#digitizingprojects — Public Fediverse posts

CrossAsia: Old Tibetan Prints, New Digital Access: PechaBridge and the Digital Collections at Stabi. “Digitization makes historical Tibetan pecha prints visible online, but visibility alone does not make their content readable, searchable, or reusable for research. PechaBridge is an open-source pipeline connecting digitized materials from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin with layout analysis, […]

CrossAsia: Old Tibetan Prints, New Digital Access: PechaBridge and the Digital Collections at Stabi. “Digitization makes historical Tibetan pecha prints visible online, but visibility alone does not make their content readable, searchable, or reusable for research. PechaBridge is an open-source pipeline connecting digitized materials from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin with layout analysis, […]

Radio Nepal Online: Ancient Newa manuscripts maintained online with Japanese support. ” In partnership with UNESCO, Archive Nepal has digitized more than 30 rare and endangered manuscripts dating back 200 to 800 years with the support of the Japanese government.”

Radio Nepal Online: Ancient Newa manuscripts maintained online with Japanese support. ” In partnership with UNESCO, Archive Nepal has digitized more than 30 rare and endangered manuscripts dating back 200 to 800 years with the support of the Japanese government.”

Digital Meets Culture: From Archive to Dataset: AI-Assisted Mass Digitisation of Historical Photographic Collections, Using the Sven Simon Archive as a Case Study. “The objective is not merely to preserve individual images, but to transform entire collection contexts into structured, searchable datasets. The first large-scale implementation is the Sven Simon Archive, comprising approximately […]

Digital Meets Culture: From Archive to Dataset: AI-Assisted Mass Digitisation of Historical Photographic Collections, Using the Sven Simon Archive as a Case Study. “The objective is not merely to preserve individual images, but to transform entire collection contexts into structured, searchable datasets. The first large-scale implementation is the Sven Simon Archive, comprising approximately […]

Intent: The Cossack crosses at Odessa’s oldest cemetery will be digitized and displayed on a map. “An international project has been launched in Odesa to study and digitally preserve the Kuyalnik Cossack Cemetery, which is considered the oldest in the city. As part of the project, an open online platform and an interactive map will be created, and a digital album featuring stone Cossack […]

Intent: The Cossack crosses at Odessa’s oldest cemetery will be digitized and displayed on a map. “An international project has been launched in Odesa to study and digitally preserve the Kuyalnik Cossack Cemetery, which is considered the oldest in the city. As part of the project, an open online platform and an interactive map will be created, and a digital album featuring stone Cossack […]

International Game Fish Association: IGFA Announces the E.K. Harry Digital Archive, a Landmark Effort to Preserve the World’s Sportfishing Memory. “The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the launch of the E.K. Harry Digital Archive, an ambitious multi-year initiative to digitize, catalog, and preserve the holdings of the E.K. Harry Library of Fishes, the most significant […]

International Game Fish Association: IGFA Announces the E.K. Harry Digital Archive, a Landmark Effort to Preserve the World’s Sportfishing Memory. “The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the launch of the E.K. Harry Digital Archive, an ambitious multi-year initiative to digitize, catalog, and preserve the holdings of the E.K. Harry Library of Fishes, the most significant […]

Siemens: The Pergamon Altar is being digitized. “The Pergamon Altar, considered one of the most significant works of Hellenistic art and dating from the 2nd century BC from what is now Turkey, has been one of the central exhibits of the Berlin museum named after it since 1930. The monumental work will soon also be available in an interactive 3D application.”

Siemens: The Pergamon Altar is being digitized. “The Pergamon Altar, considered one of the most significant works of Hellenistic art and dating from the 2nd century BC from what is now Turkey, has been one of the central exhibits of the Berlin museum named after it since 1930. The monumental work will soon also be available in an interactive 3D application.”

