I. General information
- Electronic catalog of map collection completely changes the way of using the cartography collections and allows to increase their availability by shortening time needed to obtain information about them.
- Method of data recording and presentation in the database includes all types of cartographical materials (atlases, globes and variety of map types).
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This electronic applications in time will replace present catalogs:
- traditional card catalog, that is still valid for collections catalog before the year 2006 www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/en/catalogs/digitized-alphabetical-map-department-catalog
- electronic catalog of ULW katalog.bu.uni.wroc.pl
II. How to perform the search for a map based on its bibliographical description?
- First choose menu „Szukaj w indeksie/Index search” and write down Your search term: title, signature, name of sheet, emblem or subject.
- Optionally, there is possibility to narrow Your search to specific type of object or date of publication in the „pokaż kryteria/show options” menu. This kind of action is needed when searched list exceed over 500 hits.
- From retrieved titles You have to pick the right one and clik on the „Szczegóły/detalis” icon on the right side to display catalog description.
- To order item, You have to click on the „Zamów do czytelni/Order for Reading Room”. Further information: V. How to order item?
III. How to search map of specific region when only its localization on the map in known?
- First choose menu „Szukaj na mapie/Search on the map” and click on the scaled Google map. There is also possibilty to search for specific city – write it's name in the left bottom corner of the map. Georeference search is preformed automatically.
- To narrow Your search to specific type of object or date of publication, click on the „pokaż kryteria/show options” menu.
- From the list of searched items pick up the right one. Icon „Szczegóły/details” displays full catalog description, and „Pokaż obszar/Show localization” displays range of choosen map.
- To order item, You have to click on the „Zamów do czytelni/Order for Reading Room”. Further information: V. How to order item?
IV. Indexes of section maps
- For section maps You can use „Szukaj w skorowidzu/Search in index” menu, from where, after picking up proper title from the scroll down menu, the range of available maps will be displayed on the overall map.
- After clicking on the choosen section of the map it's catalog description will appear on the right side. To order item, one have to click on the „Zamów do czytelni/Order for Reading Room”. Further information: V. How to order item?
V. How to make order?
- One should be registered as a user.
- Registration is preformed in the Map Department of ULW by librarian. Active reader account allows user to order materials from any localization.
- Given login (in most cases – e-mail adress) and password serve to log in before start of ordering.
- Further steps are desciribed in the chapters II, III i IV of this instruction.
- In case of any problems contact employees of Map Department in ULW: ozk.bu@uwr.edu.pl