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...
How Mobile Application Development Can be Beneficial for Businesses
Undoubtedly, mobile technology is something that makes the world more connected. Many marketers consider ‘mobile’ as an effective tool to enhance business and retain customers. Through mobile applications, businesses can get to know more about customer choices and...
Novel Modalities Speed Up Digitization of Museum Collections
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...
Digitization of Rare Maps Helps Preserve History
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...
Digitization of Historical Manuscripts Now a Global Trend
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...
Digitization of Rare Collections at the American Heritage Center
Digitization of rare books and manuscripts has opened new ways to discover information and to conduct research. Digitally converted collections can be easily accessed via the internet, which in turn has broken down traditional barriers created by geographic distance,...
Erroneous Data Entry Caused Honda to Underreport Safety Issues
Though modern technology has reduced the incidence of errors in data entry, inadvertent mistakes can still occur and cause havoc. According to a Bloomberg news report, Japanese car maker Honda Motor Co. has been fined $70 million by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Data Entry Errors in the Aviation Sector – Common Reasons
Data entry error, especially in the aviation sector may lead to potential serious safety issues. Various take-off accidents have occurred worldwide, due to errors made by the flight crew. Errors may happen due to different types of crew actions such as wrong figure...
Addressing the Challenges of Using OCR in the Mortgage Industry
Mortgage businesses produce a large volume of paper documents like loan applications, forms, and legal letters on a daily basis. Documents, especially those of a legal nature, need to be processed and managed for the whole life cycle of a loan. Paper documents...
Digitization of Textbooks Enhancing Teaching and Learning Experience
Innovations in technology have brought about tremendous, positive changes in each and every industry, including education. Digitization of textbooks is helping to enhance the teaching and learning experience in many ways. The use of ebooks has significantly improved...