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Interlending policy and OCLC strategy in the National Library of the Czech Republic

Interlending & Document Supply, 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the document supply service of the Czech National Library and its use of OCLC in supporting the service.Design/methodology/approachThe service is described in detail and placed in the context of the Czech Republic.FindingsThe use of OCLC has increased the use of the National Library internationally in terms of both requesting and supplying material.Originality valueThe paper is one of the few articles in English to describe the work of the Czech National Library and provides a good insight into the use of OCLC's WorldCat for international document supply.

Next generation electronic catalogs in Polish libraries. Usability and information architecture

Studia ad Bibliothecarum Scientiam Pertinentia XIV (2016) Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis FOLIA 210 , 2016

The latest generation of electronic directories, called the third or next, was founded, among others, as a result of use of principles of usability in the design of websites. To the characteristics of the directories of third generation in technological terms belong: optimization to meet the needs of users, application of metasearch, interconnection of data into one system. Among the features offered by the new OPAC we have: auto-complete, federated search, faceted search, and personalization. In Poland, among the systems that support new functionalities, we can mention: Virtua CHAMO (Main Library of the Pedagogical University of Cracow), KOHA (Main Library of Cracow University of Technology), Primo Exlibris (Main Library of Silesian University of Technology), Summon ProQuest (University Library of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) and Prolib Integro (Katowice CINiBA). The aim of the article was to compare these systems in the field of applications of modern mechanisms (patterns) of designing the search systems. None of the analyzed retrieval systems contained all available functionalities to facilitate finding information. The least number of functionalities was found in Virtua CHAMO, the most – in the systems of the type of “discovery” (Primo, Summon and Prolib).

Library cooperation the Polish way: toward NUKAT and WorldCat in Poland

New Library World, 2008

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of library catalogs and the national union catalog in Poland and the inclusion of the latter in OCLC's WorldCat, bringing Polish cultural life from authors to researchers and composers to a worldwide audience. Design/methodology/approach – Two Polish librarians deeply involved in the liaison with OCLC over WorldCat discuss the development of library automation and catalogs in the country, in particular NUKAT, the national union catalog for academic and research libraries in Poland. The article also covers the inclusion of Polish library data in Google Scholar. Findings – There is a wealth of Polish content now available via WorldCat – currently around 900,000 items are available. Practical implications – Makes researchers aware of data on Polish publications that can now be found via OCLC's WorldCat and Google Scholar. Poland is one of Europe's major publishing countries, with around five per cent of Europe's publications a year. Originality/value – Provides an overview of the cataloguing situation in one of Eastern Europe's more recent member states of the European Union.

Digital Library of Romania -national pendant of Europeana.eu

Digital Library of Romania -national pendant of Europeana, 2020

The importance of the protection of cultural heritage is recognized as an international priority. In Romania, although the significance of sharing resources with patrimonial value was-and still is-unanimously recognized, the digitization process has been a difficult one, the restoration of the cultural heritage being conditioned mainly by the financial possibilities. Thus, the digitization process began with isolated, small projects. In 2008, when the Europeana.eu cultural portal was launched (at that time, offered access to about 4.5 million digital objects), in our country the first feasibility study on digitization, digital preservation and online accessibility was barely done. Digitizing the national cultural heritage does not mean just easy access to culture for Romanians, digital objects are also among the best ambassadors of our culture. Awareness of this fact has led to the birth of the E-culture project-the Digital Library of Romania-a much discussed and delayed project, which received funding in 2018. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive picture of the state of digitization of the national cultural heritage. It is an evolutionary presentation of the digitization process, including the analysis of the European framework, the enumeration of the institutions with coordinating role and of the significant projects in the field. The focus will be on presenting the largest Romanian digitization project until now: the Digital Library of Romania, as well as its importance in the European context.

From Divergence to Convergence in Hungarian Librarianship: Towards a Common Digital Platform

Libri, 2018

Hungarian librarianship and related research are sadly underrepresented in international literature. With this article we intend to fill this gap and inform the experts of library and information science of some of the most recent Hungarian innovations. After showcasing the international professional connections of Hungarian librarianship, we present the structure of the Hungarian public library network and its mode of operation. We also analyse current and future main digital development plans, projects and the most important related professional activities of Hungarian libraries. Emphasis is placed on information systems promoting cooperation between libraries and the issues of the National Library System Project, which is a large-scale modernisation programme carried out between 2016 and 2018, designed to develop the IT system of the National Széchényi Library. After introducing the information systems of academic and specialised libraries and the access models of scientific data...