Government of India: Digital Transformation Of Museums And Cultural Institutions. “The Ministry of Culture is taking different initiatives in digital archiving and collection management to preserve our cultural assets through digitization with JATAN software, developed by C-DAC, Pune, for digitization of museum collections and archival resources. A national digital repository has been created […]

Government of India: Digital Transformation Of Museums And Cultural Institutions. “The Ministry of Culture is taking different initiatives in digital archiving and collection management to preserve our cultural assets through digitization with JATAN software, developed by C-DAC, Pune, for digitization of museum collections and archival resources. A national digital repository has been created […]

CSUN: CSUN Receives Federal Grant to Make Records of Pivotal Valley Politicians Available Online. “California State University, Northridge has received a $284,235 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) to physically arrange, describe, rehouse, and make available over 400 linear feet of archival materials documenting the careers of [Bobbi] Fiedler, [James] Corman and [Ed] […]

CSUN: CSUN Receives Federal Grant to Make Records of Pivotal Valley Politicians Available Online. “California State University, Northridge has received a $284,235 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) to physically arrange, describe, rehouse, and make available over 400 linear feet of archival materials documenting the careers of [Bobbi] Fiedler, [James] Corman and [Ed] […]

ZALF: LTE Data Rescue Success: 25 Years of Data Digitized . “Almost 90 years of long-term experiments (LTEs) at the Research Station of Thyrow of the Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) serve as the foundation for a valuable dataset in the BonaRes Repository.”

ZALF: LTE Data Rescue Success: 25 Years of Data Digitized . “Almost 90 years of long-term experiments (LTEs) at the Research Station of Thyrow of the Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) serve as the foundation for a valuable dataset in the BonaRes Repository.”

Egypt Independent: Army reveals project to digitize Egypt’s radio and television heritage. “In a meeting in el-Alamein, Sisi followed up on the implementation status of the project to archive and digitize Egypt’s radio and television heritage housed in the historic Maspero building, in cooperation with major international companies and relevant state entities.”

Egypt Independent: Army reveals project to digitize Egypt’s radio and television heritage. “In a meeting in el-Alamein, Sisi followed up on the implementation status of the project to archive and digitize Egypt’s radio and television heritage housed in the historic Maspero building, in cooperation with major international companies and relevant state entities.”

Connecticut State Library: Connecticut Institutions Win $750,000 National Grant to Preserve the State’s Revolutionary War Records. “Led by the State Library, a team of Connecticut institutions will conserve, organize, and digitize thousands of pages and objects from Connecticut’s history, then make them freely available online through the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA), the Digital […]

Connecticut State Library: Connecticut Institutions Win $750,000 National Grant to Preserve the State’s Revolutionary War Records. “Led by the State Library, a team of Connecticut institutions will conserve, organize, and digitize thousands of pages and objects from Connecticut’s history, then make them freely available online through the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA), the Digital […]

Ohio History Connection: Listen, Watch and Connect with LGBTQ+ History. “In 2025, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to preserve fragile magnetic media – U-Matic, VHS, audio cassettes and 3/4” audiotape – that were reaching the end of their lifespan. The grant made it possible to work with […]

Ohio History Connection: Listen, Watch and Connect with LGBTQ+ History. “In 2025, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to preserve fragile magnetic media – U-Matic, VHS, audio cassettes and 3/4” audiotape – that were reaching the end of their lifespan. The grant made it possible to work with […]

ABC News (Australia): Archivists race to save Papua New Guinea’s film collection from climate damage. “Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea’s collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage. Humid conditions and a history of flooding have created a far-from-ideal environment for […]

ABC News (Australia): Archivists race to save Papua New Guinea’s film collection from climate damage. “Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea’s collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage. Humid conditions and a history of flooding have created a far-from-ideal environment for […]

University of Pittsburgh: The University Library System is helping to digitize a rare East African archive. “The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) is working with two Kenyan librarians this summer to digitize centuries-old records documenting slavery and emancipation in East Africa.”

University of Pittsburgh: The University Library System is helping to digitize a rare East African archive. “The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) is working with two Kenyan librarians this summer to digitize centuries-old records documenting slavery and emancipation in East Africa.”

