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1º Document Digitalization

Photographic digitalization is ideal for:

  • Printmaking images.
  • Loose sheets.
  • Broad-sized books.
  • Slender books that do not break when opening at 180 degrees.
  • Ancient books and documents.
  • Single issue documents or books.

Advantages:

  • Stability in lighting and focus level, resolution and file size control.
  • Minor document handling and degradation (not being necessary to
    open it at 180 degrees).
  • It allows digitalizing broad-sized books.
  • It guarantees a more reliable image of original documents when they are not
    completely flat (more realistic).

2º Cropping, touching-up and optimization

  • Manual cropping and color adjustment of the images obtained
    by photographic digitalization.
  • Reduction of file size of all images for the Web.
  • Renaming images.

3º Putting together digitized books

  • An attractive visualization of books is obtained by using a specific program.
  • Allows for book visualization in an interactive fashion.
  • Allows users to download or print documents.
  • Allows zooming in on pages.
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Digitalization of documents and books.

Digital Library:
This development gives way to the future of libraries due to the enormous benefits it offers. Some of the advantages are: safeguard of the original documents, immediate access for users, quick search of books and accessibility.

Preservation of the original documents

It prevents documents from wearing out and degrading in their daily usage.

Worldwide access

Enables access to the material from different geographical locations through the website, 24/7.

AFA’s Digital Library

The source of the history of Argentine football now available to the whole world.

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Digital Books Set Up

Optimization of digitalized sheets by modifying color, size and file weight for a precise and quick visualization; giving the user the possibility of zooming in on texts and flick through pages interactively, for an agile and concise reading.

Process

The digitalization of books is carried out through photographic sessions: this methodology minimizes the wearing out of the material when being digitalized.

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Image Gallery

Gathering all the images in the books also adding image descriptions. This enables image searches and increases interactivity.

Indexes

Indexes make it easier for digital library users to navigate through content, allowing searches to be performed by the words appearing in the list of contents.

Website

Development and web design of the digital library site containing all the digitalized material. It incorporates Google Analytics in order to obtain statistics on library usage.

Copies and Safeguard

Book digitalization protects and preserves the original material through time.

OCR

OCR software enables text contained in digitalized books to be recognized by the library website searcher and internet search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.)

Advantages in Document Digitalization:

  • Preserves original documents from degradation.
  • Eliminates the risks of book theft and page destruction.
  • Original documents can be stored in safe places.
  • Original documents do not internally or externally circulate.
  • Documents can be consulted from different geographical locations.
  • Documents can be consulted simultaneously.
  • Costs and time derived from document transfer avoided.
  • Saves physical space destined to paper storage.
  • Images can be printed with quality similar to that in photocopies.
  • Preservation and safeguard of documents throughout time.
  • 24/7 document ready available to consult through the website.
  • Enables the sending of documents by e-mail and fax.