Category Archives: Digitization

The Board of Longitude Collections Digitized

Posted on July 18, 2013 by GilPress

The archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, held in Cambridge University Library, include the complete run of the surviving papers of the Board of Longitude through the eighteenth century until its abolition in 1828. These papers throw a vivid light … Continue reading →

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E-Books Born on July 4, 1971

Posted on July 4, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 1971, Michael Hart keyed in The United States Declaration of Independence to the mainframe he was using, all in upper case, because there was no lower case yet. Hart was a student at the University of Illinois and … Continue reading →

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Trends in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) [Infographic]

Posted on June 19, 2013 by GilPress

Source: Enterasys

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Print’s Last Stand: Reading to a Child

Posted on June 6, 2013 by GilPress

Pew Internet: Parents who have minor children at home are a relatively tech-savvy group. They are more likely than other adults to have computers, internet access, smartphones, and tablet computers. (This relatively high tech use may be due to the … Continue reading →

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The Annotated Newspapers of Harbottle Dorr, Jr.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by GilPress

The Massachusetts Historical Society presents the complete four volume set of Revolutionary-era Boston newspapers and pamphlets collected, annotated, and indexed by Harbottle Dorr, Jr., a shopkeeper in Boston.

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The Digital Revolution (Infographic)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by GilPress
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iTunes Launched

Posted on April 28, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 2003, Apple launched the iTunes Music Store. The store sold more than 1 million tracks in its first five days and became the biggest music vendor in the U.S. five years later.     Here are iTunes stats, … Continue reading →

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What Did Alexander Graham Bell’s Voice Sound Like?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by GilPress

From Berkeley Lab: Berkeley Lab’s sound-restoration experts have done it again. They’ve helped to digitally recover a 128-year-old recording of Alexander Graham Bell’s voice, enabling people to hear the famed inventor speak for the first time. The recording ends with … Continue reading →

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World Digital Library Launched

Posted on April 21, 2013 by GilPress

Today in 2009, The World Digital Library was launched. From the the library’s website: “U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington proposed the establishment of the WDL in a speech to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO in June 2005. The basic … Continue reading →

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The Digital Public Library of America Launched

Posted on April 18, 2013 by GilPress

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to … Continue reading →

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