UC Santa Barbara: Preserving Historic Aerial Photos to Improve Public Health. “Turning a preservation crisis into innovation, the Library collaborated across campus to build a custom, in-house digitization lab for aerial photos. Staff from the Library’s Digital Library Development Department and SRC partnered with the UCSB Physics Machine Shop and UCSB Environmental Health & Safety to […]

UC Santa Barbara: Preserving Historic Aerial Photos to Improve Public Health. “Turning a preservation crisis into innovation, the Library collaborated across campus to build a custom, in-house digitization lab for aerial photos. Staff from the Library’s Digital Library Development Department and SRC partnered with the UCSB Physics Machine Shop and UCSB Environmental Health & Safety to […]

Roger Pearse: More digitizations at Google Books?. “An interesting email has reached me, noticing that work seems to have resumed at Google Books.”

Roger Pearse: More digitizations at Google Books?. “An interesting email has reached me, noticing that work seems to have resumed at Google Books.”

The Hindu: 18,000 rare books, 1,000 archives in Mysuru to go digital. “Under this agreement, Servants of Knowledge will undertake the digitisation of approximately 18,000 rare books and 1,000 archival publications housed within the Department’s library in Mysuru. This project is dedicated to safeguarding these historical materials and making the knowledge contained within them accessible to […]

The Hindu: 18,000 rare books, 1,000 archives in Mysuru to go digital. “Under this agreement, Servants of Knowledge will undertake the digitisation of approximately 18,000 rare books and 1,000 archival publications housed within the Department’s library in Mysuru. This project is dedicated to safeguarding these historical materials and making the knowledge contained within them accessible to […]

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce: Hutton awarded £146,000 from National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve Scotland’s soil mapping heritage. “The project, titled Hutton Unearthed: A New National Soils and Peat Map Archive, will restore, preserve and digitise irreplaceable soil and peat maps, aerial imagery, field notebooks and survey records collected since 1947.”

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce: Hutton awarded £146,000 from National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve Scotland’s soil mapping heritage. “The project, titled Hutton Unearthed: A New National Soils and Peat Map Archive, will restore, preserve and digitise irreplaceable soil and peat maps, aerial imagery, field notebooks and survey records collected since 1947.”

GPO.gov: GPO Launches Public Access To 1.2 Million Historic Government Records Dating Back To 1895. “The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched public access to more than 1.2 million newly available records of historic U.S. Government publications, making it easier than ever to find documents published between 1895 and 1976.”

GPO.gov: GPO Launches Public Access To 1.2 Million Historic Government Records Dating Back To 1895. “The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched public access to more than 1.2 million newly available records of historic U.S. Government publications, making it easier than ever to find documents published between 1895 and 1976.”

Digital Meets Culture: 3D Digitisation Guidelines translated into multiple languages by EUreka3D-XR. “3D Digitisation Guidelines: Steps to Success was designed and produced within the to help anyone on their 3D digitisation journey. It is specifically aimed at Cultural Heritage professionals who are considering, or in the middle of, digitising their cultural heritage collections using three […]

Digital Meets Culture: 3D Digitisation Guidelines translated into multiple languages by EUreka3D-XR. “3D Digitisation Guidelines: Steps to Success was designed and produced within the to help anyone on their 3D digitisation journey. It is specifically aimed at Cultural Heritage professionals who are considering, or in the middle of, digitising their cultural heritage collections using three […]

Asia+: Over 3,500 historical and cultural monuments digitized in Tajikistan . “More than 3,500 historical and cultural monuments in Tajikistan have been digitized as part of a nationwide effort to update the State Register of protected heritage sites, according to the Agency for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage under the Government of Tajikistan.”

Asia+: Over 3,500 historical and cultural monuments digitized in Tajikistan . “More than 3,500 historical and cultural monuments in Tajikistan have been digitized as part of a nationwide effort to update the State Register of protected heritage sites, according to the Agency for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage under the Government of Tajikistan.”

