Computer lab. Digitization

Video presenting the digitization activity

Laboratory staff

  • Robert Bodnar - head of digitization office
  • Lucia Hosu - system engineer
  • Mihai Florea - it is a computer scientist
  • Cristian Gocan - system engineer
  • Felix Floca - librarian
  • Géczi Róbert - librarian
  • Dana Căprar - librarian
  • Imecs Agnes - librarian
  • Geczi Orsolya - librarian
  • Gherman Ioachim - librarian

About the computerization of the library

  • 1992
    • coaxial network of PCs, with the network operating system Novell v.3.11;
    • the first bibliographic databases in Procite v.1.4;
    • personnel-payroll application in Foxpro.
  • 1993
    • databases in Foxpro v.2.6 for the record of books and periodicals;
    • editing in WP v.5.1 of catalog sheets and listing on laser printer; computer editing of the accompanying books' notes;
    • access to information on CD-ROMs.
  • 1994
    • application in Foxpro for international exchange.
  • 1995
    • bibliographic databases in Procite v.2;
    • setting up the on-line catalog using the integrated VUBIS library system;
    • Internet connection through a dedicated telephone line to the RoEduNet network.
  • 1996
    • on-line access to external bibliographic databases - Academic Dialog (via Internet);
    • automated loan by using the VUBIS circulation module, barcoding loan fund publications (February-September) and issuing foiled badges (October).
  • 1997
    • change from coaxial network cabling of 10 Mb/s to the network with twisted pair cable of 100 Mb/s.
  • 1998
    • subscription to the InfoTrac database (General Bussiness File, Expand Academic) and Engineering Village.
  • 1999
    • implementation of a new integrated library system ALEPH 500 v.11, with 20 licenses for librarians and 10 for the public (August);
    • bibliographic databases in Procite v.4 under Windows 95;
    • Internet access to the ALEPH on-line catalogue from the library's website;
    • connection to the UBB network via optical fiber.
  • 2000
    • a new Multimedia Room (April);
    • on-line access to the EBSCO database (Academic Search Elite, Business Source Premiere, Newspaper Source Plus) through a SOROS project;
    • UN information point;
    • access to 12 electronic journals with full text (Elsevier publishing house);
    • online access via the Internet to internal bibliographic databases using the Web Poster application.
  • 2001
    • Internet connection via radio station.
  • 2002
    • changing the version of the integrated library system to ALEPH version v.14 (February-March);
    • bibliographic databases in Procite v.5;
    • additional connection to the Internet via fiber optics (from March 1).
  • 2003
    • on-line access to the JSTOR database. Arts Science Collection, paid by the Faculty of History and Philosophy, for 2003-2004;
    • public access to the Lex legislative base.
  • 2004
    • on-line access to ProQuest databases;
    • creation of CD-ROMs with their own bibliographic bases;
    • access to the legis legislative basis.
  • 2005
    • extension of the Aleph system through the acquisition of additional licenses (12 for librarians and 14 for the public);
    • use of the way of movement at branches, for the record of loans and refunds (Zoology, Animal Physiology, Environmental Science and Austrian Library);
    • on-line access to SpringerLink databases;
    • integration into the Romanian virtual catalogue in science and technology;
    • the endowment by UBB with a new server for the integrated library system.
  • 2006
    • changing the version of the integrated library system with ALEPH version v.16 (February) - with interfaces in the following languages: Romanian, English and Hungarian
    • access to World Bank databases.
  • 2007
    • wireless networks for professors and researchers.
  • 2008
    • Internet access on the personal laptops for students;
    • access to the digital library;
    • Online reservations for publications from the loan fund.
  • 2009
    • Change of the aleph library system version to 18.01;
    • creation of electronic guide in the library central building;
    • CD-ROM creation with the Adrian Marino Bio-bibliography.
  • 2010
    • launch of the digital library through the DSpace interface.
  • 2011
    • opening the EDS single search portal - EBSCO Discovery Service;
    • integration of the Digital Library into the OAISTER Database and into the Worldcat;
    • online extensions for publications from the loan fund.
  • 2012
    • HelpDesk service - Ask the librarian;
    • online requests from closed warehouses;
    • remote pre-registration of new users.
  • 2013
    • remote access to the full text of the documents in the subscribed databases, through the EDS portal;
    • changing the aleph library system version to 20.01;
    • issuance of a library permit in the form of a card;
    • digitizing the contents of books at the Physical Education Library.
  • 2014
    • integration of the online catalogue in WorldCat (OCLC);
    • enabling the Interface in German for the online catalogue;
    • standardization of all e-mail addresses.
  • 2015
    • the integration of the digital library in Europeana;
    • enabling the German-language interface for the Dspace digital library;
    • remote access to the full text of the documents in the subscribed comic book, individually on a selected database, based on the library permit;
    • import of own BD (ProCite) in Aleph – CUC02 database – Bibliographies BCU Cluj;
    • changing the version of the EDS portal, with the Fulltext Finder option for retrieving the full text of documents from other databases.
  • 2016
    • activation of RIS format in OPAC;
    • import into the online catalog of 2,066 e-book titles;
    • website change.
  • 2017
    • wireless network (separate) for readers;
    • the doi award service;
    • remote reservation of seats in the reading rooms of the headquarters.
  • 2018
    • ​implementation of the project 1918 Transilvania 100+;
    • changing the version of the Aleph 500 integrated library system to  v. 23;
    • creation of the website of the Transylvanian School;
    • introducing an account management application for the new desktop copiers.
  • 2019
    • completing the descriptions in the online catalog with English topics from  the authority file globally and updating to WorldCat;
    • mentioning in the online catalog the processed documents for visually impaired readers, in collaboration with the CATA center;
    • online registration of readers and inclusion of the photo in the Aleph database.
  • 2020
    • massive project of digitizing the works recommended in the bibliographies of courses at "Babeş-Bolyai" University (over 25,000 documents, 7.4 million pages) and making them public through a new application, with access based on the library permit;
    • creation of the website The Historical Bibliography of Romania 1994-2010;
    • implementation of pandemic-specific measures (extended loan, self-check restitution, automatic quarantine of publications).
  • 2021
    • commissioning the Synology storage system;
    • the implementation of the Exchange referrals in Aleph;
    • the import into the online catalog of 14,798 e-book titles with full-text access;
    • the import of the Bistro 1994-2010, AIR 2015 and AIR 2016 databases into the Aleph bibliographies database (CUC02);
    • the implementation of the online payment service through ghişeul.ro;
    • opening the Perma.cc long-term archiving services for web pages/electronic documents, through a partnership with the Harvard Law Library;
    • the configuration of 100 computers donated by the Yardi Company.