Adding Value to the University of Oklahoma Libraries History of Science Collections through Digital Enhancement

Adding Value to the University of Oklahoma Libraries History of Science Collections through Digital Enhancement

Much of the focus of digital collections has been and continues to be on rare and unique materials, including monographs.   A monograph may be made even rarer and more valuable by virtue of hand written marginalia.   Using technology to enhance scans of unique books and make previously unreadable ma...

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Main Author: Maura Valentino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Library Association 2014-03-01
Series:Information Technology and Libraries
Online Access:https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/4454
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spelling doaj-eb6c2a2bf0d749808d92bab95aab7c692020-11-25T00:45:18ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52262014-03-01331253310.6017/ital.v33i1.44544629Adding Value to the University of Oklahoma Libraries History of Science Collections through Digital EnhancementMaura Valentino0Oregon State UniversityMuch of the focus of digital collections has been and continues to be on rare and unique materials, including monographs.   A monograph may be made even rarer and more valuable by virtue of hand written marginalia.   Using technology to enhance scans of unique books and make previously unreadable marginalia readable increases the value of a digital object to researchers.  This article describes a case study of enhancing the marginalia in a rare book by Copernicus.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/4454
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description Much of the focus of digital collections has been and continues to be on rare and unique materials, including monographs.   A monograph may be made even rarer and more valuable by virtue of hand written marginalia.   Using technology to enhance scans of unique books and make previously unreadable marginalia readable increases the value of a digital object to researchers.  This article describes a case study of enhancing the marginalia in a rare book by Copernicus.
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