Municipality of Siena. Biblioteca Digitale degli Intronati

A repository for managing and viewing valuable library, manuscript and documentary materials

Facilitated storage, access and consultation

The Biblioteca Digitale degli Intronati of the Municipality of Siena is an advanced platform for accessing and consulting a vast legacy of resources belonging to the library and the collections of the Historical Archive.

Thanks to the metaFAD cataloguing system, the portal enables the efficient management of printed texts, manuscripts, drawings and prints, supported by an IIIF standard image viewer.

The platform includes advanced search tools that facilitate access to over 2000 library records. Metadata generation is based on a customised MODS profile, ensuring detailed and accurate cataloguing.

Customer
Municipality of Siena. Biblioteca comunale degli Intronati
Sector
Cultural heritage
Year
2020
Services
Cataloguing
Interoperability
Metadata management
Content management system
Products
metaFAD
metaCMS

Types of materials and quantities managed

1.726 library records
500 manuscripts
850 drawings
240 prints
5 periodicals

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