McGill University Library embarks on a large-scale digitization strategy

http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/item/?item_id=101150
Aug. 13, 2008
Historic and unique collections will be accessible for generations thanks to high-speed robotic scanner made possible through partnership with U.S.-based Kirtas Technologies and Canadian reseller, Ristech
WORLD LIBRARY & INFORMATION CONGRESS: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, AUGUST 10-14, 2008, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – McGill University Library is entering a new era in digitization [...]

BL Digitisation Strategy 2008-2011

http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/digi/digitisation/digistrategy/index.html
We set out in this paper our vision for the next 10 years and how we will achieve this.
Our 10 year vision

We aim to help researchers advance knowledge by becoming a leading player in digitisation. We will produce a critical mass of digitised content, reflecting the breadth and depth of our collection. We will provide [...]

Primary Research Group Publishes the International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects

http://www.primaryresearch.com/
NOT open access
The study presents data from more than 100 library and museum digitization programs from academic, public and special libraries in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK and other countries. The mean annual budget for the digitization projects that contributed to the sample was $122,408, with [...]

EOD: ebooks on demand

http://www.books2ebooks.eu/
eBooks on Demand (EOD) is a new and exciting service, whereby millions of books will be available on request in electronic form. This project, co-funded by the EU, comprises 13 European libraries from 8 countries.

Discover the wealth of Australian Newspapers online at the Australian Newspapers Beta service

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For those Australian libraries which have newspaper collections, this announcement is likely to be of interest.

On 25 July 2008, in collaboration with the State and Territory libraries, the National Library of Australia launched the Australian Newspapers Beta service which makes available [...]

The Impact of Digitizing Special Collections on Teaching and Scholarship

http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2008-04.pdf

I’m pleased to announce the release of a report by Program Officers Merrilee Proffitt and Jennifer Schaffner. “The Impact of Digitizing Special Collections on Teaching and Scholarship: Reflections on a Symposium about Digitization and the Humanities“ (.pdf: 70K/10 pp.) is available on the RLG Programs Web site. It consists of an overview and [...]

A Survey of Digital Humanities Centers in the United States

http://www.uvasci.org/current-institute/readings/dhc-survey-final-report-2008/

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In [...]

THE State Library of NSW has received $10 million to digitise its catalogue of some of its oldest and most valuable works

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23807402-5006784,00.html
The budget funding, allocated over the next three years, would give libraries across the state online access to digital versions of some 18th century manuscripts.
Arts Minister Frank Sartor said: “It is a massive undertaking that will ultimately allow internet users access to the catalogue of original works such as the journals of Sir Joseph Banks, [...]

Microsoft leaves book digitisation

http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2008/05/23/book-search-winding-down.aspx
Today we informed our partners that we are ending the Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects and that both sites will be taken down next week. Books and scholarly publications will continue to be integrated into our Search results, but not through separate indexes.
This also means that we are winding down our digitization [...]

JISC Digitisation Conference, Cardiff, 20–21 July 2007

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/Home/publications/publications/digiconference07finalreport.aspx
The JISC Digitisation Conference was held at the St David’s Hotel and Conference Centre in Cardiff on 20/21 July 2007. It gathered together some of the leading digitisation projects, funding-bodies, publishers, archives, libraries and many of the key thinkers in the area. There was an international delegate list, drawing in representatives from the UK, France, [...]