Liepājas Universitātes folkloras krājuma veidošanās, apstrāde un digitālā pieejamība
Formation, Processing and Digital Accessibility of the Liepaja University Folklore Collection

Summary/Abstract: This article summarizes the information about the creation of the folklore collection at the Liepaja University during different time periods since the foundation of the University in 1954. Over time, the University has changed both its name and its pedagogical directions and goals, but folklore materials have been collected at almost every stage of its development, up to the present day. The folklore materials have been collected during students’ folklore practices, within the framework of specific course subjects, as well as during expeditions or field research organized by researchers. Eventually, the folklore materials gathered in the collection of the Liepaja University have been used both in the study process of relevant subjects as well as in scientific research, which is summarized in thematic collections of articles. This article sheds light on the various ways of collecting and storing folklore materials up to the present day. It also provides an overview of the work done over the last year – on the processing and digitizing of the collection in order to add these materials to the digital archive of the Latvian Folklore Repository Garamantas.lv. The folklore materials are characterised by genre diversity and thematic ranges, as well as the problems that have been encountered during the processing and digitizing of the collection. The availability of digitized materials today is an important facilitator of study and research processes. The article investigates how the integration of digitized materials in studies and research is carried out, as well as outlines the possibilities of using the folklore collection of the Liepaja University in the future.

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