Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland
The National Library of Iceland (established 1818) and the Library of the University of Iceland (established 1940) were amalgamated in 1994 as the National and University Library of Iceland (NULI). When the changes occurred, an opportunity to transform operations and services opened. It was done by...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/47 2024-09-15T18:13:12+00:00 Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland Sverrisdóttir, Ingibjörg Steinunn Sigurðsson, Kristinn Hrafnkelsson, Örn Landsbókasafn Íslands - Háskólabókasafn (LBS-HBS) National and University Library of Icleand (NULI) 2012-12 97-102 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/47 https://doi.org/10.1515/mir-2012-0014 en eng De Gruyter Microform & Digitization Review;41(3-4) Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, Kristinn Sigurðsson og Örn Hrafnkelsson. (2012). Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland. Microform & Digitization Review. 41:3-4, 97-102. doi:10.1515/mir-2012-0014 2190-0752 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/47 Microform & Digitization Review doi:10.1515/mir-2012-0014 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Þjóðbókasöfn Menningararfur Rafræn gögn info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2012 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/4710.1515/mir-2012-0014 2024-07-09T03:01:56Z The National Library of Iceland (established 1818) and the Library of the University of Iceland (established 1940) were amalgamated in 1994 as the National and University Library of Iceland (NULI). When the changes occurred, an opportunity to transform operations and services opened. It was done by rationalizing and modernizing the functions of the two libraries in a new building and developing new strategies and priorities (Sigurðsson 2000). Since then the mission of the Library has been to serve the users in a new way. Access has been given to both primary and secondary sources within the collections, sources which sometimes are unique or the only exemplars known. It was decided to aim for the use of the newest technology available and to initiate the development of a digital library, even though it would be small in the beginning. This required periods of learning and experiments on behalf of the staff, but knowledge in the field started to accumulate (Hannesdóttir 2005). Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Microform & Digitization Review 41 3-4 |
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The National Library of Iceland (established 1818) and the Library of the University of Iceland (established 1940) were amalgamated in 1994 as the National and University Library of Iceland (NULI). When the changes occurred, an opportunity to transform operations and services opened. It was done by rationalizing and modernizing the functions of the two libraries in a new building and developing new strategies and priorities (Sigurðsson 2000). Since then the mission of the Library has been to serve the users in a new way. Access has been given to both primary and secondary sources within the collections, sources which sometimes are unique or the only exemplars known. It was decided to aim for the use of the newest technology available and to initiate the development of a digital library, even though it would be small in the beginning. This required periods of learning and experiments on behalf of the staff, but knowledge in the field started to accumulate (Hannesdóttir 2005). |
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Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland |
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Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland |
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Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland |
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Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland |
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Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland |
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access and curation of digital cultural heritage in the national and university library of iceland |
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Microform & Digitization Review;41(3-4) Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, Kristinn Sigurðsson og Örn Hrafnkelsson. (2012). Access and Curation of Digital Cultural Heritage in the National and University Library of Iceland. Microform & Digitization Review. 41:3-4, 97-102. doi:10.1515/mir-2012-0014 2190-0752 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/47 Microform & Digitization Review doi:10.1515/mir-2012-0014 |
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