CartoMundi Valorization of Cartographic Heritage.

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Valorization of

Cartographic

Heritage

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Jean-Luc ArnaudSenior ResearcherCNRS

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1. Main principles2. Partnerships and financial aspects 3. Public interface4. Librarians interface

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1. Main principles2. Partnerships and financial aspects 3. Public interface4. Librarians interface

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CartoMundiAn International program to share the

cartographic knowledge through a web site

With the support of

Telemme laboratory

Mediterranean House for Humanities

(Aix-en-Provence)

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Two categories for cartographic documents

1. Monographic maps

2. Series

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1. Monographic map

Document witch represents on one sheet The space designated by its title

A map of France  A map of Paris

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2. Series

A map divided in a set of sheets. because of the relation between the size of the represented space and / or the scale of reduction,

The map of Cassini – 2nd half of the 18th centuryis one of the first series.

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2. Series – key map – sheet index

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Numericalcatalogues

Books : ~ 80 % Maps : ~ 15 %

Why ?

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The samesystem forcataloguing

Rejected by the map librarians

Created for books / Adapted for maps

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Looking for a map is, first, searching a place

Map librarians prefer

traditional tools

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In this context CartoMundia new system based on two main tools

1. A geographic fieldA new category of information

2. Digitised sheet indexes

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The geographic field

This field can be requested by geographical questions

Geographicfield

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A geographical question -> to find a map through a map

Moving, zooming and choosing a place on a planisphere

The geographic field

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Digitised sheet indexes

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

Finding the call number of a sheet

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Digitised sheet indexes

Showing a state of collection

Finding the call number of a sheet

Selecting a reproduction

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Database organization

Index of seriesDescription of each seriesList of sheetsList of perimeters

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Database organization

Index of series

International Directory

Description of each seriesList of sheetsList of perimeters

Description of eachestablishment

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Collective catalogue

Index of series

International Directory

A collective catalogue

between the indexand the directory

Description of each seriesList of sheetsList of perimeters

Description of eachestablishment

Database organization

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The consortium CartoMundi

1. Founders

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Universityof

Provence

National Center for Scientific Research

National Library National Geographic Institute

Any establihsement engaged in the perennisation of CartoMundi

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Establishments which participate in the constitution of the index

EditorsNational libraries

Scientific SocietiesUniversitiesFondations

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1. Founders2. Partners of the index

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Establishments which use the services of the collective catalog to indicate and value their collections, to put on sale their stocks

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1. Founders2. Partners of the index

3. Users of the collective catalogue

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The consortium CartoMundi

Establishments which supported financially CartoMundi

Departement Bouches du Rhône

Marseille Municipality

County ProvenceAlpes Côte d’Azur

1. Founders2. Partners of the index

3. Users of the collective catalogue4. Appointed members

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Users of the directory

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1. Founders2. Partners of the index

3. Users of the collective catalogue4. Appointed members

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The consortium is managed by the University of ProvenceThis university supports a programm about

Digital Humanities with dedicated funds

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1. Founders2. Partners of the index

3. Users of the collective catalogue4. Appointed members

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Index of series

International Directory

Collective catalogue

Participation cost

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Free of chargeInternational Directory

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Free of charge

Charged annually

International Directory

Collective catalogue

Index of series

Participation cost

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Free of charge

Charged annually

Price cutIndex of series

International Directory

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Number of inputs Unit price(2011)

Annual fee(euros)

2000 0,135 270

5000 0,122 610

10 000 0,110 1100

20 000 0,104 2080

50 000 0,094 4680

100 000 0,089 8890

250 000 0,080 20000

500 000 0,072 36040

Participation cost

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®Copyrights

The record of an information by a partner alows

CartoMundi to :

1. Publish this information

2. Export this information for another partner

3. Keep these rights after the end of the contract

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The screen is shared in two sections

Left : List de returns

Right : Planisphere

Planisphere

Google MapVirtual EarthYahoo Map

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Two tools for geographic

selection

Bounding box

Target

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Four criteriaTo select

the returns

Scale

Period

Subject

Place ofconservation

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Selecting a reference on the left displays the space covered by the series or the sheet on the right

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Screen dedicated to a series

Left : Reference in 3 tabs

Right : Sheet index

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Tab. 1Reference

From a square of the key map to the list of sheets

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Tab. 1Reference

From the list of sheets to the reference of the selected one

Two tabs :

- Reference- Collections

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Tab. 1Reference

To consult :List of map libraries and call numbers

To buy :List of retailers and prices

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Tab 2. Collections

List of the establishmentswitch kept the selected series

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Tab 2. Collections

Selection of an establishment on the left displays the state of collection on the right

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Tab 2. Collections

From a square of the key map to the reference of the sheet in the selected establishment

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Tab 3. Visualization

List of the reproduced collections

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Tab 3. Visualization

From the key map to a list of sheets

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Tab 3. Visualization

From the list to the reproduction

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Visualization screen

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Visualization screen

Navigator

From the current sheet to the adjoining ones

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Application to become amember ofCartoMundi

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1. International directory2. Collective catalogue 3. Index

According to his activities and responsibilities, the access of each correspondent is restricted to a list of functionalities.

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InternationalDirectory

A tool to record a general description of each collection

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InternationalDirectory

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InternationalDirectory

Places of the world covered by a collection

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1. International directory2. Collective catalogue 3. Index

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CollectiveCatalogue 1

To record a state of collection through a sheet index

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CollectiveCatalogue 2

To record each sheet with details

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CollectiveCatalogue 3

To import files

1. Selecting a file

2. Defining the parameters

3. Checking the results

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From CartoMundi to local devicesCollectiveCatalogue 4

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From CartoMundi to local devices

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A virtuous circle of exchanges

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From CartoMundi to local devicesCollectiveCatalogue 4

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1. International directory2. Collective catalogue 3. Index

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Index

To record series - 1

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Index

To record series - 2

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Index

To generate sheet indexes 1

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Index

To generate sheet indexes 2

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Index

To check results of importation

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Index

To manage work in progress

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Jean-Luc [email protected]

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