Wrocław, Access IT workshop, kweicień 2010 r., aut. Agnieszka Koszowska

1. Projects and conceptsaround… theSilesian Digital Library Invoving the community inthecreation of a digitallibrary Wrocław, Access IT workshop, 27 April 2010

2. WhatisspecialabouttheSilesian Digital Library variety of institutions42 participants: public libraries, academicinstitutions, NGOs, educationalinstitutions, culturalinstitutions, an archive variety of materialslibrarycollections (regionalheritage, rare materials, educational materials, scientific publications, doctoraltheses, periodicals, specialcollections) and privatecollections, variety of ways to acquiredigitalcontentdigitization of librarycollections, digitalborn materials, usergifts, volunteers’ contribution, users’ suggestions co-operationwiththe communityusers and volunteers’ contribution

3. Variety of materials74 types of dokuments Types of documents monographs periodicals scientific articles doctoraltheses cartographic materials iconography photographs postcards pamphlets

4. Public librariesinput Regional and local materials (librariescollections) Periodicals Libraries’ owneditions(incl. users’ works)Bibliographies(incl. regionalbibliographies) Materials acquiredfromcontributors Bibliophileeditions Raredocuments, pamphlets Promotional materials

5. „Outside” contentnot availableinlibrariesNGO’scollections„Rodzina Policyjna 1939”

6. „Outside” contentnot availableinlibrariesprivatecollections privatedocumentsphotographsfamilyalbums

7. Users’ suggestions Discussion forum of the community of digitallibrarians and usersLibrary 2.0 http://forum.biblioteka20.pl - suggestion of materials to digitize, publish and make availablein a digitallibrary- co-operation of Polishdigitallibrarians- discussions

8. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital Library Digitizationin Poland - problems and challenges Lack of fundslowbudgetary resources, difficultiesinraisingfunds Lack of peopletoofewstaffmembers, mentalbarriers Lack of knowledgelowtrainingopportunities, lowprofessionalskills, toofew „digitally” qualifiedlibrarians Lack of equipmentpoortechnicalfacilitiesdue to lack of funds

9. A solution to theseproblemsmay be… …involvingthe communityinthecreation of a digitallibrary by TheSocialDigitizationWorkshop Project of theSilesianLibraryin Katowiceco-financed by thePolishMinistry of Culture and National Heritagelaunchedin2007

10. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopisaddressed to: TheParticipants of theSilesian Digital Library(i.e. allinstitutionsco-creatingthedigitalcontent of the SDL) Institutionsinterestedintheco-operation(e.g. futureParticipants of theSilesian Digital Library) Librariansinterestedinacquiringnewskills(e.g. to set up a digitallibraryoranothersocialdigitizationworkshop) Studentsgainingpracticalworkingexperience(as a part of their curriculum) Any member of the community(interestedincontributing as a volunteer)

11. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshopoffers: Facilities to create digital resources workstations for scanning, image processing and publicationof digitized materials, Advisory and training servicesorganization and technique of digitization, processing, cataloguing and publication of digital resources, Technicalsupportand professional helpto anylibrarianinterestedindigitization Opportunities for volunteers and traineesworkstations for scanning, training services, „meeting place”

12. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshop E-inclusion and media education Volunteers - senior citizensacquireneskills

13. TheSocialDigitizationWorkshop A good placeto meet,to learn,and to contribute Impressiveeffectiveness after a year of SDW exsistence: 62.723 scansproduced by volunteers(16% of thewhole resources of theSilesian Digital Library)

14. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital Library Digitization, translationand publicationinthe SDL of schoolchroniclesfrom Katowice schools Project of the Upper Silesia Associationin Katowice (regional NGO)

15. Originalchroniclehand-writtenin German re-writtenand translated

16. Projects and conceptsaroundtheSilesian Digital Library „Mobile digitizationworkshop”- scanning of old guildbookskeptinthe City Museumin Żywiec Rather a goodpracticethan a project TheSilesianLibrarystaffvisittheMuseumwith a scanner……and performthescanning on thepremises

17. Silesian Internet LibraryOf Rare Collections http://sibzz.bs.katowice.pl/

19. important for thehistory of the region,

20. housedintheSilesianLibraryProject of theSilesianLibraryin Katowiceco-financed by theEuropean UnionEuropeanRegional Development Fund, Infrastructure and Environment OperationalProgramme

21. TheSilesian Digital Library welcomesallusers, friends and contributors www.sbc.org.plwww.digitalsilesia.eu