Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library
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Within the framework of Scientific Libraries Consortium of Kujawsko-Pomorski Region
, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Library
in Toruń
has started a long-term enterprise of building a digital library
called Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library. The project implementation was financed by EU
Structural Funds
and first collections are to be created in the years 2005-2006. At the end of 2006 the collections were accessed.
The main aim of the project is to create a regional digital library to support the development of an intellectual and innovative potential of the society, to make a quick access to information and knowledge content possible, and to protect valuable documents of the region and national literature works. The project was innovative and experimental, as concerns Polish
libraries (one of the first ones in Poland).
Project participants in expenses and its implementation:
As well as remaining libraries of Scientific Libraries Consortium of Kujawsko-Pomorski Region, which will use and develop the project.
Following groups of collections:
Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library is to serve scientists, students, pupils and all the citizens of the region. Its implementation will depend on all librarians engaged in the project and the authors, who would want to place their works in a digital library. In the future it will depend also on institutions, which would wish to enlarge its holdings of other collections important for the region. Nicolaus Copernicus University Library is opened for each good proposal towards enriching digital base of this digital library.
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is located in Toruń, Poland. It was named after Nicolaus Copernicus who was born in this town in 1473.-The beginnings of higher education in Toruń:...
Library
Nicolaus Copernicus University Library
The Nicolaus Copernicus University Library was established on August 24, 1945, alongside the Nicolaus Copernicus University.-Ranking of the State Committee for Scientific Research :...
in Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
has started a long-term enterprise of building a digital library
Digital library
A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks...
called Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library. The project implementation was financed by EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
Structural Funds
Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds
The Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund are financial tools set up to implement the Cohesion policy also referred to as the Regional policy of the European Union. They aim to reduce regional disparities in terms of income, wealth and opportunities...
and first collections are to be created in the years 2005-2006. At the end of 2006 the collections were accessed.
The main aim of the project is to create a regional digital library to support the development of an intellectual and innovative potential of the society, to make a quick access to information and knowledge content possible, and to protect valuable documents of the region and national literature works. The project was innovative and experimental, as concerns Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
libraries (one of the first ones in Poland).
Project participants in expenses and its implementation:
- Nicolaus Copernicus University Library in Toruń – the coordinator of the project;
- NCU Collegium Medicum Library in Bydgoszcz - partner;
- Kazimierz Wielki UniversityKazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz is a university in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after Casimir III the Great , the King of Poland who granted the city municipal rights for Bydgoszcz on 19 April 1346.- School Authorities :* Rector Magnificus: Prof...
Library in Bydgoszcz – partner.
As well as remaining libraries of Scientific Libraries Consortium of Kujawsko-Pomorski Region, which will use and develop the project.
Following groups of collections:
- Science Collection – including digital copies of selected handbooks, monographs and scientific articles from the region.
- Cultural Heritage Collection – including digital copies of the most valuable and used items: incunabula, old prints, manuscripts, iconographical collections, cartographical items, emigrational collections, etc.
- Regional Collection – collecting digital copies of: regional publications, leaflets, posters, playbills, photographs, invitations, exhibition catalogues and trade fairs of the region.
- Music Collection – digital copies of scores.
- Maps Collection – digital copies of selected maps of the region.
Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library is to serve scientists, students, pupils and all the citizens of the region. Its implementation will depend on all librarians engaged in the project and the authors, who would want to place their works in a digital library. In the future it will depend also on institutions, which would wish to enlarge its holdings of other collections important for the region. Nicolaus Copernicus University Library is opened for each good proposal towards enriching digital base of this digital library.
See also
- List of digital library projects
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńNicolaus Copernicus University in TorunNicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is located in Toruń, Poland. It was named after Nicolaus Copernicus who was born in this town in 1473.-The beginnings of higher education in Toruń:...
- Kazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczKazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz is a university in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after Casimir III the Great , the King of Poland who granted the city municipal rights for Bydgoszcz on 19 April 1346.- School Authorities :* Rector Magnificus: Prof...