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Hans Jansen

Project manager Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Table of content:

1. Principles and objectives 2. Program 3. Results 4. Next steps

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

World-wide document production (billions)

‘Collectie Nederland’100,000,000 vols.

Depository function35,000,000 vols

Foreign

1840-19502,500,000 vols

After 19502,700,000 vols

Before 1840400,000 vols

Manuscr.> M2. sheets

Books580,000 t.

Periodicals262,000 v.

Newspapers5000 m

DUTCH heritage5,500,000 vols

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I: COLLECTIONS II: MATERIALS

Literary collections

150

Culturalhistoricalcollections

130

Internationallyvaluable

collections23

A. Manuscripts- ego-documents

- literary-historical- business documents

B. Newspapers- national daily newspapers

- regional/local dailies- non-daily newspapers

C. Books

D. Periodicals

REVIEW

TWO FLOWS

Selection: the choices: 1. Dutch origin 2. Published/produced 1840-1950 3. One copy

Treatment: the choices: 1. Microfilming 2. Deacidification

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze

Convincing the government: 1. Matter of national interest 2. Commit civil-servants 3. High investments 4. Lobby 5. Be competitive 6. Persevere

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Convincing the government: 1. Matter of national interest 2. Commit civil-servants 3. High investments 4. Lobby 5. Be competitive 6. Persevere

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Four programme components:

1. Literary collections (mss.) 2. Printed books (1870-1900) 3. Research 4. Newspapers

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

National Preservation Office:

1. Preservation consultancy 2. Initiate project proposals 3. Publicity 4. Microfilming facilities 5. Quality control

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze

National Preservation Office: 1. Preservation consultancy 2. Initiate project proposals 3. Publicity 4. Microfilming facilities 5. Quality control

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze

Four programme components:

1. Literary collections (mss.) 2. Printed books (1870-1900) 3. Research 4. Newspapers

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

60.000 60.000 titlestitles

Research: Cultural-historical collections Internationally valuable collections Periodicals Deacidification Pace of paper decay Digitization

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Research: Cultural-historical collections Internationally valuable collections Periodicals Deacidification Pace of paper decay Digitization

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Comparison of preservation costs

Preservation of the original Migration

SFr. SFr.

Open stacks (25 yrs) 35 Microfilm 100

Closed stacks (25 yrs) 12 Reprint + cl. st. 130

Closed st. + de-acid. (25 yrs) 35 Scan + index 416

Closed st. + de-acid + binding 35 Full text 3200

Open st. + paper-stabilisation 1000

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Dutch material 1840-1950 (Mƒ)• Literary collections 154 collections 111• Cultural collections 161 collections 268• International valuable 10 collections 18• Manuscripts 1 million pages 10• Books 580.000 titles 62• Periodicals 262.000 vol. 34• Newspapers 5.500 titles 25

Total 528

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

All Dutch material up to now (Mƒ)• Literary collections 223 collections 162• Cultural collections 161 collections 268• International valuable 10 collections 18• Manuscripts 2 million pages 13• Special collections 400.000 titles 79• Books 1.256.000 titles 139• Periodicals 1.231.000 vol. 162• Newspapers 5.500 titles 24Total 865

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Metamorfoze 2001-2004 ?: Literary, cultural and internationally

valuable collections Periodicals & newspapers Dutch book production Microfilming and de-acidification Digitization

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands / Metamorfoze

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland / Metamorfoze