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, December 12, 2025 from 5 p.m.

Reading rooms

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be open during the Christmas holidays, with the exception of December 24 and 31 as well as public holidays. The reading rooms of the collections will only be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. between December 27, 2025 and January 5, 2026.

Opening times during the holidays

Please note the opening hours in December and around New Year's Eve.

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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