1. Creating an International Environment for Research in Library Materials Adolf Knoll National Library of the Czech Republic adolf.knoll@nkp.cz

2. Europe – National Libraries

3. Where are we?

4. Europe – without Spain and France

5. Digitized manuscripts

6. Manuscriptorium  Launched on-line in autumn 2003  Shared catalogue and digital library  More than 700,000 pages ImagesImages Structured full textsStructured full texts  Manuscripts, old printed books, historical maps  In average: 30 parallel users

7. Metadata schema today Master+ http://digit.nkp.cz/MMSB/1.1/msnkaip.xsd

8. Partial standards  Identification and more MASTER.dtdMASTER.dtd  Technical description NISO Z39.87NISO Z39.87 DIG35DIG35 (ICC + colour targets)(ICC + colour targets)  Page level Former Memoria standardFormer Memoria standard

9. Metadata schema tomorrow KDD – Complex Digital Document  Application of METS – remapping of major Master+ sections into KDD has been done KDD Heading Description metadata Identification records Digital copies Full texts Audio recordings Related works in XML Multimedia docs Referenced external docs Complex Digital Document

10. Compatibility and connectivity  Transformation from MARC formats on the identification level  Creation of profiles for communication MARC for Z39.50 – used only for the Czech National Portal (Uniform Information Gateway)MARC for Z39.50 – used only for the Czech National Portal (Uniform Information Gateway) MARC, MODS, various DC versions for concrete harvesters (used for TEL, CERL-MSS, and M-CAST portal)MARC, MODS, various DC versions for concrete harvesters (used for TEL, CERL-MSS, and M-CAST portal)

11. Kramerius  W3C schemas Digitized periodicalsDigitized periodicals Digitized monographsDigitized monographs  Built in production tools: NL specific (XMetal-based)NL specific (XMetal-based) Commercial (Sirius complex digigization solution – Elsyst Engineering)Commercial (Sirius complex digigization solution – Elsyst Engineering)  Built in the Kramerius DL application that is going to be linked to the Union Catalogue

12. Data  Full text structured following our TEI- based DTD  Images: 3W recommended formats for Manuscriptorium current documents (JPEG and GIF/PNG)3W recommended formats for Manuscriptorium current documents (JPEG and GIF/PNG) MrSID + Lizardtech Express server for scanned mapsMrSID + Lizardtech Express server for scanned maps DjVu for newspapers and modern monographs (Kramerius)DjVu for newspapers and modern monographs (Kramerius)

13. Internationalized Manuscriptorium  The main problem lies in the area of psychology:  Why should I/we be taken aboard by the Manuscriptorium?  Rather typical situation: Availability of scanned outputAvailability of scanned output Often not associated with a catalogue recordOften not associated with a catalogue record Even if so, no complex document (XML) format usedEven if so, no complex document (XML) format used No or not good presentation toolsNo or not good presentation tools

14. We offer the tools  The most difficult problem in such situation lies in the area of Structuring metadataStructuring metadata Linking them correctly to the sets of imagesLinking them correctly to the sets of images Central metadata database Image Bank IBCZ Main Image Bank IB-ESx Image Bank IB-LTx Image Bank IB-SK1 Image Bank IB-PLx

15. M-TOOL  Freely downloadable in CZ and EN  Supporting Basic identificationBasic identification Structuring of pagesStructuring of pages Renaming of image files and geberazion of correct links to the images stored at any chosen URLRenaming of image files and geberazion of correct links to the images stored at any chosen URL ValidationValidation Output: XML file of the whole document that is Manuscriptorium compatibleOutput: XML file of the whole document that is Manuscriptorium compatible  International workshop 9 June 2006