The Short-Title Catalogue, Netherlands is the Dutch retrospective bibliography for the period 1540-1800. This scholarly search instrument is freely accessible to everyone. The STCN-database will eventually contain bibliographical descriptions of all books published in the Netherlands between those dates, and of all books in Dutch published abroad. The STCN is being produced on the basis of library collections inside and outside the Netherlands, and will be completed in 2009.

The following collections have been described or are in progress:

Alkmaar, Regionaal Archief (completely described)
Amsterdam, Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (completely described)
Amsterdam, Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis (completely described)
Amsterdam, Bibliotheek Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (completely described)
Amsterdam, Universiteitsbibliotheek (up to 1700 completely described, 18th century in progress)
Amsterdam, Bibliotheek van de Vrije Universiteit (completely described)
Cambridge, University Library (in progress)
Delft, Universiteitsbibliotheek (completely described)
Den Haag, Gemeente-archief (completely described)
Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek (completely described)
Den Haag, Museum Meermanno (completely described)
Den Haag, Nederlands Muziek Instituut (completely described)
Deventer, Athenaeumbibliotheek (Deventer imprints described)
Gouda, Streekarchief Midden Holland (completely described)
Groningen, Universiteitsbibliotheek (Groningen imprints described)
Haarlem, Museum Enschedé (completely described)
Haarlem, Stadsbibliotheek (completely described)
Haarlem, Teylers Museum
Haarlem, Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente
Leeuwarden, Tresoar (Frisian imprints described)
Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek (completely described)
London, British Library (completely described)
London, University of London (Elsevier-collectie completely described)
Middelburg, Zeeuwse Bibliotheek (Zeeland imprints described)
Nijmegen, Universiteitsbibliotheek (completely described)
Rotterdam, Gemeentebibliotheek (completely described)
St. Peterburg, National Library of Russia (unica Elsevier-collectie described)
Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek (completely described)

The size of the file is more than 170,000 titles with 420,000 copies.

The STCN is being compiled and published by
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands
Bureau STCN
P.O. Box 90407
2509 LK Den Haag
The Netherlands
E-mail: stcn@kb.nl
www.kb.nl/stcn

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