The University of Michigan's most famous papyrus is now available to users on the iPhone or iPad. High-resolution images of the third-century codex, which is the oldest known copy of the Letters of St. Paul, can be flipped through like the pages of a book. The app includes a translation from Greek to English, either word-by-word or by the page, along with annotations which … [Read more...] about Digital Archives: Epistles of St. Paul Papyrus Now on iPad
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Internet Archive Raises $1 Million in 2012
The Internet Archive is one of the most important, if not the most important, digital archives on the planet. If you haven't gone to their site and poked around I suggest you do so—if you want to lose the rest of the day! According to their blog, they raised $1 million in contributions last year. With that, they are going to purchase 4 petabytes of storage. In 2012 they … [Read more...] about Internet Archive Raises $1 Million in 2012
Database of Italian Catholic Church’s Art Goes Online
The website contains 3.5 million objects and is the result of a project that started 16 years ago. Â It contains listings and pictures of paintings, sculptures, ornaments, crucifixes altarpieces, and other items belonging to Italy's 63,733 churches and 216 dioceses. It is an ongoing project which will be continually updated. Eventually the database will include the … [Read more...] about Database of Italian Catholic Church’s Art Goes Online
Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Participating are the news agencies ANSA from Italy, belga from Belgium, dpa from Germany, EFE from Spain, Lusa from Portugal, MTI from Hungary, PAP from Poland, Scanpix from Denmark, and Epa Worldwide. Â The Euro-Photo project aims at digitizing historical pictures from the archives of 10 leading European news agencies. The pictures are free of charge for educational and … [Read more...] about Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Hans Christian Andersen’s Lost First Story Now on the Internet – The Tallow Candle
A historian in Denmark has found a previously unknown fairy tale by Andersen that is thought to be the first story he ever wrote. It was found in a box and was evidently written for a vicar's widow, leading scholars to believe The Tallow Candle was written as a gift. According to the Melville House blog, Andersen's works are second only to the Bible in their amount of … [Read more...] about Hans Christian Andersen’s Lost First Story Now on the Internet – The Tallow Candle
Cambridge University Library Releases Digital Version of Important Religious Manuscripts
Last year, Cambridge University released digital versions of Isaac Newton's manuscripts and notebooks. The university also launched a new website which showed a digital version of a 2,000 year-old copy of the Ten Commandments and one of the oldest copies of the New Testament. Cambridge is now continuing this program with the release of digital copies of more … [Read more...] about Cambridge University Library Releases Digital Version of Important Religious Manuscripts
First Public Beta Version of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Is Launched
Along with the rise of ebooks, we have been seeing a huge increase in the digitization of archives, libraries, and museums.  The leaders in this field are in Europe with the fantastic Europeana project—a European digital library. Now comes Germany and it is adding its own contribution to the field of public digital archives. From the press release: The Deutsche Digitale … [Read more...] about First Public Beta Version of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Is Launched
Build a Google Book Scanner
Google wants more and more people to scan and digitize books. According to Hack A Day, Google has released plans for a do-it-yourself book scanner. It uses two image sensors taken from a desktop scanner, has a sheet metal body, and uses a vacuum cleaner to automatically turn pages. According to the article, it will cost about $15,00 to construct. Google has the plans up on a … [Read more...] about Build a Google Book Scanner
Confucius’ Family Tree Put into e-Book Format
Chinadaily is reporting  that there are 83 generations of Confucius' offspring, comprising over 2 million people.  The current family tree is 43,000 pages long and takes up 80 books.  Thanks to digitization, this unwieldy collection is now manageable. The Newspaper said: "The digital version has embedded search bars, diagrams, and analytical functions that can swiftly sort … [Read more...] about Confucius’ Family Tree Put into e-Book Format