures has been developed which has formed very specific demands to information and literature supply. Therefore a concept was prepared in close cooperation with the subject community which will focus on demand-driven acquisition and licensing of highly specialized literature in original languages and provide it beyond local facilities. Please have a look at our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/fileadmin/media/texte/fachreferate/fachreferat_finnou/FIDfinnug_Informationsbrosch%C3%BCre_20170118.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">information brochure</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as well [in German only].<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">This project will open up new ways of international cooperation, e.g. licensing of relevant journals or databases and information exchange in the whole field of Finno-Ugric / Uralic Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Bringing the global research community closer together, we would be highly interested in such a development.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Please feel free to contact us in case you are interested in collaboration or for any further questions.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Looking forward to hearing from you.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">With kind regards and best wishes from Göttingen<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">Christine Bethge<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">--<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Christine Bethge<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Fachreferentin für Finnougristik; Germanistik; Kulturanthropologie/Europäische Ethnologie<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Georg-August-Universität Göttingen<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">D-37070 Göttingen<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1 (Zentralbibliothek)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">+49 551 39-5217 (Tel.)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">+49 551 39-5222 (Fax)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:bethge@sub.uni-goettingen.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bethge@sub.uni-goettingen.de</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/geisteswissenschaften-und-theologie/finnougristik/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/geisteswissenschaften-und-theologie/finnougristik/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">==============================================================================</div></div></body></html>