Database of the digitized map collections
map collections outside the Czech Republic
Kansalliskokoelman karttakokoelma. The National Library of Finland |
| Name of the digital map collection: Kartat |
| Web address of digitized cartographic documents: https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/109232 |
| National identifier of the collection (if available): |
| The main thematic content/s of the collection: Finland, World Maps |
| The collection departmental code: GEOGRAPHY |
Contact |
| Address: Unionikatu 36, Helsinki |
| Name of contact person: Dr. Jaakko Tahkokallio |
| Phone to contact person: |
| Contact person's email jaakko.tahkokallio@helsinki.fi |
Information about the collection |
| The most important printed publications about the map collection: The A. E. Nordenskiöld Collection (Catalogue, publ. by Helsinki University Library); no other equally significant publications on the collections) |
Other important information about the collection: https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en/collections/map-collection-national-collection |
The physical fund of the collection |
| The total size of the physical fund (also not processed): 130.000 |
| The number of processed units in the electronic catalogue: 130.000 |
| The number of physical units of old cartographic materials: 40.000 |
| The typology of old cartographic materials: old maps; manuscript maps; old atlases; old globes; |
| Expected final processing of the collection: All is processed |
The digital fund of the map collection |
| The total number of individual digitized images (also unpublished): 1.500 |
| Of this number is already published: 1.500 |
| The collection is published: on-line; |
| The number of files in the databases of images (i.e. voluminous maps or atlases, so more objects joined in one): |
| The number of accessible 3D objects (globes, models, etc.): |
Descriptive metadata |
| Library or archive programs used for cataloging: Aleph; |
| Standards used for metadata descriptions: |
| Rules used to create metadata: RDA; |
| Methodologies used for the description: |
| Indexing by: key words; chronological entries; geographical entries; |
| Are the before mentioned selection terms exported into metadata? yes |
| Additional information on the method and scope of the description: |
Services offered with digitized maps |
| Georeferencing (ground controlling) of maps: No |
| Map selection from map layouts: No |
| Search by map markers: No |
| Reading old fonts in the OCR: No |
| Full text search from legends: No |
| Digitization of maps on request: Yes |
| Other services: Users of data: universities, publishing houses, film production, public |
Aggregation into higher units |
| Digitalized cartographic documents are eported into superior aggregates: Europeana; |
Last data update 01/08/2023 12:27:46 by the user kloudova