Abstract
As in the rest of the library world, The Royal Library in Copenhagen is in the process of digitising its collections. At the moment we are mainly working on the handwritten manual catalogue - but digitising the material is also a major working assignment. The Map Collection at The Royal Library has today divided the effort in digitising its materials into 3 groups: 1. Digitised maps as a vital addition to the records in our bibliographic database REX 2. Digitised maps presented as a Digital Facsimile, accessible on our homepage. 3. Digitised maps taken out of its original contents and placed in a Virtual Exhibition also accessible on our homepage
Highlights
As in the rest of the library world, The Royal Library in Copenhagen is in the process of digitising its collections
The map series are not immediately available as they are located in another building, so access would be easier and quicker if the index maps were scanned and placed on a computer
We had to think of new ways of working, to get a visible result faster. Inspired by another department at the library we began working on the Digital Facsimile idea
Summary
As in the rest of the library world, The Royal Library in Copenhagen is in the process of digitising its collections. At the moment we are mainly working on the handwritten manual catalogue - but digitising the material is a major working assignment. The Map Collection at The Royal Library has today divided the effort in digitising its materials into 3 groups: 1. Digitised maps as a vital addition to the records in our bibliographic database REX 2. Digitised maps presented as a Digital Facsimile, accessible on our homepage. 3. Digitised maps taken out of its original contents and placed in a Virtual Exhibition accessible on our homepage
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