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3D imaging and computer magic used to de-warp badly cockled parchment pages

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I think I’m interested in PHOTOGRAMMETRY!

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Canon Unveils irista

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A World Digital Library Is Coming True! by Robert Darnton

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Saving the Past: Digitisation at the Bodleian Libraries

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How this Renoir Used to Look

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Norway Decided to Digitize All the Norwegian Books

“If you happen to be in Norway, as measured by your IP address, you will be able to access all 20th-century works, even those still under copyright. Non-copyrighted works from all time periods will be available for download.”

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Fascinating Video Explores Director Wes Anderson’s Masterful Use of Symmetry

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Yale exhibit: “Reflections on Bindings”

“Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) offers exciting new possibilities for safely capturing a book’s surface decorations, revealing details that cannot be seen using traditional methods or the naked eye.”

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The last Chinese rubbings image was uploaded to DRS today!!

Preservation Services recently completed the conservation and digitization of Chinese rubbings from the Harvard-Yenching Library. Preservation has been working on the digitization of Chinese rubbings for nearly 10 years, beginning in 2004 with the Fine Arts Library’s Rübel Chinese Rubbings … Continue reading

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