newspapers and periodicals: going digital

Michela Fonte, Italian Joint Parliamentary LibraryE-mail: [email protected]

Newspapers and Periodicals @ the Italian Joint Parliamentary Library

Newspapers and Periodicals: Going Digital



2007: The Dawn of a New Era• The challenge:

– Less money– Same service

• The response:– Cooperation– Sharing collections

• The outcome:– Going digital...



Serials Management

• Senate– Newspapers

• Chamber of Deputies– Periodicals



The Issue: Access• How to reach all institutional and general

users of the Joint Parliamentary Library?

Going digital…



Periodicals Going Digital…

• Subscriptions to full-text journal providers



Periodicals_Access1

• OPAC



Periodicals_Access2: Re@l

• Single access point to ER– Online periodicals– Online databases– CD/DVD (tATOO)

• Proprietary software

• Available only on the Chamber of Deputies Intranet



Periodicals_Access3: IOL

• Application to– Search– Access– Distribute (mailing)

• ToCs• Full-text

http://indicionline.intra.camera.it/



Periodicals_Access4: Future Developments

• Online Periodicals– E-only subscriptions for non-Italian

journals– Sustain PORTICO initiative

• Re@l– Give access to all institutional users

of the Joint Parliamentary Library

• IOL– New management of digital ToCs



Newspapers Going Digital…

• Subscriptions to commercial online information services



Newspapers_Access1

• OPAC• Intranet/Internet lists

– Online subscriptions

http://www.senato.it/relazioni/21616/171600/171590/genpagspalla.htm



Newspapers_Access1

• Intranet/Internet lists– Newspapers in the Reading

Room• Paper• Born-digital (web editions)• Digitised

http://www.senato.intranet/relazioni/21616/171600/171590/genpagspalla.htm



Newspapers_Access1

• Intranet/Internet lists– Newspapers holdings

• Paper• Microfilms• Digitised

http://www.senato.intranet/relazioni/21616/171600/171590/genpagspalla.htm



Newspapers_Access2: QuID• A tailor-made service• Proprietary software• Available only on

workstations inside the Joint Parliamentary Library



Newspapers_Access3: EDON• Digitised 19th and 20th

century newspapers (in progress)



Newspapers_Access4: Future Developments• Digital Newspapers

– Single portal for access to all formats

– Digitisation of microfilms• QuID

– Extend access to all institutional users of the Joint Parliamentary Library

– Negotiate licence agreements with publishers

• EDON– Integration with OPAC– Publish online



What about Preservation?

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