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The latest news out of the MDZ
News by RSSMobile App "Famous Books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library"
From now on, not just library users, but also lovers of rare books and old manuscripts of all over the world can view and browse through 52 digitized top items of the Bavarian State Library (like "Heliand", "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the 42-line Gutenberg Bible) via App for iPad, iPhone and iPod. This is a further step of the Bavarian State Library to continuously expand its digital information services. All 52 objects were produced in the Munich DigitiZation Center / Digital Library (MDZ).
The App is available free of charge under the title "Famous Books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library". Get a first - divce-independent - impression under the following URL: 
Apple-Store
[19.07.2010]
The BSB-Explorer, a gesture based presentation system of the MDZ at the International Archival Culture Exhibition in Seoul
During IACE2010’s presentation of the UNESCO Memory of the World the BSB-Explorer was set up to present some of the most precious manuscripts and printings of the Bavarian State Library. More than 50,000 visitors came to see the exhibition of 100 precious documents from 83 countries, making it a grand success and an endurance testing for the BSB Explorer.
[17.06.2010]
Retrospective view on our IMPACT workshop
Our IMPACT workshop on March 4, 2010 was a complete success. More than fifty participants from libraries, museum, archives, universities, companies and research institutes, coming from all parts of Germany, from Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria and Switzerland, joined us that day. Please visit our IMPACT Blog for a retrospective view on this event.
[15.03.2010]
Enhanced Biographic Information Services
The online portal Deutsche Biographie provides structured biographical information about more than 90,000 deceased personalities of German-speaking countries. During the conference "Vom Nachschlagewerk zum Informationssystem" in Munich, a renewed and extended version of this service was presented to the public. It allows full-text search and access to more than 46,000 biographic articles of the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB, 1875-1912) and of the volumes of the ongoing Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) already printed.
[01.03.2010]
Workshop of the IMPACT Project on March 4, 2010
The MDZ will host a German-speaking workshop of the EU-project IMPACT on March 4, 2010, presenting the different challenges of full-text digitisation. Several examples will show the benefits of OCR and full-text extraction for libraries, museum and archives. Additional information, the agenda and a registration form can be found here.
[28.01.2010]
Number of preserved files increased by seven times
Intensified deposit activities and extensive digitisation projects led to a significant growth of the electronic archive of the BSB in 2009, now comprising a total volume of 182 TB of data. The number of stored files increased by seven times to 295 million. see all figures
[15.01.2010]
Precious manuscript and copperplate engravings of the Fugger merchant family now available online
Two of the most important works of book art are now available in our Digital Collections: The Secret Book Of Honour of the Fugger merchant family and the set of precious copperplate engravings Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum... imagines in a skimmable 3D-version (beta). In a development partnership of MDZ and Microbox company a 3D-model especially for rare books and manuscripts has been developed. It allows the viewing of the books binding and content from different perspectives. This first version is based on transformed 2D data. Next version will make use of 3D scans to provide an even more realistic reproduction.
[29.10.2009]
3D Control-by-gesture presentation system for rare books and manuscripts
During today's presentation of the Secret Book Of Honour and the copperplate engravings of the Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum... imagines a new 3D Control-by-gesture presentation system will be put into operation. It allows touchless skimming, zooming and rotation of precious manuscripts and prints displayed on a screen. Demo-Video
[29.10.2009]
The 'Theuerdank' is online
The Theuerdank is available online. The Munich Digitisation Centre presents a nice copy from the first edition from 1517 of this famous testimonial of early printing craft.
[06.10.2009]
Biographical Portal
Our new Biographical Portal provides more than 100,000 scholarly biographies of persons from the Universal German Biography, the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, the New German Biography and the Austrian Dictionary of Biography 1815–1950.
[07.08.2009]
Manuscript of the Nibelungenlied added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The manuscript of the Nibelungenlied preserved by the Bavarian State Library was added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register today.
[30.07.2009]
The works of Robert Schumann
The complete Works of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) were published systematically between 1879 - 1893 in 14 series and 156 volumes by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms in Leipzig. This comprehensive edition of the composer's opera belongs to the most important holdings of the BSB's Music Department.
