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Digitalization Plan for Rare Books: Hungarian National Library's Incunabula and Historical Collections

This case study outlines the Hungarian National Library's Digitalization Plan (2012-2017) focused on enhancing accessibility to rare books, including nearly 1,900 incunabula, 8,500 items from the Old Hungarian Library, and over 3,000 Hungarica copies. Key tasks include collecting electronic documents of Hungarian incunabula globally, linking metadata to the digital library, and digitizing significant works related to Hungary’s literary heritage. This project aims to preserve and disseminate Hungary's historical and cultural collections in the digital age.

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Digitalization Plan for Rare Books: Hungarian National Library's Incunabula and Historical Collections

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  1. HUNGARICA PROJECT Digitalization Plan of the Rare Books Department – Case Study 2012-2017 Manuscriptorium Workshop Hungarian National Library 09. 11. 2012.

  2. Historical Collections • Incunabula (nearly 1900 volumes) • Old Hungarian Library (8500 items) • Hungarica Library (more than 3000 copies) • Antiqua (approx. 13000 documents)

  3. Digitalization Plan • Incunabula Hungarica • Old Hungarian Library • Bibliotheca Hungarica

  4. Incunabula Hungarica I. • First task: to collect electronic documents of all Hungarian incunabula available in any collections of the world

  5. Electronic Hess

  6. Princeton - Partnership

  7. Electronic Basilius

  8. Electronic Confessionale

  9. Laudivius and Han

  10. Incunabula Hungarica II. • Second Task: to link the metadata, with electronical documents in the Digital Library, MARC 856

  11. Metadata

  12. Digital Library

  13. MARC 856

  14. Incunabula Hungarica III. • Third Task: to collect all those special incunabula, which were not published in Hungary, but were written by Hungarian persons

  15. Incunabula Hungarica IV. • Fourth Task: to digitalize incunabula, which are linked to the history of Hungary

  16. E - Old Hungarian Library Second Plan: • works in old Hungarian language • books which were produced in historic Hungary • works of Hungarian authors, who lived ever in historic Hungary from the beginnings to 1711

  17. Tasks: E-RMK I-III. • Digitalization • Exchange • Collection

  18. I. Digitalization • First task: to digitalize all copies, which can be found in the Hungarian National Library (published in Hungarian or in Hungary)

  19. II. Exchange • Second Task: bilateral agreements with some partners, give / get electronic copies of Hungarian early prints

  20. Hungarica Bibliography

  21. III. Collection • Third Task: to collect every work which was written by any Hungarian author from 1501 to 1711

  22. E - Bibliotheca Hungarica • Works about Hungary by foreign authors or engravers between 16-18th centuries

  23. 1526 – 1566 - 1686

  24. Three Tasks • Digitalization • Research Program • Develop Database

  25. Research and Database • connecting to other Hungarian and European research programs: • Old Hungarian Readings • European Reception • Cultural Heritage

  26. Thank you for your kind attention! Farkas Gábor Farkas Rare Books Department gfarkas@oszk.hu www.oszk.hu

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