From 19th of May 2009 new electronic catalog of map collections of University of Wrocław is available in internet: http://www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/ozk.
This registry-catalog databases, created from the scratch, allows to increase access to searched cartographic collections by shortening time needed to obtain information about them. Records entered to database with geographical coordinates are then searched on scale map basing on given search terms, among which most important is geo-reference, that makes usage of this application easy.
Due to peculiarity of cartographic collections, and especially map series, it is essential to create indexes and coverages of maps. Method of presentation of data in the database includes all types of cartographical materials, that solves many previous problems with their registration and cataloging.
This application is compatible with Digital Library of Wroclaw University and with standard international bibliographical description (MARC 21 format) for cartographical documents that is used in OPAC Catalog of Wroclaw University Library. That kind of compatibility allows to use all of this systems in most efficient way. This electronic application in time will replace present traditional inventory and catalogs and will completely change methods of organization and usage of cartographical collections.
At this point of development, it is possible to include cartographical records from other localizations. Thanks to this, one extra-faculty information system will be created, that will deliver full information about all cartographic materials collected in University of Wrocław.
[2009-05-25]