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Database of the digitized map collections
map collections outside the Czech Republic




Utrecht University Library Special Collections

Name of the digital map collection: Utrecht University Library Special Collections
Web address of digitized cartographic documents: https://www.uu.nl/en/special-collections/collections/maps-and-atlases
National identifier of the collection (if available):
The main thematic content/s of the collection: Maps and atlases 15th-21st centuries
The collection departmental code: -

Contact

Address: Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Name of contact person: Dr. Marco van Egmond
Phone to contact person: +31 624 865 733
Contact person's email m.vanegmond@uu.nl

Information about the collection

The most important printed publications about the map collection: https://libguides.library.uu.nl/c.php?g=662454&p=4682425#s-lg-box-wrapper-18212640

Other important information about the collection: https://libguides.library.uu.nl/special-material/maps-and-atlases https://www.uu.nl/en/special-collections/collections/digital-exhibitions-of-special-material

The physical fund of the collection

The total size of the physical fund (also not processed): 170000
The number of processed units in the electronic catalogue: 100000
The number of physical units of old cartographic materials: 15000
The typology of old cartographic materials: old maps; manuscript maps; old atlases; old globes;
Expected final processing of the collection: After 5 and more years

The digital fund of the map collection

The total number of individual digitized images (also unpublished): 15000
Of this number is already published: 15000
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): 5000
The number of accessible 3D objects (globes, models, etc.): 0

Descriptive metadata

Library or archive programs used for cataloging: others;
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: Yes
Map selection from map layouts: Yes
Search by map markers: Yes
Reading old fonts in the OCR: Yes
Full text search from legends: Yes
Digitization of maps on request: Yes
Other services:

Aggregation into higher units

Digitalized cartographic documents are eported into superior aggregates: Oldmapsonline.org;


Last data update 27/05/2024 16:46:59 by the user egmond