[20.07.2009]
Relaunch of our Bavarian history portal
Our portal Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (Bavarian Regional Library Online) has been redesigned and was recently relaunched with a comprehensive collection of resources on Bavarian history and several new features. Have a look
[18.06.2009]
The Ottheinrich Bible now flash animated
The different volumes of the Ottheinrich Bible (Cgm 8010) are now being presented as a three-dimentional flash animation. Browse this exceptional piece, which is currently being exposed at the Bibelhaus Frankfurt. see more (plugin required)
[12.03.2009]
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Works online
On the occasion of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 's 200th birthday a comprehensive collection of his life's work is available online now. The 157 volumes from the collection of the Music Department of the BSB were initially published 1874-77 by Breitkopf & Härtel. see more
[06.03.2009]
An innovative thermographic scan system at the MDZ
The MDZ is testing the prototype of an innovative thermographic scan system of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI). Scope is the digitisation of watermarks. In cooperation with the developer the MDZ is compiling the specifications for the whole system. Productive state is scheduled for April 2009. read more
[03.03.2009]
The Munich Digitisation Centre at the CeBit 2009
The Munich Digitisation Centre will be present at the CeBit for one day on March 5, 2009. At the info booth of ScanRobot manufacturer Treventus in hall 3/C30 our staff members will refer to our day-to-day experience with our three Treventus ScanRobots and will be pleased to answer your questions concerning mass digitisation, workflow organisation as well as long-term preservation. There will also be an opportunity to get to know our workflow tool ZEND as an open source solution for digital libraries.
[02.03.2009]
IMPACT Conference on April 6-7, 2009
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Mass Digitisation - Get information about current challenges between Full Text, Imaging and Language during the IMPACT Conference 2009 on April 6 and 7. read more
[28.01.2009]
The 1000th incunabulum is available online
Last week the 1000th incunabulum out of the collection of the Bavarian State Library has been digitised by the MDZ. One of the highlights in this world-famous collection is the
Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel also known as Schedelsche Weltchronik.
[16.01.2009]
2008 another annual doubling of the archival stock
The amount of data stored and preserved by the MDZ has doubled within the past year. Presently 96.6 TB data (42.2 M files) are being stored inside the Leibniz Supercomuting Centre's archival system. In December 2007 therer were 43.9 TB (24 M).
[14.01.2009]
Die Verkündungsplattform Bayern ist online
Mit der Publikation der ersten elektronischen Ausgabe des Allgemeinen Ministerialblattes hat die vom MDZ aufgebaute und betriebene Verkündungsplattform Bayern am Freitag ihren vollen Funktionsumfang erreicht. Dieses neueste Projekt von BSB und Staatsregierung im Rahmen der Bayerischen eGovernment-Initiative fungiert als wichtiges Sprachrohr zwischen Regierung und Bürger und überantwortet der Bibliothek eine neue, verantwortungsvolle Aufgabe. Die Verkündungsplattform wird arbeitsteilig zwischen dem MDZ (Technik) und dem Zentrum für Elektronisches Publizieren an der BSB (inhaltlicher Teil) in Zusammenarbeit mit den Amtsblattredaktionen und der Staatskanzlei, betrieben.
Die Verkündungspattform ist auch ein weiterer erfolgreicher Anwendungsfall des MDZ-eigenen Workflow-Instruments ZENDpro mehr
[04.01.2009]
Enhanced RSS Services
New RSS feeds following the category index of the classic shelf number classification have been added. They can be found inside the browsing index as well as on the main RSS page.
[27.11.2008]
Expert talk on long-term preservation
A retrospective on the expert talk with the topic From digitisation projects to professional long-term preservation with all the slides from November 11 is online now [in German only).
[25.11.2008]
Maintenance work on November 26, 2008
Due to maintenance work the homepage of the Munich Digitisation Centre could be temporarely unavailable on November 26,2008. The access to the volumes of the Digital Collections will not be affected.
[24.11.2008]
Report on the Scan Robot Days
A very useful report on the Scan Robot Days in English, written by Julian Ball, Hartley Library, University of Southampton, presenting and comparing the scanning devices shown last July in our library.
[24.10.2008]
BSB awarded 'Library of the year 2008'
The BSB was awarded 'Library of the year 2008' during a ceremonial act in Munich today. BSB's general director Rolf Griebel thanked the German Library Association on behalf of the 685 staff members of the house for this distinction. One of the reasons for giving this award to the BSB was the developement of the Munich Digitisation Centre to a service and technology provider for libraries as well as the engagement of the library in long-term preservation together with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre.
[24.10.2008]
Several hundred visitors on open day
The open day was an overwhelming success. Several hundred visitors dropped by last Saturday to see our facilities and to have a chat with us. The team of the Munich Digitisation Centre would like to thank all participants for their interest. Enjoy our Digital Collections!
