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Datasets of the KB
Steven Claeyssens – 19 September 2013
Datasets of the KB
Datasets
1. General characteristics
2. Examples
3. Technical characteristics
4. Legal aspects
Datasets of the KB
Datasets: general characteristics
Collections of digital data (metadata, data)
Born digital or the result of mass digitisation (reborn digital)
Dutch cultural heritage material, primarily text
New units of publication (distant reading)
Datasets of the KB
Datasets: examples
1. Early Dutch Books Online (EDBO)
Books published in the Netherlands, 1781-1800
11,240 volumes; 9,710 titles
2 million pages
www.earlydutchbooksonline.nl
Datasets of the KB
Datasets: examples
2. Historical Newspapers
Published in the Netherlands and former colonies, 1618-1995
1,457 titles
ca. 9 million pages
ca. 99 million articles
kranten.kb.nl
Datasets of the KB
Datasets: examples
3. Periodicals
Published in the Netherlands, 1850-1940
80 titles
1.5 million pages
tijdschriften.kb.nl
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Datasets: technical characteristics
Documents in PDF and/or JPEG
Metadata in Dublin Core
OCR with word coordinates
Machine readable access
(Semi-)structured in XML
Access via SRU and OAI-PMH
Datasets of the KB
Datasets: legal aspects
In theory: as ‘open’ as possible
Public Domain = Public Domain
Metadata by KB = CC0
In practice: most datasets are hybrid
Solution: negotiating rights for KB site and for researchers
Datasets of the KB
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