US grants support digitisation
19 October 2009
The US Department of Education has awarded more than $2 million in grant funds for international digitisation projects
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Ethical digitisation business opens European office
4 August 2009
US-based Digital Divide Data opens European office to boost employment of disadvantaged youngsters in Asia
Digitisation helps future proof Dutch literature
16 April 2009
The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren, DBNL) is partnering with an Asia-based conversion and digitisation services provider, SPi Technologies to build one of the largest online repositories of Dutch literature. We asked Rene van Stipriaan, editor-in-chief of DBNL, why the resulting website is becoming one of the most popular sites on Dutch literature and is attracting visitors from all walks of life
Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director
12 February 2009
The executive director of the Association of Research Libraries has urged the US government to finance a large-scale digitisation project as a way to help the economy
Authors, publishers and Google agree on copyright
3 November 2008
A new agreement will see many more digitised books available through Google Book Search and new ways to ensure that copyright owners are paid for this access.
Consumers drive book digitisation, says survey
16 October 2008
Book digitisation is being driven by consumers, online retailers and search engines, according to a survey by Frankfurt Book Fair.
JISC awards funding for digitisation projects
2 October 2008
The UK's JISC funding body will fund 25 projects that aim to improve existing digital content and digitise new materials for sustainable access in the future.
Wellcome Library seeks digitisation suppliers
20 August 2008
The Wellcome Library is looking for suppliers to help it digitise around 45 million pages of its collection.
Robotics speed up book digitisation
11 August 2008
By the end of this year, 20 million pages of the British Library's 19th century books will be available electronically. Siân Harris visited the library to see how it is being done
Ingram acquires assets of Audiofy Corporation
31 May 2008
Ingram Digital acquires the iofy digital audiobook platform from Audiofy Corporation.
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