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Cataloguing, Digitalisation and Analysis of Historical Collections - Project of "Kaunitz´s Library" [poster/paper]

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Author: Břetislav Šimral, Historical Museum Slavkov u Brna; Czech Republic 
 
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Abstract: The aim of this article is to inform listeners of the new view on a critical analysis of historical enclosed collections (noble and citizen´s libraries), which uses statistical data analysis in SPSS. The mainly thing is to integrate acquired qualitative and quantitative data into a wide historical context, instead of the primitive seeking for typographical unusualnesses. Everything will be practical shown on the example of compiling „Kaunitz´s library“ in Slavkov u Brna, where we are creating the electronic catalogue with digitalisated front pages and interestings parts of books, which is then review with statistical methods. The whole project of cataloguing is thanks to interesting economic policy practically free and so it is a good alternative for similar institutions, which are describing and holding old presses and place the complete historical analysis before the scant detailed description of individual copies. The point of digitalisation´s phase is to allow an additional detailed analysis even for faraway users, which will never see the real collection. They can demand a complete digital copy of the required book and they will get it within 48 hours.
 
About the author: The author finishes his studies at Masaryk´s University - Faculty of Arts – Information science and librarienship. Actually he solves the project named „Cataloguing of Kaunitz´s library“, which should be an innovative work in the critical interpretation of historical libraries. The author cooperates on many other projects - mainly from the following areas: digitalisation (collection of copperplates from napoleonic wars), scince-historical works (member of Historical committee – Austerlitz 2005) and competitive intelligence. The author also organizes workshops and lectures named „Electronical information resources“ – their aim is to increase the information grammary of librariens and other population. His publishing activity is oriented mainly on the information seeking (IT System, Computer), data visualisation (Data visualisation and digitalisation – in the press) and theoretical works about old presses. The author cooperates with Historical institute ACR – PhDr. J. Bělina, Institute for religious history in Vranov u Brna – PhDr. ThLic. František J. Holeček, O.M., MZK Brno (department of old presses), C.E.N.S., HS Les Maraudeurs and marginally with another similar institutions.
 

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