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2020
Journal article
MARC transformed: MARC and XML – the perfect partnership?
I first met a very British version of MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing) in 1983, straight out of university. I didn't know anything about cataloguing, indexing, classification, or data. MARC made sense of it all. AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition) was impenetrable without MARC as a framework. LCSH (Library of...Rosie, Heather
MarcEdit, LCSH, EThOS, Dublin Core, TDM, XML, MARC Report, metadata, MARC 21, MARC, OAI-PMH, and AACR2
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2018
Dataset
Digitised Quarterly Lists XML and Metadata
Two Centuries of Indian Print 1867-1947. The files in this dataset are derived from the British Library’s collection of bound volume Quarterly Lists: printed catalogue records of Indian books published quarterly and by province of British India between 1867 and 1947. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised...Derrick, Tom
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1890 - 1899 in ALTO XML
This set consists 14847 volumes, published between 1890-1899. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Portolano. Egerton MS 2855
This dataset comprises 7 images from a Portolano produced in 1473 by Grazioso Benincasa. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Update – 9/3/2018: Please note that there were technical issues with this dataset. If you downloaded before 9/3/2018, please replace with this repaired...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Maps after Ptolemy's Geographia. Burney MS 111
This dataset comprises 68 images from a Greek manuscript edition of Ptolemy's Geography containing many diagrams and coloured maps, and produced between the 1375 and 1425. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in copyright until...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Digitised Liber insularum Arcipelagi Cotton MS Vespasian a.XIII.art.1
This dataset comprises 82 images from the Liber insularum Arcipegelagi, an illustrated account of the islands and major ports of the Mediterranean produced by Christophori Bondelmonti around 1422. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Digitised Insularium Illustratum. Additional MS 15760
This dataset comprises 123 images from the Insularium Illustratum, an account of the islands of the Mediterranean, and of some others produced by Henricus Martellus Germanus in 1495. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Liber insularum Cycladum. Arundel MS 93.art.7
This dataset comprises 45 images from the Liber insularum Cycladum produced by Christophori Bondelmonti around 1422. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in copyright until 2039. However, given the age of the manuscripts and their...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Single Sheets and Supplementary Materials
This dataset comprises 30 images selected among individual maps and non-map based medieval materials such as travel accounts. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in copyright until 2039. However, given the age of the manuscripts...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1880 - 1889 in ALTO XML
This set consists 10856 volumes, published between 1880-1889. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, ALTO, and nineteenth century
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1870 - 1879 in ALTO XML
This set consists 8630 volumes, published between 1870-1879. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1860 - 1869 in ALTO XML
This set consists 7498 volumes, published between 1860-1869. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1850 - 1859 in ALTO XML
This set consists 5818 volumes, published between 1850-1859. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2017
Dataset
Pelagios Project: Digitised Cornaro Atlas. Egerton MS 73
This dataset comprises 37 images from a Portolano executed by different Venetian artists between 1489 and 1492, known as the 'Cornaro Atlas'. The digitisation was sponsored by A. W. Mellon Foundation through the Pelagios Project. Due to UK copyright law they are technically in copyright until 2039. However, given the...British Library
XML, medieval, metadata, manuscripts, and maps
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1830 - 1839 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2639 volumes, published between 1830-1839. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books (unknown precise publication dates) in ALTO XML
This set consists 284 volumes. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO) Extensible Markup Language...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, microsoft, books, digitised, metadata, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1820 - 1829 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2739 volumes, published between 1820-1829. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1810 - 1819 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2338 volumes, published between 1810-1819. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1800 - 1809 in ALTO XML
This set consists 1502 volumes, published between 1800-1809. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1700 - 1799 in ALTO XML.
The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO) Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, eighteenth century, and ALTO
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published c. 1510 - 1699 in ALTO XML
This set consists 693 volumes, published between c. 1510 - 1699. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, sixteenth century, books, digitised, seventeenth century, Microsoft, ALTO, and metadata
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2014
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1840 - 1849 in ALTO XML
This set consists 4070 volumes, published between 1840-1849. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO