Thomas Feurstein
Publish or hide?
This question arises in the Vorarlberg State Library with regard to a Phaidra-based photo collection featuring propaganda photographs of the Austrian National Socialists from 1938 to 1941. The collection is exceptional, as there are hardly any photographs from this period, and it is therefore of great importance for historical research. For the Library it was important to find a balance between free access to information and the responsibility for the correct presentation of sensitive historical materials. Contextualization and adaptation of the terms of use can be methods to find a solution. Ultimately, the photos were suitable for a much-noticed exhibition at the vorarlberg museum. Jung, modern – und Nazi. Der Fotograf Werner Schlegel und seine Generation
About
Thomas Feurstein (born in 1964) studied Geography and German at the University of Innsbruck, library training in Zurich, at the Vorarlberg State Library since 1990, Head of the Regional Studies Department since 1998.