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...
Why Digital Publishing is a Smart Move
The emergence of new mass-market devices such as dedicated e-book readers and multipurpose tablets has led to the increasing popularity of digital publishing. Publishers are looking for new and innovative ways to deliver content across multiple device spaces in a more...
Preserving Documents from Natural Disasters with Microfilm Media
Businesses, museums, libraries, schools and many organizations have a lot of valuable and business critical information. This information may be lost during times of unforeseen natural disasters such as flood, fire, and mold outbreak. When business critical...
Trends Expected in Healthcare IT by 2015
For the last few years, the healthcare industry has been witnessing a rapid increase in IT and business process outsourcing. The trend of outsourcing healthcare IT solutions has grown significantly among large organizations and has attracted mid-sized organizations as...