EBooks have revolutionized how we access, distribute, and consume information. Limitations in physical storage do not apply to eBooks and they are an efficient means to store and organize information. Moreover, an eBook can be simultaneously accessed by thousands of...
Document conversion involves the transformation of a paper document or hard copy into the electronic version of choice. This process is also known as digitization. It could also involve the change from one document format to another to improve the compatibility of...
While the advantage of digital records has long been proved, some of our nation's city councils are yet to transfer from paper to paperless. Massive Investment Justified Bangor City Council, Maine has voted for what many feel the long overdue proposal to convert from...
Advancements in digital technology are empowering cultural institutions including museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies, allowing them to accomplish their public mission of access, preservation, research, and education. Following digitization of their...
Digitizing manuscripts, rare books and other special collections artifacts has become the norm. Libraries and museums are embracing digitization as a means to improve accessibility to rare and unique works, allowing professional researchers to view, read and analyze...
Libraries, museums and archives around the world are increasingly looking to digitize valuable materials available in printed and handwritten formats. With digitization, it is also possible to preserve heritage and scientific resources, create new educational...
Many national and local programs have been implemented in recent times for chronicling historical newspapers via digitization. Projects that have made headlines include those in Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, California and North Carolina. Here are the highlights of...
The application of digital technology has affected nearly every aspect of museum services, right from the digitization of physical collections to the automation of internal cataloging. Novel scanning and document conversion modalities are transforming historic...
Old maps are very useful for environmental, past industrial and genealogical studies and also helps teach history to the public. Maps express the natural distribution of space as well as social, cultural and economic information. They can provide great insights to the...
Institutions across the world are digitizing centuries-old manuscripts in the hope to preserve them and make them available for historians and researchers. Digitization is transforming ways in which people discover information and conduct research as computerized...
