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Library MaterialsLibrary MaterialsAdolf KnollAdolf Knoll

National Library of the Czech National Library of the Czech RepublicRepublic

adolf.knoll@nkp.czadolf.knoll@nkp.cz

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ManuscriptoriumManuscriptorium

Launched on-line in autumn 2003Launched on-line in autumn 2003 Shared catalogue and digital libraryShared catalogue and digital library More than 700,000 pagesMore than 700,000 pages

• ImagesImages• Structured full textsStructured full texts

Manuscripts, old printed books, Manuscripts, old printed books, historical mapshistorical maps

In average: 30 parallel usersIn average: 30 parallel users

Metadata schema todayMetadata schema todayMaster+Master+

http://digit.nkp.cz/MMSB/1.1/msnkaip.xsd

Partial standardsPartial standards

Identification and moreIdentification and more• MASTER.dtdMASTER.dtd

Technical descriptionTechnical description• NISO Z39.87NISO Z39.87• DIG35DIG35• (ICC + colour targets)(ICC + colour targets)

Page levelPage level• Former Memoria standardFormer Memoria standard

Metadata schema tomorrowMetadata schema tomorrowKDD – Complex Digital DocumentKDD – Complex Digital Document

Application of METS – remapping of major Application of METS – remapping of major Master+ sections into KDD has been doneMaster+ sections into KDD has been done

KDD Heading

Description metadataIdentification records

Digital copies

Full texts

Audio recordings

Related works in XML

Multimedia docs

Referencedexternal docs

Complex Digital Document

Compatibility and connectivityCompatibility and connectivity

Transformation from MARC formats Transformation from MARC formats on the identification levelon the identification level

Creation of profiles for Creation of profiles for communicationcommunication• MARC for Z39.50 – used only for the MARC for Z39.50 – used only for the

Czech National Portal (Uniform Czech National Portal (Uniform Information Gateway)Information Gateway)

• MARC, MODS, various DC versions for MARC, MODS, various DC versions for concrete harvesters (used for TEL, CERL-concrete harvesters (used for TEL, CERL-MSS, and M-CAST portal)MSS, and M-CAST portal)

KrameriusKramerius

W3C schemasW3C schemas• Digitized periodicalsDigitized periodicals• Digitized monographsDigitized monographs

Built in production tools:Built in production tools:• NL specific (XMetal-based)NL specific (XMetal-based)• Commercial (Sirius complex digigization Commercial (Sirius complex digigization

solution – Elsyst Engineering)solution – Elsyst Engineering) Built in the Kramerius DL application that Built in the Kramerius DL application that

is going to be linked to the Union is going to be linked to the Union CatalogueCatalogue

DataData

Full text structured following our TEI-Full text structured following our TEI-based DTDbased DTD

Images:Images:• 3W recommended formats for 3W recommended formats for

Manuscriptorium current documents Manuscriptorium current documents (JPEG and GIF/PNG)(JPEG and GIF/PNG)

• MrSID + Lizardtech Express server for MrSID + Lizardtech Express server for scanned mapsscanned maps

• DjVu for newspapers and modern DjVu for newspapers and modern monographs (Kramerius)monographs (Kramerius)

Internationalized ManuscriptoriumInternationalized Manuscriptorium

The main problem lies in the area of The main problem lies in the area of psychology:psychology:

Why should I/we be taken aboard by the Why should I/we be taken aboard by the Manuscriptorium?Manuscriptorium?

Rather typical situation:Rather typical situation:• Availability of scanned outputAvailability of scanned output• Often not associated with a catalogue recordOften not associated with a catalogue record• Even if so, no complex document (XML) format Even if so, no complex document (XML) format

usedused• No or not good presentation toolsNo or not good presentation tools

We offer the toolsWe offer the tools

The most difficult problem in such The most difficult problem in such situation lies in the area ofsituation lies in the area of• Structuring metadataStructuring metadata• Linking them correctly to the sets of Linking them correctly to the sets of

imagesimages

Centralmetadatadatabase

ImageBank

IBCZ Main

ImageBank

IB-ESx

ImageBankIB-LTx

ImageBank

IB-SK1

ImageBankIB-PLx

M-TOOLM-TOOL

Freely downloadable in CZ and ENFreely downloadable in CZ and EN SupportingSupporting

• Basic identificationBasic identification• Structuring of pages Structuring of pages • Renaming of image files and geberazion of Renaming of image files and geberazion of

correct links to the images stored at any correct links to the images stored at any chosen URLchosen URL

• ValidationValidation• Output: XML file of the whole document that is Output: XML file of the whole document that is

Manuscriptorium compatibleManuscriptorium compatible International workshop 9 June 2006International workshop 9 June 2006