Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Digitisation projects of the Biblioteca de Catalunya Eugènia Serra

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization The Library of Catalonia (I) documents Annual growing of documents 230 reading places in 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, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization 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. Mission The Library of Catalonia (II)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization OPEN RELIABLE USEFUL Vision The Library of Catalonia (III)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Our frame of reference Increase the presence of Catalan content at Internet Strategic Plan To pay special attention to digital context

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization 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, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Digitization Programme (I) Budget  2005: €  2006: €  2007: € Purpose  Preservation and diffusion Standards of digitization  Format, resolution, definition and compression.  2 copies for every object (TIFF and JPEG) Recommendations for outsourcing digitization

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization 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)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Collection of photographs Salvany photographic plates Digitization Programme (III)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Manuscripts and incunabula manuscripts and 20 incunabula Digitization Programme (IV)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, 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, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization To give visibility to the project and its partners

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization To add value to the portal

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization To improve the access Link digital object-library catalog

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization To promote the research

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Crónica teatral y artística (1897) Cu-cut( ) Guirigay del 69, El (1869) Metralla (1919) Nau, La (Mataró) Destino ( ) La Veu de Catalunya ( ) … Total of pages Digitization of more than 50 new titles to increase ARCA repository Previsions

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization What we have today (I) 211 manuscripts = images441 printed books pre-1900, including 18 incunabula= images 109 printed music = images89 graphic documents 117 serials = images photographic plates 300 bookplates124 artistic binderies with their manuscript designs 354 wax cylinders393 DAT’s magnetic tapes751 magnetic tapes (video U-Matic and Betacam)

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization 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.

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization What we want for 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

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization 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.

Digitization of Library Material in Europe. Copenhagen, October 2007 LIBER-EBLIDA Workshop on Digitization Thank you very much for your attention !! The Library of Catalonia