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Digitization in state archives in the Slovak republic
Monika Péková, Department of Archives,Ministry of Interior of the Slovak republic
Debrecen, 22. -25. August 2010
Archival legislation
• the Act no. 395/2002 on Archives and Registries and on the Amendments of Certain Acts adopted on 17th May 2002
• the Regulation no. 628/2002 of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic from 29th October 2002
Branches1. Modra 2. Skalica 3. Šaľa 4. Trenčín 5. Trnava
Branches1. Čadca 2. Dolný Kubín3. Lipt. Mikuláš4. Martin5. Považská Bystrica6. Žilina
Branches1. Nitra 2. Bojnice3. Komárno 4. Levice 5. Nové Zámky6. Topoľčany
City Archives Bratislava
Bytča
SNA
Nitra
Bratislava
ŠÚBA B. Štiavnica Branches1. B. Bystrica2. B. Štiavnica3. Kremnica 4. Lučenec 5. Rim. Sobota6. Veľký Krtíš7. Zvolen
B. Bystrica
LevočaBranches1. Levoča 2. Poprad 3. Spišská Nová Ves4. Stará Ľubovňa
PrešovBranches1. Prešov2. Bardejov3. Humenné4. Svidník5. Vranov nad Topľou
Branches1. Košice2. Michalovce3. Rožňava 4. Trebišov
Košice
Sieť štátnych archívov SR
Slovak National Archives – digitization equipment Betterlight 6000
Slovak National Archives – microfilm scanner
Slovak National Archives – digitization equipment Atlas
State Central Mining Archives Banská Štiavnica
Criteria for selection archival documents
• historic documentary value
• scope of real physical damage
• frequency of use by the research community
Original scan vs. Working scan
Original scan
• is saved as TIFF• none compression• 300 dpi• data files –
30 – 100 MB
Original scan vs. Working scan
Working scan
• is saved as JPEG• 60%
compression• 200 dpi• data file has 1 – 3
MB
Digitization in numbers (quantity of scans)
Finding aids Total amount – 4000 units • cca 2800 finding aids were made by typewriters • cca 200 finding aids were made by rotary printing • cca 650 finding aids were made in Microsoft Office
Word• cca 350 finding aids were produced in electronic
form by means of application Bach – Inventories
Access to archives documents
Archives shall only submit an original of archives for their study in exceptional cases,
whilst it shall always submit a copy of archives,
if:• it concerns archives created before 1526;• it contains informations with restricted
access;• any damage or possibility of damage
could occur upon their study.
Medieval charters at the Slovak National Archives
• are administered by department of Early Fonds and Collections
• by provenience are included in:1. the archival collections of ecclesiastical institutions (private historical archives of the Premonstratesian monasteries in Jasov and Leles, the Private Archives of the Bratislava Chapter, six fonds of credible locations)
2. the group of 98 archives of noble families and their feudal manors (arhives of the magnate noble families Pálfi, Erdödi, Esterházi, Habsburg ...)
Medieval charters
digitizazion
Program Bach - Charters
NUMBER OF ARCHIVES
NUMBER OF ARCHIVAL FOND
SERIAL NUMBER
NEW SIGNATURE
SPECIFICATION OF STORAGE UNIT
INSERED CHARTER
PUBLISHER
RECEIVER
DATE OF ISSUE
CONTENT
FORM OF PRESERVATION
LANGUAGE
PHYSICAL STATUS
VERYFYING TOOLS (SEAL)
DORSAL NOTE
ORNAMENT
PUBLICATIONS
NOTE
NAME OF ARCHIVES
FONDINVENTORY NUMBER
OLD SIGNATURE
NO. OF STORAGE UNIT
PLACE OF ISSUE
WRITING MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
DESCRIPTION OF SEAL
Access to digital copies
• Virtual guide • Archival fonds and collections from all state
archives in Slovakia • Opened up to the public April 2008• http://vademecum.vsnet.sk/sk/vade/
Thank you for your attention