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| The total number of individual digitized images (also unpublished): 15000 |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