Digitalization Plan of the Rare Books Department – Case Study Manuscriptorium Workshop Hungarian National Library HUNGARICA PROJECT

Historical Collections Incunabula (nearly 1900 volumes) Old Hungarian Library (8500 items) Hungarica Library (more than 3000 copies) Antiqua ( approx documents)

Digitalization Plan 1. Incunabula Hungarica 2. Old Hungarian Library 3. Bibliotheca Hungarica

Incunabula Hungarica I. First task : to collect electronic documents of all Hungarian incunabula available in any collections of the world

Electronic Hess Electronic Chronica Hungarorum Széchényi Library Budapest, University Library Praha, Universitní knihovna Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek Roma, Biblioteca Corsiniana Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale Kraków, Muzeum Narodowe Sankt- Peteresburg, M. E. Szalt ykova-Scsedrina Priceton, University Library

Princeton - Partnership

Electronic Basilius De legendis poetis Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Salzburg, Studienbibliothek (lost) Eichstätt, Universitätsbibliothek

Electronic Confessionale Confessionale Budapest, University Library 1. Budapest, University Library, 2. Berlin, West-, Staatsbibliothek Gyöngyös, Franciscan Monastery (OSZK, deposit) Martin, Matica slovenska

Laudivius and Han Budapest, University Library (unicum) Laudivius Bratislava, Regionalna knižnica (unicum) Han

Incunabula Hungarica II. Second Task: to link the metadata, with electronical documents in the Digital Library, MARC 856

Metadata

Digital Library

MARC 856

Incunabula Hungarica III. Third Task: to collect all those special incunabula, which were not published in Hungary, but were written by Hungarian persons

Incunabula Hungarica IV. Fourth Task: to digitalize incunabula, which are linked to the history of Hungary

E - Old Hungarian Library Second Plan: works in old Hungarian language books which were produced in historic Hungary works of Hungarian authors, who lived ever in historic Hungary from the beginnings to 1711

Tasks: E-RMK I-III. 1. Digitalization 2. Exchange 3. Collection

I. Digitalization First task: to digitalize all copies, which can be found in the Hungarian National Library (published in Hungarian or in Hungary) Hungarian National Library Manuscriptorium Slovenská Národná Knižnica Biblioteca Centrală Universitară

II. Exchange Second Task: bilateral agreements with some partners, give / get electronic copies of Hungarian early prints Hungarian National Library Partner1 Partner2

Hungarica Bibliography

III. Collection Third Task: to collect every work which was written by any Hungarian author from 1501 to 1711

E - Bibliotheca Hungarica Works about Hungary by foreign authors or engravers between 16-18th centuries

1526 –

Three Tasks 1. Digitalization 2. Research Program 3. Develop Database

Research and Database connecting to other Hungarian and European research programs: 1. Old Hungarian Readings 2. European Reception 3. Cultural Heritage

Thank you for your kind attention! Farkas Gábor Farkas Rare Books Department