Jagiellonian Digital Library

The Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa (JBC), known in English as the Jagiellonian Digital Library, is a digital library dedicated to the collection and provision of written cultural heritage. It is based at the Jagiellonian Library in Kraków, Poland. Established in 2010, the JBC was created as part of a project funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage using resources from the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Programme 'Infrastructure and Environment' for 2007–2013. The relevant contract was signed on 15 April 2010. The library's mission is to digitise and make freely available materials that form part of the National Library Stock (Narodowy zasób biblioteczny, NZB). Its collections include a wide range of periodicals, historical newspapers, and other written works of significance to Polish history and culture. Within two years of operation, the JBC had made approximately 183,000 publications available, placing it first among digital libraries in Poland in terms of the number of publications. At that time, this represented about 15% of the holdings of the Digital Libraries Federation (Federacja Bibliotek Cyfrowych), which then comprised 1.1 million publications. The JBC continues to operate as a key digital repository, offering open access to its collections through its online platform.

The Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa (JBC) was founded in 2010. It was established as a result of funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, using resources from the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Programme 'Infrastructure and Environment' for the years 2007–2013. The corresponding contract was signed on 15 April 2010. The library is based at the Jagiellonian Library in Kraków, Poland. After two years of operation, it provided approximately 183,000 publications, which placed it first among digital libraries in Poland in terms of the number of publications. At that time, this corresponded to about 15% of the holdings of the Digital Libraries Federation (Federacja Bibliotek Cyfrowych), which then had 1.1 million publications. The JBC digitises objects that belong to the National Library Stock (Narodowy zasób biblioteczny, NZB). Its main categories of holdings include periodicals, among which it has digitised and made accessible titles such as Nowa Reforma, Czas, Gazeta Narodowa, Nowy Dziennik, Naprzód, Goniec Krakowski, Krakus, Kraj, Światowid, Czasopismo Techniczne, Nowości Ilustrowane, Gazeta Lwowska, Słowo Polskie, Kurjer Lwowski, Dziennik Lwowski, Wiek Nowy, Kurier Warszawski, ABC, Warszawski Dziennik Narodowy, Gazeta Wielkiego Księstwa Poznańskiego, Kronika Stanisławowska Kurier Stanisławowski, Tygodnik Ziemi Sanockiej, Gazeta Podhalańska, Przegląd Prawa i Administracji, Głos Prawa, Głos Sądownictwa Gazeta Administracji i Policji Państwowej, Przewodnik Gimnastyczny ''Sokół'', Stadion, Skrzydlata Polska, Przegląd Wojskowo-Techniczny, Przegląd Lotniczy, Saper i Inżynier Wojskowy, Przegląd Saperski, Przegląd Wojsk Pancernych, Przegląd Piechoty, Przegląd Kawaleryjski, Przegląd Łączności, Przegląd Policyjny, Przegląd Artyleryjski, Przegląd Intendencki, Muzyk Wojskowy, Sybirak Przegląd Islamski, Życie Tatarskie, and Woskriesnoje Cztienije. The JBC continues to operate as a digital library, providing online access to its collections through its website.

• 2012

  After two years of operation, JBC provided approximately 183,000 publications, ranking first among digital libraries in Poland.

• 2010

  Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa founded; contract signed on 15 April 2010.

A leading Polish digital library providing open access to digitised national heritage, operated by the Jagiellonian Library.

• Digitised periodicals

  A wide range of historical and contemporary periodicals digitised and made available online.

• Historical newspapers

  Newspapers such as Nowa Reforma, Czas, Gazeta Narodowa, and many others.

1. 1Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa – official websitejbc.bj.uj.edu.pl
2. 2Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Jagiellońska Biblioteka Cyfrowa – German Wikipediade.wikipedia.org