Torrossa

• Offers institutions a resource that gives access to scholarly e-books and e-journals, at the same time simplifying acquisitions, licensing and integration with the library catalogue.

• Provides visibility to scholarly publishers and supports them both in meeting the demands of digital publishing and in reaching a wider readership. 

​Our History

2000 – Leading library supplier Casalini Libri establishes its Digital Division, dedicated to the research and development of possibilities for scholarly publishing in the digital age.

2000 – A collection of Italian scholarly e-content is created. The first resource of its kind, Editoria Italiana Online gives institutions worldwide online access to the research content of a number of important Italian publishers.

2004 – Our digital collections are futher enriched with content in other Romance languages and the Spanish-language collection Edición Española Online.

2011 – The Torrossa digital platform is launched, providing a unified access point to all out digital content.

2020 – Further innovations are unveiled in an updated platform with improved user experience and technological infrastructure

2020 – Casalini Libri and Erasmus Boekhandel join forces, widening the coverage of Torrossa and bringing to the platform content in many additional languages from prestigious international publishing groups and university presses worldwide. 

​Partners

Since 2020 Casalini Libri and Erasmus Boekhandel have worked together to bring the best in academic publishing to the Torrossa digital catalogue.

The synergy of our expertise and experience increases our reach, capacity and dynamism: the combined specialisations of Casalini Libri in sourcing and supplying material from Southern Europe and of Erasmus for publications from Northern Europe, the UK, the US and beyond, allow us to offer a truly pan-European coverage to the Library community worldwide.

Casalini Libri was founded in 1958 and is recognised as one of the leading suppliers of print and digital publications from across Europe to libraries and institutions worldwide, providing personalised services for libraries and combining the supply of publications with a range of solutions that facilitate selection, acquisition and processing workflows. Dedicated services for publishers include promotion, supply and the hosting and distribution of digital content through the Torrossa Digital Library and Bookstore.

Erasmus was founded as Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel by Dr. Abraham Horodisch in Amsterdam in 1934. Together with Horst Garnman, he quickly developed the antiquarian bookshop into a preeminent name in the international book trade, specializing in the area of art and art history. Since 1984, Erasmus has focused more on being a library supplier, providing university, research and specialist libraries with a comprehensive service. In 1990, its subsidiary, Librairie Erasmus was founded in Paris in order to guarantee an efficient delivery of French publications. 

​Our Mission

Our mission is to be the point of reference for libraries around the world to source and acquire scholarly publications, contributing to the sharing and dissemination of scientific and humanistic research. 

We work to identify, catalogue and promote new publications, including those from small cultural entities, while protecting and strengthening the value of linguistic diversity.
We draw on our substantial experience in the field to make the most of the possibilities offered by new ways of creating and accessing electronic publishing content, working alongside publishers and libraries to support them through technological and organizational changes. 

Our Vision

We believe in the great richness that comes from the diverse cultures, perspectives, languages and disciplines around the world and we are committed to making them widely accessible as quickly as possible, through libraries, museums and institutions in all nations, so that people can rely on verified and comprehensive information as a starting point for new ideas and research that may contribute to democratic, inclusive and sustainable global development.