Science Dissemination Activities 2015 (Działalność Upowszechniająca Naukę - DUN)
Dissemination of valuable sources for research by the digitization of an unique local newspaper from the Silesia - Lusatian collection of the Wroclaw University Library
(time of completion: 15.04.2015 - 25.11.2015)
During realization of the project, funded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (resolution No 740/P-DUN/2015) the following newspapers regarding Namyslow’s region: Namslauer Stadtblatt (1872-1940) and Namslauer Kreisblatt (1846-1941) were selected for the digitization process. Both titles are an unique sources for the study of the Namyslow’s region. As every local newspaper, they documented political and economical life, religious affairs, education, health care, cultural events as well as local and regional investments.
During realization of the project, Digitization and Digital Services Department created 36.000 microfilm’s frames, that were later scanned in form of 36.000 digital files. All files were then archived and made available in the Digital Library of University of Wroclaw. As a result - a total number of 72.000 pages of newspapers are now available as digital copies.
Digitization of newspapers will help to protect the originals, which were printed on acidic paper and for that reason they are subjected to the special protection. Providing access to their electronic copies will increase the availability of valuable sources for research, expand the circle of readers and will contribute to the promotion of the history and culture of the region.
Digitization of newspapers will help to protect the originals, which were printed on acidic paper and for that reason they are subjected to the special protection. Providing access to their electronic copies will increase the availability of valuable sources for research, expand the circle of readers and will contribute to the promotion of the history and culture of the region.
Dissemination of information regarding Silesian printed scores from restricted collections and former Wroclaw’s libraries by means of electronic cataloging in Virtua system
(time of completion: 15.04.2015 - 31.12.2015)
Project „Dissemination of information regarding Silesian printed scores from restricted collections and former Wroclaw’s libraries by means of electronic cataloging in Virtua system” was realized thanks to the funding of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education dedicated to the disseminating of science (resolution No 741/P-DUN/2015). The premise of the project was to present the most important manifestations of the musical culture of Silesia in the nineteenth and early twentieth century through the electronic cataloging of Silesian printed scores. The results of the work are directed to both musicologists, librarians, historians, Germanists as well as everyone else interested in this topic. Created descriptions could serve as source material for possible publication of thematic catalogs of Silesian composers.
As a part of the project, that was realized completely by the employees of the WUL’s Music Collection Department, the following tasks were completed: selection of items for processing, bibliographical cataloging in Virtua system of 500 items from the WUL’s music collections, entering into the NUKAT database 500 completed bibliographical records, inclusive of the creation of the necessary KHW records (authority files) in the NUKAT and VIAF (personal, corporate, series, unified titles) databases, subject cataloging in KABA language, inclusive of the creation of jhp and rhp records as well as creation of 500 items records in the local catalog database.
The primary criterion in the selection of materials were musical achievements of Silesian composers and the production of Silesian publishing houses specializing in the dissemination of musical prints.
The idea to provide descriptions of Silesian printed scores in the NUKAT public database was dictated by the growing interest in the region's history, that is closely related with the musical culture of Silesia.