DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (NUK), SLOVENIA Alenka Kavčič-Čolić Head of Research and Development Centre, National and University Library

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK2 DIGITIZATION INITIATIVES AT NUK digitization of Slavic manuscripts from the collection of Jernej Kopitar ( ); 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 Plans for the future

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK3 DIGITIZATION OF SLAVIC MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JERNEJ KOPITAR co-sponsored 50% by OSI from : 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)

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK4

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK5

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK6

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK7

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK8

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK9 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

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK10 Collections selected for digitization: portraits-photographs of famous Slovenians ( photographs); old maps of Slovenian territory from 1548 to 1871 (cca. 100 maps); landscape post cards on Slovenian places printed before 1940 (cca 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

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK11 DIGITIZATION OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS SLOVENIAN AUTHORS co-sponosred by OSI & Slovenian Ministry of Culture; portraits photographs from scanned from ; 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.

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK12 Ivan Cankar ( ). – Photograph by Avgust Berthold, 1911.

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK13

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK14

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK15 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).

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK16

4 Feb. 2003, TorunAlenka Kavčič-Čolić, NUK17 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-Čolić National and University Library, Slovenia