Migration of the database "Cyrillic and Glagolitic Books and Manuscripts in Sweden" to ALVIN

The aims of the project are to migrate the contents of the database Cyrillic and Glagolitic Books and Manuscripts in Sweden (CGS) to the digital platform Alvin. CGS is the result of the infrastructure project Digitalised Descriptions of Slavic Cyrillic Manuscripts and Early Printed Books in Swedish Libraries and Archives (2010–2013), supported by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

It includes c. 700 records with descriptions of early Slavic manuscripts and printed books in Cyrillic or Glagolitic script, which are preserved at approximately twenty Swedish libraries and archives. Alvin is a national digital platform developed and maintained by Uppsala University Library for the long-term preservation and accessibility of digitised cultural heritage materials at Swedish cultural heritage institutions.

In addition to the already existing contents, new records will be created in Alvin for descriptions and digital images of watermarks attested in the materials, which will help to develop Alvin into an important resource also for the study of early paper, both in Sweden and internationally.

The integration of the descriptions of the Slavic materials in Alvin will ensure the long-term preservation and maintenance of the data, which will also be made freely available to both researchers and the general public. The inclusion of the materials in Alvin will thus open new possibilities for interdisciplinary research within Swedish and European cultural heritage studies.