DIGITISATION COMPETENCE CENTRE 
FORM FOR NOMINATION

This is the form for the nomination of a competence centre in digitisation.
Please, send a form for each different competence centre.
Each competence centre can be “nominated” for more than one area.

Send the form/forms to the attention of Maria Teresa Natale by e-mail to minerva2@beniculturali.it orf by fax to +390667232499.

The form will be submitted to the National representative for approval.

English must be used.

NAME AND ACRONYM OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE:

National and University Library, NUL

URL:   http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/vstop.cgi
 http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/PortretnaZbirka/
http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/zbirkazemljevidov/

AREAS for nominations of the 'competence centre' 

•	Consulting, collection management, metadata ontology
•	Digitisation of art objects
•	Digitisation of books
•	Digitisation of film
•	Digitisation of manuscripts
•	Digitisation of museum collections
•	Digitisation of newspapers
x   Digitisation of photographic objects
•	Digitisation of public archives
•	Digitisation of sound
•	Digitisation of TV and radio
•	Multimedia
•	3D-environment
•	Virtual exhibitions
x   Other digitisation of maps       (please, specify)

RESPONSIBLE BODY AND/OR ANY SPECIFIC 
CO-ORDINATING BODY/MECHANISM/INSTITUTION

Name of the institution: Narodna in univerzitetna knjiznica

English name of the institution:  National and University Library

Acronym of the institution: NUL

Mailing address: Turjaska 1, 1000 Ljubljana

Country: SLOVENIA

Tel.: ++ 386 1 200 11 10

Fax: ++ 386 1 425 72 93

e-mail: info@nuk.uni-lj.si

URL: http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/vstop.cgi

Type of institution: x National		 Governmental		 Regional
             Other   Specify ........................................................................

Sector:  Archive  x Library  Museum  Foundation  
             Other   Specify ........................................................................

Legal status: x Public   Private    No profit

Description of the institution (max 200 characters):

The National and University Library (NUL) is a public institution founded by the Republic of Slovenia, the founder’s rights being executed by the Government of the Republic. It was founded as a public research library in 1774, acquired the function of a university library in 1921 and became Slovenian National Library in 1945. When Slovenia gained independence in 1991, the library became the National Library of the Republic Slovenia.
Legal  foundations for its operation are Act on Librarianship (2001), Public Institutions Act (1991, 1996) and Resolution on Public Interest in Culture (2004). Being the national library, NUL performs the tasks of the national bibliographic centre, national referral centre, national centre for government publications and national parent library. The library programs also include library and information science research and development centre, centre for preservation and conservation of written cultural heritage and information and documentation centre of the European council. 

CONTACT PERSON OF THE COMPETENCE CENTRE

Name: Renata Surname: Solar

Gender:    M		x F

Title: Head, Map and Pictorial Collection

Institution: National and University Library

Mailing address: Turjaska 1, 1000 Ljubljana

Country: Slovenia

Tel.: ++ 386 1 200 11 59

Fax: ++ 386 1 425 72 93

e-mail: renata.solar@nuk.uni-lj.si

Contact languages: English

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE COMPETENCE CENTRE DOES

The main features for what you consider the institution a 'competence centre', with respect to the selected areas ((max 200 characters for each area):

Digitization of photographic objects
http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/PortretnaZbirka/

The most utilized collection within Map and Pictorial Collection of the National and University Library is the “Collection of portrait images of famous Slovenians”.   Users of the Collection are highly diverse, and extend from elementary school pupils to scholars and researches. Before digitization, information was available only in the form of a local card catalogue, which impeded access for the users. The material was exposed to constant chemical damage by photocopying and photographic procedures, and to mechanical damage due to frequent handling.
In 1999 and 2000, 11 000 photographs and portrait images of famous Slovenian poets, writers, scientists, musicians, graphic artists and politicians have been digitized. The digital Collection has been divided into primary, secondary and tertiary archives.  The primary archive, intended for the preservation of materials, is in TIFF format with resolution of 300 dpi.  The secondary archive, intended for search and printing, is in JPG format with resolution of 150 dpi. Tertiary archive, intended for quick surveying, is in JPG format with resolution of 72 dpi. 
In 2001, bibliographic processing of scans into the local database in UNIMARC format was performed. Searches through the entire collection, as well as information regarding the material, are available. In addition, users can order an image by Internet. Furthermore, digitization of original photos enables their protection.  
Since 2003, 900 scans of the portraits of famous Slovenians, for which copyright issues are not problematic, are accessible through Internet. 
Server applications support SRW and OAI standards. 
The project is included into The European Library Project (TEL) as a contribution of the National and University Library. 

Digitization of maps
http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/zbirkazemljevidov/

Project entitled  “Digitization of maps of Slovenian territory from 1548 to 1924” encompasses the most representative historical maps of Slovenian territory and city plans of Ljubljana in a digital form. Majority of the maps are essential for national identity and cultural heritage since they represent historical development of Slovenian territory. The goal of the project was to popularize valuable and rare materials and make them available to Internet users.  In addition, internet access reduces the use of originals, which are large in   dimensions, often mechanically damaged during use.  
In order to avoid any distortion during digitization, due to specific features of the maps, the project included participation of the Geodetic Institute of Slovenia.
Maps were scanned in TIFF format with resolution of 300 dpi, with flatbed scanner in several A3 format sections. The sections were joint and subsequently matched in their colour and geometry.  The maps were compressed in MrSID format, which enables flexible use of the Internet. Description of the maps was carried out in the Map and Pictorial Collection. The maps have been catalogued in COMARC format for the local database, as well as for the COBISS shared database. The COBISS records enable direct connection to the digitized originals. 
The maps have been accessible through Internet since 2003.  
Importantly, server applications support SRW and OAI standards.  
The project is included into The European Library Project (TEL) as a contribution of the National and University Library.

I agree this information may be published on Minerva Knowledge Base: http://www.minervaeurope.org

xYes  No

Signature: Renata Solar

Name: Renata Solar

e-mail: renata.solar@nuk.uni-lj.si