The Piast's collections from WUL. Digitization and access

(time of completion: 1.03.2015 – 31.12.2015)

Project "The Piast's collections from WUL. Digitization and access" was funded from the donation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the priority project Protection and digitization of cultural heritage on basis of the Agreement No 02867/15/FPK/NIMOZ. The project includes a comprehensive digitization and access in Internet of the unique part of the collections, which are: duke of Brieg library, Rudolphina of Liegnitz and library of the Sts. Peter and Paul church in Liegnitz, i.e. libraries, that were founded by the Piast dynasty from Liegnitz and Brieg. The value of these collections is determined not only by relationship with the Piast’s dynasty (and indirectly – with other dynasties of Europe), but also by thematically diverse content, wealthy bindings and a relatively good state of preservation. The whole collection that was included in the project (1720 items) is available to the public on the basis of equal and free access via the Digital Library of the University of Wroclaw (and thus indirectly - via Europeana) and via subject portal Cultural Heritage in the Wroclaw University Library’s research. The part of the project was also development of the necessary infrastructure, including the purchase of special table for the reproduction of manuscripts and old prints, photographic equipment and software (color management system). 10 books have been undergone the conservation process and all items for digitization have been cleansed. As a part of the promotion of this project the folder (in four languages) and the book Piastowskie kolekcje ze zbiorów BUWr. Digitalizacja i udostępnienie ("The Piast's collections from WUL. Digitization and access") have been prepared as well as the conference for popularizing WUL’s historical collections and outcome of realized project was organized.