The Chronicle: Online collection of historic Washington newspapers reaches a million pages. “As of June 16, the Washington Digital Newspapers program has officially gathered more than a million pages from historic local newspapers in its online collection.”

The Chronicle: Online collection of historic Washington newspapers reaches a million pages. “As of June 16, the Washington Digital Newspapers program has officially gathered more than a million pages from historic local newspapers in its online collection.”

Bellingrath Gardens & Home: Bringing the Bellingrath Home into the Digital Era. “Over this past winter and spring, I have begun to rephotograph every artifact in the Home with a high resolution digital camera and enter the detailed descriptions provided by Mr. McGehee into the PastPerfect program. The digital files on each object are then appropriately catalogued, tagged, filed, and indexed to […]

Bellingrath Gardens & Home: Bringing the Bellingrath Home into the Digital Era. “Over this past winter and spring, I have begun to rephotograph every artifact in the Home with a high resolution digital camera and enter the detailed descriptions provided by Mr. McGehee into the PastPerfect program. The digital files on each object are then appropriately catalogued, tagged, filed, and indexed to […]

Sportal.edu: L’Espresso Opens Its Digital Archive: Seventy Years of Italian History Just a Click Away. “L’Espresso, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, lifts the curtain on the project to digitize the weekly magazine’s entire historical archive, with the first phase launching on Friday, June 26, and an initiative that highlights the legacy that of the magazine founded in 1955, which […]

Sportal.edu: L’Espresso Opens Its Digital Archive: Seventy Years of Italian History Just a Click Away. “L’Espresso, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, lifts the curtain on the project to digitize the weekly magazine’s entire historical archive, with the first phase launching on Friday, June 26, and an initiative that highlights the legacy that of the magazine founded in 1955, which […]

Film Reasons: Scanning Film Negatives for a Searchable Digital Archive. “For many of us, the negative remains the true original. Yet the digital file is what we return to every single time with some exceptions when we want to review old work, prepare a print, or send an image to someone else. When establishing large libraries full of old memories, learning how to convert film negatives to […]

Film Reasons: Scanning Film Negatives for a Searchable Digital Archive. “For many of us, the negative remains the true original. Yet the digital file is what we return to every single time with some exceptions when we want to review old work, prepare a print, or send an image to someone else. When establishing large libraries full of old memories, learning how to convert film negatives to […]

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: Taking the collection into the future. “The aim is to safeguard the historically accumulated collection in the long term, to digitise it and to make it accessible worldwide. Until now, many objects have been stored in old cupboards and were only documented or available digitally to a limited extent. Through conservation measures, structured data collection and […]

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: Taking the collection into the future. “The aim is to safeguard the historically accumulated collection in the long term, to digitise it and to make it accessible worldwide. Until now, many objects have been stored in old cupboards and were only documented or available digitally to a limited extent. Through conservation measures, structured data collection and […]

McGill University: Digitization of centuries of Canadian weather records promises to improve climate understanding. “Researchers have uncovered and digitized nearly two million 18th and 19th century weather observations from across Canada that offer new insights into how the country’s climate has changed over time. The international project draws on handwritten records dating from 1768 to […]

McGill University: Digitization of centuries of Canadian weather records promises to improve climate understanding. “Researchers have uncovered and digitized nearly two million 18th and 19th century weather observations from across Canada that offer new insights into how the country’s climate has changed over time. The international project draws on handwritten records dating from 1768 to […]

WJAC: Fort Bedford Museum launches online collection after four-year digitization project. “Nearly every artifact, photograph, letter and more from the museum can now be found online as part of a digitization project that began about four years ago. The collection went online a couple of months ago, and new additions are being added regularly.”

WJAC: Fort Bedford Museum launches online collection after four-year digitization project. “Nearly every artifact, photograph, letter and more from the museum can now be found online as part of a digitization project that began about four years ago. The collection went online a couple of months ago, and new additions are being added regularly.”

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]