[14.10.2008]
Number of archived files exceeds 40 Million
The number of files stored and preserved by the Munich Digitisation Centre in cooperation with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre exceeded the number of 40 million today. This makes a total of 82 TB. The year of 2008 is expected to be the second in a row with a doubling of the data stock. In 2007 the number of files increased from 12 to 25 M.
[01.10.2008]
Open Day on October 11, 2008
The open day of the Bavarian State Library on October 11, 2008 will offer the opportunity to pay a visit to the Munich Digitisation Centre. Our scanning facilities will be opened to public from 10 am till 6 pm that day. Just drop by! The complete programme (in German language only).
[15.09.2008]
Online now in the Digital Collections: The musical works of Franz Liszt
The MDZ presents the 34 volumes of the Carl Alexander edition from the music collection of the BSB, supplemented by the first editions of two oratories ('The Legend of St. Elisabeth' and 'Christus') more
[11.08.2008]
Digital Collections now with optional PDF view
Our digitised content will be available in a comfortable PDF version too. This service is is in trial operation and is being introduced step by step for all digitisation projects funded by the German Research Foundation.
[05.08.2008]
eBooks on demand - a successful EU project becomes an ongoing document delivery service at the BSB
Within the framework of a project supported by the EU, the Munich Digitisation Centre (MDZ) was responsible for the establishment and test run of the document delivery service eBooks on Demand (EOD) at the Bavarian State Library until June 2008. Not least because of the extremely positive customer feedback, eBooks on Demand is now - in addition to Dokumentlieferung "Altes Buch" and subito / BioMedLit - offered as a permanent document delivery service at the BSB. More about EOD
[28.07.2008]
Presentation files from the Munich Round Table on Long-term Preservation Strategies available now
The Presentation files of the latest session of the Munich Round Table on Long-term Preservation Strategies are available now
[23.07.2008]
Scan Robot Days - a retrospective now online
A retrospective of the successful event 'Scan Robot Days' with presenation files and pictures is available online now.
[24.06.2008]
The BSB elected 'Library of the year 2008'!
The BSB was elected 'Library of the year 2008' today by the The German Library Association. Among other facts the statement of the jury pointed out the developement of the Munich Digitisation Centre to a service and technology provider for libraries as well as the engagement of the library in long-term preservation together with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre.
[18.06.2008]
Update: The programme of the presentation session of the Scan Robot Days on June 19 2008 is complete.
to the programme
[13.06.2008]
New Service inside the Digital Collections: Search via Library Catalog implemented
As an additional service the search of digital content is now possible via the library catalog of the Bavarian State Library (OPAC) as well. Each catalog entry contains a direct link to the digital object. This service is in trial operation.
Search
[11.06.2008]
Scan Robot Days at the Bavarian State Library
The Munich Digitization Centre and the Institute of Book and Manuscript Conservation of the Bavarian State Library will host a meeting of the leading manufacturers of robotic book scanning devices: June 18-20, 2008 the four leading manufacturer of automatic scanning technology will present their latest developments in scan robot technology and provide an opportunity to test the equipment. See http://www.digital-collections.de/robots for details.
[22.05.2008]
The Munich Digitisation Centre at the 97th German Librarian Convention
Our digitisation and long-term preservation activities will be subject of several presentations and workshops at the 97th German Librarian Convention (Bibliothekartag) June 3-6 2008 in Mannheim. Check the convention agenda for details.
[21.05.2008]
Enhanced language support
Titles and content descriptions for almost all our digital collections are now available in English too.
[19.03.2008]
RSS Services: New Feeds online
Additional RSS feeds show the latest digitised German and Latin manuscripts and Bavarica as well as selections by publication century.
[13.03.2008]
Long-term Preservation Statistics: 25.8 M Files stored until March 1, 2008
The long-term preservation system of the Digital Library now comprises 25.8 million files (52.94 TB) stored inside the professional archival system of the Leibniz Computing Centre. To store this amount of data conventionally, more than 70,000 CDs or 11,000 DVDs would be needed (second backup not included).
[07.03.2008]
Third ScanRobot in action at the Munich Digitisation Centre (MDZ)
The Munich Digitisation Centre put into operation a new scanning device this week. It is the newest edition of the ScanRobot by manufacturer Treventus, capable to scan up to 25 pages per minute. This makes three ScanRobot to digitise the culutral heritage of the Bavarian State Library. Along with the other devices, 15 bookscanner are now in use at the Munich Digitisation Centre.
