Overview

ÖNB Digital 3.5 million digital objects from all collections of the Austrian National Library
ANNO 27 million pages from historical newspapers and magazines
Women in Motion - 1848 bis 1938 Activists and associations of women's movements in the Habsburg monarchy and in Austria
Picturearchive Austria 400,000 selected objects from the image archive, the graphics collection and the collections of the Austrian National Library

Austrian Books Online Informations to Austrian Books Online
AKON 75,000 historical postcards from all parts of the world
ALEX Rechts- und Gesetzestexte
Webarchive Archiving of websites in Austrian web space
Digital collections

Digital Editions The rich and varied holdings of the Austrian National Library offer an excellent fund for editions of all kinds
Museums Digital
Online exhibitions
Online trainings Would you like to improve your research skills comfortably and independently of location? We offer many of the ÖNB special training courses on site or via streaming.

Alert

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, October 31, from 3 p.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 19, from 12 p.m.

Opening times during the holidays

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be closed on Sunday, October 26 (National Holiday), Saturday, November 1 (All Saints' Day) and Sunday, November 2, 2025 (All Souls' Day).

The State Hall, Literature Museum, Papyrus Museum, Globe Museum and Esperanto Museum will be open during their regular opening hours.

Ariadne – the women- and gender-specific knowledge portal
Research with Ariadne
Catalogues and databases

Catalogues and databases

Ariadne – the women- and gender-specific knowledge portal

Catalogues and databases for women's and gender studies

Ariadne provides a selection of relevant catalogues, databases and repositories in the subject area and within the collection Women and Gender Research in the Database Information System (DBIS) of the Austrian National Library – ranging from specialised portals in the German-speaking world, such as the META catalogue, to international and interdisciplinary reference systems like JSTOR.

Research with DBIS

Catalogues, databases and repositories for women’s and gender studies

Go to the DBIS collection

Screenshot of DBIS showing thematic collection overview. The collection “Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung” (Women and gender research) is highlighted and marked with a finger icon.

Ariadne – the women- and gender-specific knowledge portal

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