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Digital Research Support, Skills Development, & Special Collections Digitisation at the University of Oslo Library
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ANNIKA ROCKENBERGER
Senior Academic Librarian, University of Oslo Library
Chair, Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries
@arockenberger
@arockenberger@fedihum.org
overview
University of Oslo Library
- University Library established in 1811
- Rootstock of collection is 30.000 vols. of doublets from the Royal Danish Library + 15.000 vols. of older Danish literature
- 1814-1998 also functioned as National Library
- National Library of Norway established in 1999
National Library
Collects, stores, safe keeps, and makes all Norwegian media and all publications about Norway from abroad available for the public
The historical building is centrally located in Oslo.
The huge book and media depots as well as the industrial-sized digitisation facilities are located in Mo i Rana in Northern Norway.
https://www.nb.no/dh-lab/
National Library digital Humanities Lab
Special collections Digitisation at the university Library
Largest papyri collection in the Nordic countries
Historical manuscripts and prints
Physical objects
Collaborations with:
* Museum for the History of Science
* Dept. of Pedagogy
* Astronomical collections and archives from the Observatory
A Mongolian manuscript from the 19th century.
The University of Oslo Library, call no. UHS Sikring Asia Østas 38416 M
https://bibsys-k.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/47BIBSYS_UBO/12227696590002204
Special collections Digitisation at
the university Library
Special collections Digitisation at
the university Library
https://www.alvin-portal.org/alvin/
"Tests Collection" at http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:alvin:portal:record-479361
workshop
In-house, on-demand, partly publicly open digitisation workshop in the old book binder's workshop at the University of Oslo library.
- Photo Studio with cameras, lights, tripods
- A1 line scanner (for maps, books, large prints)
- A2 overhead scanner w/ camera (for photos, documents, books)
Special collections Digitisation at
the university Library
Research partnership and support
Digital Scholarship Center
Team for Digital Research Activities (esp. Humanities and Social Sciences)
Redefined the role of the subject librarian
Innovative ways of individual support for researchers and research project support
Research Partnerships and Support
Digital research skill development
We offer a variety of courses and workshops as well as project partnerships and one-on-one open research guidance.
FoCus Areas
Textmining
Analysis and transcription with NVivo
Reference Management
Databases
Digital Methods
Open Access Publishing
Research Data Management
Data Repository dataverse.no
Open Science
Carpentries
Foundational skills in programming and data analysis with Python, R, Unix Shell, Git, Make, Julia, SQLite, OpenRefine
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Be very clear about who you are digitising (cultural heritage) for
concluding thoughts
- Be aware of and actively follow technological and scientific development
- Invest in continuous skill development of your staff – and your users!