1. National and University Library Zagreb Digitisation Activities

2. National and University Library Zagreb 2 www.nsk.hr

3. National and University Library Zagreb 3 Content Activities of the National and University Library Activities of other Croatian libraries Activities of other Croatian cultural institutions: archives, museums etc.

4. National and University Library Zagreb 4 1995. Project “Croatian Drawings” at the NUL 204 drawings / The Collection of Prints authors from 19. and 20. century database on CD-ROM access via WebPAC

5. National and University Library Zagreb 5 2001. Project “Treasures of the National and University Library” (4 special collections at the NUL) 72 items digitised: manuscripts, books, librettos, maps, drawings… Xerox equipment products: CD-ROM, free access via library WebPAC

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9. 9 Goals and benefits of the pilot- project practical experience - “learn by getting dirty hands” the project resulted in a tender for new equipment

10. National and University Library Zagreb 10 Cataloguing issues There is no “specialised” standard for cataloguing digital reproduction UNIMARC format ISBD(ER) and other ISBD standards UNIMARC guidelines for electronic resources & UNIMARC guidelines for microforms Integrated Library System CROLIST

11. National and University Library Zagreb 11 Decisions we made to create new bibliographic record for digitised reproduction, linked with the record of the original to create a “hybrid” record for all digital versions: –master copy (TIFF, on CD-ROM or DVD) –locally accessed copy (JPG, reduced version on CD-ROM) –remotely accessed copy (Web versions)

12. National and University Library Zagreb 12 2 bibliographic records OriginalReproduction CD-ROM (master TIFF) CD-ROM (JPG) Web versions (3 access versions JPG) New notes: note on access, material description, copyright...

13. National and University Library Zagreb 13 2002-2003. digitisation policy was made: –the digitisation project –the guidelines new equipment - in a process of acquisition the digitisation activities will start in June 2003. possible obstacles: lack of staff, lack of “the safe depository system” long-term preservation?

14. National and University Library Zagreb 14 Co-operation with other libraries Hungarian National Library (Bibliotheca Eruditionis) Bibliotheca Zriniana International Children’s Digital Library- www.icdlbooks.org 8 Croatian books digitised

15. National and University Library Zagreb 15 Project in other Croatian libraries University Library Rijeka - digitised collection of old books and manuscripts City Library Varaždin - digitised local newspapers Croatian Academy of Science and Arts - “Illustrated library catalogue” - digitised title pages linked with bibliographic records

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17. National and University Library Zagreb 17 Other institutions Croatian State Archive Zagreb - a digital collection of archival material and old maps Museums - few projects on digitising museums’ documentation “Digital Library” - Faculty of Information Sciences Zagreb Digitised works of Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević / The Jesuit College Zagreb ALM seminars - since 1997. - promote co-operation within the environment of the global information infrastructure http://jagor.srce.hr/akm

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19. National and University Library Zagreb 19 Croatian Web resources Croatian legal deposit law includes “online resources” (1997.) voluntary deposit statement - 2001. since 2000.: –bibliographic control of Web resources since 2002.: –selective harvesting of Croatian Web resources - books and serials

20. National and University Library Zagreb 20 Plans for the future to promote the usage of standards to maintain the Croatian Registry of Digital Masters in order to avoid duplication co-operation with other institutions international projects