Cataloguing the Slavonic Manuscript Collection of the Plovdiv Public Library – Problems and MARC 21 * Solutions

Authors

  • Antoaneta Lessenska Ivan Vazov Plovdiv Public Library, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Sabina Aneva NALIS Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2013.3.23

Keywords:

Medieval Manuscripts Description, Literary Heritage, Plovdiv Library, Codicology, Marc 21 Bibliographic, Machine-readable Library Cataloguing, Database, NALIS

Abstract

The paper presents a standardised scheme for describing the whole Slavonic Manuscript Collection kept at the Plovdiv Public Library. This scheme will be used for generating a structured pool of palaeographic and codicological data with a view to integrating the respective digital objects (digitised copies of the respective manuscripts and metadata, i.e. the descriptions, to them) into a digital content management platform. The experience gained in creating the catalogue of the Plovdiv Library’s Slavonic Manuscripts may be useful when discussing a unified methodology and a scheme for a machine-readable cataloguing of the Bulgarian manuscript collections in general. Besides, the principles of adapting the proposed standard to MARC 21 Bibliographic are enlisted. The template prepared, will be applied in ALEPH 500 and further developed in a related forthcoming activity.

References

Tsonev, B.: Opis na slavianskite rŭkopisi i staropechatni knigi v Plovdivskata narodna biblioteka [Description of the Slavonic Manuscripts and Old Printed Books at the Plovdiv Public Library]. Sofia (1920)

Stanchev, K..: Opis na slavianskite rŭkopisi v Plovdivskata narodna biblioteka “Ivan Vazov”, postŭpili sled 1920 godina [Description of the Slav onic Manuscripts at the Plovdiv Public Library Acquired after 1920]. Sofia (1982)

Lesenska, A.: Opazvane i dostŭp do slavianskoto rŭkopismo knizhovno nasledstvo na Bŭlgariia – sluchaiat s Narodna biblioteka “Ivan Vazov” Plovdiv: Diplomna rabota [Preservation and Access to the Slavonic Manuscript Heritage in Bulgaria – the Case of the Ivan Vazov Public Library in Plovdiv: MA Thesis]. Sofia (2013)

Kodov, Kh. Raĭkov, B.: Printsipi i metodi za opisvane na slavianskite rŭkopisi. Istoricheski pregled i metodicheski ukazaniia [Principles and Methods for the Descriptions of the Slavonic Manuscripts: A Historical Overview and Methodological Recomendations]. Изв. на НБКМ, no. 14 (20), 55– 80 (1976)

Ĭovchev, I.: Katalog na knigite v Oblasntata biblioteka i muzeĭ. Postŭp ili do 1- ĭ ianuariĭ 1885 [A Catalogue of the Books at the Region-al Library and Museum Acquired before 1 Jan 1885], Plovdiv (1885)

Raĭnov, N.: Ornament i bukva v slavianskite rŭkopisi na Narodnata biblioteka v Plovdic [Ornament and Letter in the Slavonic Manuscripts in the Plovdiv Public Library]. Sofia (1925)

Stoianov, M.: Ukrasa na slavianskite rŭkpisi v Bŭlgariia [Illumination of the Slavonic Manuscripts in Bulgaria]. Sofia (1973)

Khristova, B., Karadzhova, D., Ikonomova, A.: Bŭlgarski rŭkopisi ot 11 do 18 vek, zapazeni v Bŭlgariia. Svoden katalog [Bulgarian Manu -scripts from the 11th to the 18th Century in Bulgaria: A Union Cata-logue]. Vol. 1. Sofia (1982)

Stanchev, K.: Printsipi i metodika za opisvane i katalogizirane na slavianskite rŭkpisi [Principles and Methods for the Description of Sla-vonic Manuscripts]. In: Slavianska paleografiia I diplomatika. Vol. 2, pp. 167 – 172. Sofia (1985)

Preporŭchitelen spisŭk na nazvaniiata na srednovekovnite slavianski rŭkopisi spored zhanrovata im tipologiia [A Recommended List of the Denominations of Medieval Slavonic Manuscripts according to Their Genre]. Informatsionen biuletin na SIBAL, no.11, pp. – 29. Sofia (1987)

Dzhurvoa, A., Sŭĭkova, G.,Boiadzhiev, A.: Rabotna karta za paleografski, kodikologichni i konservatsionni danni [An Innitial Map for Palaeographic, Codicological and Conservation Data]. Archeografski prilozi, no. 20, pp. 210 – 235. Sofia (1998)

12. Velcheva, B.: Za lokalizatsiiata na slavianskite rŭkopisi (tezisi) [On the Localisation of the Slavonic Manuscripts]. In: Slavianska paleografiia i diplomatika. Vol. 2, pp. 128 – 137. Sofia (1985)

Ivanova, K.: Pravopisno-ezikovi problemi pri opisvaneto na iuzhnoslavianskite kirilski rŭkopisi [Orthographic and Linguistic Problems in the Description of South Slavic Cyrillic Manuscripts]. In: Slavianska paleografiia i diplomatika. Vol. 1, pp. 103 – 109. Sofia (1980)

Ivanova, K.: Pravopis, proizhod i tekstova redaktsiia na slavianskite rŭkopisi [Orthogr aphy, Origin and Text Redaction of the Slavonic Manuscripts]. In: Opisanie I katalogizirovaiie srednovekovykh rukopisey Описание и каталогизирование средновековых рукописей, pp. 41– 47. Sofia (1984)

Kristova, B.: Za resavskite bŭlgarski rŭkopisi ot 15 -18 v. [On the Resava Bulgarian Manuscripts of the 15 th – th century]. Palaeobulgarica, no. 4 (XV), pp 50-55. Sofia (1991)

Stanković, R.: Rukopisi srpske redaktsije u Narodnoj bibliotetsi “Ivan Vazov” is Plovdiva. Vodeni znatsi i datiraŋe. In: Arkheografski prilozi, no. 26– 27, pp. 189-261. Sofia (2004 – 2005)

Aneva, S.: Application of MARC21-Concise format for bibliographic Data in Bulgarian Libraries: the Case of the Central Library of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In: Slavic and East European Information Resources. Vol. 8, no. 2 – 3, pp. 137 – 150. New York (2007)

Downloads

Published

2013-09-30

How to Cite

Lessenska, A., & Aneva, S. (2013). Cataloguing the Slavonic Manuscript Collection of the Plovdiv Public Library – Problems and MARC 21 * Solutions. Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, 3, 198–204. https://doi.org/10.55630/dipp.2013.3.23