Projects and concepts around ... the Silesian Digital Library
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The document discusses projects and concepts around the Silesian Digital Library, which aims to involve the community in creating a digital library. It notes that the Silesian Digital Library contains a variety of institutions and materials. It also highlights the Social Digitization Workshop run by the Silesian Library, which offers training and facilities for volunteers to digitize materials. The workshop has led to over 60,000 scans being added to the Silesian Digital Library by volunteers. Other projects discussed include digitizing school chronicles and guild books.
Projects and concepts around ... the Silesian Digital Library
- 1. Projects and conceptsaround…theSilesian Digital LibraryInvovingthe community inthecreationof a digitallibraryWrocław, Access IT workshop, 27 April 2010
- 2. WhatisspecialabouttheSilesian Digital Libraryvariety of institutions42 participants: public libraries, academicinstitutions, NGOs, educationalinstitutions, culturalinstitutions, an archivevariety of materialslibrarycollections (regionalheritage, rare materials, educational materials, scientific publications, doctoraltheses, periodicals, specialcollections) and privatecollections, variety of ways to acquiredigitalcontentdigitization of librarycollections, digitalborn materials, usergifts, volunteers’ contribution, users’ suggestionsco-operationwiththe communityusers and volunteers’ contribution
- 3. Variety of materials74 types of dokumentsTypes of documentsmonographsperiodicalsscientific articlesdoctoralthesescartographic materialsiconographyphotographspostcardspamphlets
- 4. Public librariesinputRegional and local materials (librariescollections)PeriodicalsLibraries’ owneditions(incl. users’ works)Bibliographies(incl. regionalbibliographies)Materials acquiredfromcontributorsBibliophileeditionsRaredocuments, pamphletsPromotional materials
- 5. „Outside” contentnot availableinlibrariesNGO’scollections„Rodzina Policyjna 1939”
- 6. „Outside” contentnot availableinlibrariesprivatecollectionsprivatedocumentsphotographsfamilyalbums
- 7. Users’ suggestionsDiscussion forum of the community of digitallibrarians and usersLibrary 2.0http://forum.biblioteka20.pl- suggestion of materials to digitize, publish and make availablein a digitallibrary- co-operation of Polishdigitallibrarians- discussions
- 8. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital LibraryDigitizationin Poland - problems and challengesLack of fundslowbudgetary resources, difficultiesinraisingfundsLack of peopletoofewstaffmembers, mentalbarriersLack of knowledgelowtrainingopportunities, lowprofessionalskills, toofew „digitally” qualifiedlibrariansLack of equipmentpoortechnicalfacilitiesdue to lack of funds
- 9. A solution to theseproblemsmay be……involvingthe communityinthecreation of a digitallibrarybyTheSocialDigitizationWorkshopProject of theSilesianLibraryin Katowiceco-financed by thePolishMinistry of Culture and National Heritagelaunchedin2007
- 10. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopisaddressed to:TheParticipants of theSilesian Digital Library(i.e. allinstitutionsco-creatingthedigitalcontent of the SDL)Institutionsinterestedintheco-operation(e.g. futureParticipants of theSilesian Digital Library) Librariansinterestedinacquiringnewskills(e.g. to set up a digitallibraryoranothersocialdigitizationworkshop)Studentsgainingpracticalworkingexperience(as a part of their curriculum)Any member of the community(interestedincontributing as a volunteer)
- 11. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopoffers:Facilities to create digital resources workstations for scanning, image processing and publicationof digitized materials,Advisory and training servicesorganization and technique of digitization, processing, cataloguing and publication of digital resources,Technicalsupportand professional helpto anylibrarianinterestedindigitization Opportunities for volunteers and traineesworkstations for scanning, training services, „meeting place”
- 12. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopE-inclusion and media educationVolunteers - senior citizensacquireneskills
- 13. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopA good placeto meet,to learn,and to contributeImpressiveeffectivenessafter a year of SDW exsistence:62.723 scansproduced by volunteers(16% of thewhole resources of theSilesian Digital Library)
- 14. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital LibraryDigitization, translationand publicationinthe SDL of schoolchroniclesfrom Katowice schoolsProject of the Upper Silesia Associationin Katowice (regional NGO)
- 16. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital Library„Mobile digitizationworkshop”- scanning of old guildbookskeptinthe City Museumin ŻywiecRather a goodpracticethan a projectTheSilesianLibrarystaffvisittheMuseumwith a scanner……and performthescanning on thepremises
- 17. Silesian Internet LibraryOf Rare Collectionshttp://sibzz.bs.katowice.pl/
- 18. Silesian Internet LibraryOf Rare CollectionsDigitization, publication and makingavailable via theSilesian Digital Libraryof materials whichare:- rare, valuable and unique for theSilesianculture, part of the national and Europeanheritage,
- 19. important for thehistory of the region,
- 20. housedintheSilesianLibraryProject of theSilesianLibraryin Katowiceco-financed by theEuropean UnionEuropeanRegional Development Fund, Infrastructure and Environment OperationalProgramme
- 21. TheSilesian Digital Librarywelcomesallusers, friends and contributorswww.sbc.org.plwww.digitalsilesia.eu