Metodyka tworzenia archiwum cyfrowego na przykładzie Polskiego Towarzystwa Genealogicznego

Abstract

In contemporary Poland, the concept of a digital archive has developed as a digital repository that publishes archives on the Internet, which is a kind of virtual copy of the archive; its features, such as the ability to freely shape it and availability are typical features of virtual creations. The largest digital archives in terms of resources published on the Internet include the project of the National Digital Archives, the Polish Genealogical Society and the Central Archives of Historical Records. About 11 million digital photos have been presented on the website of the Polish Genealogical Society, mainly records and marital status records, largely organized in terms of content according to their historical nature, with a search engine according to the geographical criterion and with extensive indexes. The „Geneteka” index search engine covers approximately 31 million records from the 16th to the 21st century. This repository is an example of how a digital archive can creatively develop the basic goals of traditional archives: collecting, storing, processing and sharing archives.