The National Archives of Estonia has developed many online tools and services to provide access to archival records. They launched an online search catalogue in 2004, began providing digital content in 2005, and have since added an online reading room, photo collection, map collection, and films, sounds and videos. Their main databases include AIS with over 9 million record titles, SAAGA with over 17.5 million images, and Fotis with over 650,000 photos. Usage has increased significantly between 2011-2015, showing over 1 million online visits in 2015. New developments are ongoing to improve services and engage with users.

1. Online Access to Estonian
Archives: State of the Art
ICARUS #19 | 5th co:op partner meeting
co:operative Estonia
Tartu, 29.05.2017
Tõnis Türna
The National Archives of Estonia

2. 2004: search catalogue
2005: digital content
2009: online reading room
2010: photo collection
2011: map collection
2011: films, sounds and
videos
www.ra.ee

3. 9 mil. record titles
1999-2009 data input
2004 web interface
AIS 2.0 coming soon 
AIS http://ais.ra.ee/

4. • 17,5 mil. images
• Church books, censuses, military records, court files etc
SAAGA www.ra.ee/saaga

5. Fotis www.ra.ee/fotis
650 000 photos

6. Register of maps www.ra.ee/kaardid
• 145 000 descriptions
• 48 300 images

7. FIS www.eha.ee/fa/public
• 500 TB
• films, sound
recordings
and videos

8. VAU www.ra.ee/vau
• 2009 integrated databases, finding aids,
services
• 2013 loan management system

17. VISITS 2011-2015
ONLINE OFFLINE
2011 405 351 11 531
2012 1 227 183 9 997
2013 1 416 382 9890
2014 1 274 346 9589
2015 1 071 142 9939

20. Saaga 2011-2015

22. www.geni.com
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26. Some conclusions
• Variety of tools and services in place
• Success in in-house development
• New developments currently in progress
• Lot of visits, many devoted users
– Active user communities
– High potentsial for collaboration

27. Thank You for attention!
tonis.tyrna@ra.ee