DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (NUK), SLOVENIA Alenka Kavčič-Čolić Head of Research and Development Centre, National and University Library [email protected]
DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (NUK), SLOVENIA Alenka Kavčič-Čolić Head of Research and Development Centre, National and.
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DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (NUK), SLOVENIA
Alenka Kavčič-ČolićHead of Research and Development
Centre, National and University [email protected]
4 Feb. 2003, Torun
Alenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK 2
DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT NUK
• digitization of Slavic manuscripts from the collection of Jernej Kopitar (1780-1844);
• digitization of selected materials from the Map and Pictorial Collection of NUK:– digitization of portrait photographs of
famous Slovenian authors;– digitization of the collection of old
maps of Slovenian territory from 1548 to 1871.
• Plans for the future
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DIGITIZATION OF SLAVIC MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JERNEJ KOPITAR
• co-sponsored 50% by OSI• from 1998-2000: 13.000 of pages
digitized• flat-bed scanner OMNISCAN 5000
(Zeutschel)• Format used:
– TIFF (300 dpi/A4) archive– JPG (120/200 dpi – thumbnails 72 dpi)
• Database in XML (ASP technology)• Codicological description based on
Vladimir Mošin’s text (1971)• Special design of Cyrillic fonts (Lucijan
Bratuš)
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Decisions on what to digitize based on the following criteria:
1. value and importance of the materials for national heritage;
2. frequency of use;3. type of the carrier and its
resistance to time;
4. format of the materials.
DIGITIZATION OF SELECTED MATERIALS FROM THE MAP AND PICTORIAL COLLECTION OF NUK
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Collections selected for digitization:• portraits-photographs of famous
Slovenians (11.000 photographs);• old maps of Slovenian territory
from 1548 to 1871 (cca. 100 maps);• landscape post cards on Slovenian
places printed before 1940 (cca. 13.000 post cards);
• placards printed before 1950 (570 placards);
• the photographic collection of Fran Vesel (250 photographs);
DIGITIZATION OF SELECTED MATERIALS FROM THE MAP AND PICTORIAL COLLECTION OF NUK
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DIGITIZATION OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS SLOVENIAN AUTHORS
• co-sponosred by OSI & Slovenian Ministry of Culture;
• 11.000 portraits photographs from 1850-2000 scanned from 1999-2000;
• flat bed scanner HP4c;• formats used:
– TIFF (300 dpi/A4) – archive,– JPG (120/200 dpi, thumbnails and
print 72 dpi);• copyright agreements; • selection to be accessed via internet.
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Ivan Cankar (1876-1918). – Photograph by Avgust Berthold, 1911.
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DIGITIZATION OF THE COLLECTION OF OLD MAPS OF SLOVENIAN TERRITORY FROM 1548 TO 1871
• joint project with the Slovenian Landsurveying Institute during 2002;
• 30 maps most vulnerable to damage selected;
• 3 different methods of digital reproduction: – digital photographs – classic photographs– digital scans
• formats: TIFF-8 (archive), JPG (200 dpi, thumbnails 72 dpi);
• bibliographic database (Unimarc/Dublin Core).
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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
• implementation of press clipping system to the processing of journal articles;
• regional / cultural cooperation;• digitization of most required
materials in the library.
Thank you for your attention!!
Alenka Kavčič-ČolićNational and University
Library,Slovenia
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