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Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
Digitisation projects of the Biblioteca de Catalunya
Eugènia [email protected]
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
The Library of Catalonia (I)
3.000.000 documents
Annual growing of 120.000 documents
230 reading places in 3.000 m2
Budget 2007: 11’5 M€
174 employees
+ 65 km of shelving
2008 high density cooperative stacks
It was founded in 1907 by Enric Prat de la Riba
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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• To collect, preserve and make available the Catalan
bibliograpic production and the related to the
Catalan language. • To watch over the bibliographic heritage
preservation and divulging.• Keeping up the condition of a consultation and
universal scientific research center in every field of
knowledge.
MissionThe Library of Catalonia (II)
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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OPENRELIABLE
USEFUL
Vision
The Library of Catalonia (III)
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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Our frame of reference
• Increase the presence of Catalan content at Internet
Strategic Plan 2004-2008
• To pay special attention to digital context
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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Projects and digital repositories
• PADICAT: Digital heritage of Catalonia• ARCA: Old Catalan magazines archive • MDC: Digital Memory of Catalunya• RACO: Catalan magazines in open
access• Google Books
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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Digitization Programme (I)Budget
2005: 30.000 € 2006: 90.000 € 2007: 630.000 € Purpose
Preservation and diffusion
Standards of digitization Format, resolution, definition and compression. 2 copies for every object (TIFF and JPEG)
Recommendations for outsourcing digitization
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Digitization Programme (II)Criteria of selection
public domain, fragility requeriments of use, condition state, matching to digital projects interest for researchers
Medadata Dublin Core set of elements
Selection of software (OAI)
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Collection of photographs Salvany http://www.bnc.cat/digital/salvany/9.800 photographic plates
Digitization Programme (III)
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Manuscripts and incunabulahttp://www.bnc.cat/fons/coldigital.php103 manuscripts and 20 incunabula
Digitization Programme (IV)
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Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
Is ...
A cooperative portal on open access
• To make easier the access to periodicals• To identify, retrieve and preserve the Catalan periodicals heritage• To increase Catalan content at the Internet• To promote the use of standards • To promote good and common practices
Wants ...
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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To give visibility to the project andits partners
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
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To add value to the portal
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
To improve the access
Link digital object-library catalog
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
To promote the research
Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 24-26 October 2007
LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization
Crónica teatral y artística (1897)Cu-cut (1902-1914)Guirigay del 69, El (1869)Metralla (1919)Nau, La (Mataró) 1917-1919Destino (1937-1985)La Veu de Catalunya (1891-1937)…
Total of 800.000 pages
Digitization of more than 50 new titles to increase ARCA repository
Previsions 2007-2008
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What we have today (I)211 manuscripts = 35.000 images 441 printed books pre-1900, including
18 incunabula= 120.000 images
109 printed music = 16.000 images 89 graphic documents
117 serials = 1.000.000 images 16.700 photographic plates
300 bookplates 124 artistic binderies with their manuscript designs
354 wax cylinders 393 DAT’s
1.000 magnetic tapes 751 magnetic tapes (video U-Matic and Betacam)
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What we have today (II)
• More presence of the Catalan culture in the Internet.• Shared practices and standards. • Low level of use of originals and growth of access and diffusion.• More experience.
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What we want for 2008-2009
To design and build a system to manage digital copies from the point of view of preservation and service:
• checking the integrity of files• reviewing the compatibility with new versions of the software• providing copies on demand• improve metadata
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Conclusions
We know we are yet at the beginning, but … we believe we are in the right way, promoting
– COOPERATION
– LEARNING OF OTHER EXPERIENCES
– Being aware of international initiatives, innovation and opportunities to improve.
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Thank you very much for your attention !!
The Library of Cataloniawww.bnc.cat