Why can’t I find my favourite author/painter in Europeana?
Europeana opened on 20 November 2008 and is just at its beginning. 4.6 million digital items are certainly a lot, but not much if compared with the vast and rich European cultural heritage. Currently there are around 2 million digitised books in the libraries and cultural institutions of EU countries. However, only about 5% of these are currently available through Europeana. If you cannot find the object you are looking for that may be because it has not yet been digitised or the cultural institution that holds it may not yet have brought it into Europeana. The likelihood that you will find what you are looking for will become higher as the amount of content on Europeana grows. In the meantime, why not search by favourite subject and discover new favourites. Another reason why the book or painting you are looking for is not there, may be related to the fact that the work is in copyright. It may not have been digitised or the rights holder may have decided not to make it available onlin