[21.02.2008]
Recent Links: The Digitisation Centre as shown on Russian and South Korean Television
Two streaming videos show the Digitisation Centre in broadcasts of the Russian TV as well as the South Korean TV.
[21.02.2008]
The newest content at first glance: Enhanced RSS-Services of the MDZ
The RSS services of the Munich Digitisation Centre will be enhanced by several subject-oriented feeds. We start today with two feeds showing the latest digitised music supplies and maps.
[15.02.2008]
New in our Digital Collections: The complete works of composer Georg Friedrich Händel
The complete works of composer Georg Friedrich Händel, published between 1858 and 1902 by the German Händel Society, are now available inside the Digital Collections. This edition by Friedrich Chrysanderis is considered as a pioneering work in musicology and is still classified as the most comprehensive collection of Händels works. To the Collection. The missing volumes will be published within the following weeks.
[29.01.2008]
Maintenance Work finished
All online resources and services of the Munich Digitisation Centre are available again. If you have any question please write to digitale.bibliothek [at] bsb-muenchen.de
[24.01.2008]
Maintenance Work on Wednesday, 23d January 2008. The Digital Collections will be offline!
Due to maintanenace work on Wednesday, January 23d, the Digital Collections and all other online services of the Munich Digitisation Centre will not be available.
[18.01.2008]
2007 Statistics in Long-term Preservation: Doubling of the data holding within just one year.
In the year of 2007 12.4 Million files (26.3 TB data) had been archived by the Long-term Preservation System of the BSB and the LRZ. An additional number of 5.1 M files (average p. month) has been kept in backup mode. The total size of the archive now is 25.1 M files (49.9 TB data) with additional 4.4 M backup data.
This means nearly a doubling of the holding within just one year.
[09.01.2008]
Notice on a forthcoming event: Scan-Robot-Days at the Munich Digitisation Centre
The Munich Digitization Centre and the Institute of Book and Manuscript Conservation of the Bavarian State Library will host a meeting of the leading manufacturers of robotic book scanning devices: The Scan-Robot-Days 2008. Four companies - 4 Digital Books, Kirtas, Quidenus and Treventus - will present their latest developments in scan robot technology and will provide an opportunity to test the equipment. The event will take place June 18-20 2008 at the BSB. Further Information and Registration Form. 
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[21.12.2007]
Ongoing Statistics of Long-Term Preservation activities at the BSB
In the month of November 2007 the Long-term Preservation Archive of the BSB reached the level of 24.4 million files and 48.09 TB data (web archives not included). Further 4.5 million Files (3.3 TB) are being kept in backup mode. Detailed annual statistics for 2007 to follow by January 2008.
[04.12.2007]
A third ScanRobot to arrive at the Munich Digitisation Centre in February 2008
The Munich Digitisation Centre has decided to acquire a third ScanRobot device from Austrian manufacturer Treventus. It will already start to work in February 2008. Along with the existing two devices applied in the VD16 digital project it will significantly increase the productivity of the Digitisation Centre.
[23.11.2007]
Notice: The Scan-Robots of the MDZ on TV today
The Scan Robots of the MDZ will be shown in a TV broadcast of the Bavarian Televison at 5.35 pm. See Bavarian Television Online for more information and streaming videos.
[20.11.2007]
The MDZ becomes mobile
If valuable books and manuscripts cannot be transported to the scanner, the scanner will now come to them: The MDZ ist testing the "Traveller´s Conservation Copy Stand 4232" mobile scanning unit. The TCCS 4232 has been developed by the VESTIGIA Research Centre of the Graz University in Austria. It can be assembled very quick even in small places and allows a high quality digitisation of books and manuscripts up to 42x 32 cm size. Further information and pictures (german brochure).
[14.11.2007]
22,8 M. Files in Long-Term Preservation
In the month of October 2007 216,359 new files were added to the BABS long-term preservation system of the MDZ. This makes a total amount of 22.803.521 files and 46,8 terabyte.
[06.11.2007]
Two ScanRobots arrived at the MDZ
Two ScanRobots work at the MDZ ...
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Video
[17.10.2007]
Digital Collections are going offline for maintenance work this Friday!
Due to maintenance work all our web services will go offline from Friday, March 20 2009, 5 p.m. CET. They will be available again presumably on Saturday.
[12.03.1899]