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[21.05.2013]

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Location based services App - Bavaria in historical maps

The new app "Bavaria in historical maps" of the Bavarian State Library, offers a new digital experience: With tablet and smartphone, you can go on a fascinating journey through Bavaria's historic maps. "Bavaria in historical maps" available from 29.04.2013 first in Apple's App Store; will be available in summer via Google Play.
[29.04.2013]

bavarikon - Kultur und Wissensschätze Bayerns

On 16.04.2013 bavarikon, the culture and ken portal of the Free State of Bavaria, was formally released in a beta version. It contains arts, culture and knowledge treasures from nearly 20 Bavarian cultural institutions. The Munich DigitiZation Center of BSB is responsible for the technical development and operation of bavarikon. www.bavarikon.de/en
[16.04.2013]

Image Search in digital mass data - An innovative project of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute goes online.

A community project of the Munich Digitization Center and the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute of Berlin opens up new horizons for science and education: the similarity-based search on big digital databases. The new search on image similarity, which is a worldwide innovation in this form, counts as a model for non-text-based access to the cultural heritage. Similarity-based image-search
[26.03.2013]

Newly developed 3D-BSB-Explorer in the exhibition Magnificent Manuscripts

The 3D-BSB-Explorer is an innovative, gesture-controlled presentation system that has been developed jointly by the Munich DigitiZation Center of the Bavarian State Library and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute. The device serves the three-dimensional presentation of unique manuscripts and rare printed books. Currently, the 3D-BSB-Explorer is used for the exhibition Magnificent Manuscripts. Treasures of Book Illumination from 780 through 1180
[22.10.2012]

What's new

Today's additions to the Digital Collections.
[21.05.2013]

Turning Historical Documents into Digital Full Texts

The Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ) of the Bavarian State Library invites you to Munich on Tuesday 11 October and Wednesday 12 October, 2011, for two conferences under the shared title “Turning Historical Documents into Digital Full Texts”. Please note: both conferences are German-speaking only! For more information about the programme and registration, please visit the event website website
[31.08.2011]

Reorganization of the computing centre

Due to reorganization of our computing centre, all services of this website will not be avaible between May 12 2011 and May 17 2011.
[09.05.2011]

The Scanning Equipment of the Munich Digitization Center

The Munich Digitization Center uses the following scanning devices:

Two scanner of the type "Grazer Kameratisch" for the digitization of very precious or fragile manuscripts and books. Format: Up to A3 Resolution: Up to 600ppi More pictures
Three innovative Scan Robots by the Austrian company Treventus, capable of scanning up to 1800 pages per hour. Two of them are currently used in the project "Digitization of 16th century printed books (V16 digital)". Format: Up to A3 Resolution: Up to 300ppi More pictures Video at YouTube
New: The prototype of a thermographic scanner for the digitization of watermarks, developed by the Fraunhofer-Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) in Braunschweig (Germany). MDZ and WKI are in the process of compiling the specifications for the whole system, in cooperation with the Institut for Book Restoration and Conservation and the Manuscript Department. Productive state is scheduled for April 2009. First use case will be the project for the digitisdation of the blockbooks of the Bavarian State Library, funded by the German Research Foundation. Larger image
A digital/analog camera of the renowned Munichian manufacterer Linhof with flash system and auxiliary equipment, especially used for the digitization of three-dimensional objects, aged photographic material and other special objects. Format: Up to A3 Resolution: Up to 400ppi
A mobile unit of the type Traveller´s Conservation Copy Stand 4232 (TCCS 4232) built by the VESTIGIA Research Center of the Graz University in Austria. Format: Up to 42x32 cm Resolution: Depending on used camera More pictures and information (in German)
A desktop booksscanner of the manufacturer Microbox. Format: Up to A2 Resolution: Up to 600ppi
A scanner for maps, posters and other oversize objects. Format: Up to A0 Resolution: Up to 400ppi
Six bookscanner of different types (either desktop solutions or standalone devices), used for regular books and manuscripts. Format: Up to A1 Resolution: Up to 600ppi
Several conventional flat bed scanner and digital cameras for miscellaneous purposes. Format: Up to A3 Resolution: Up to 2400ppi
Several printers and a Microfilm Reader Printer for analog output.
The BSB München cooperates with the company digitalfoto-trainer.de of Stefan Steib since 1998. Mr. Steib is a consultant for color management and digital photograpy. His trainig courses, coachings and quality checks of our scanning technology help us to improve the quality of our work.

State: September 2009