digilib -- a versatile image viewing environment for the internet
News
- 12.12.2011
- New documentation: How to build and install the latest digilib with Maven.
- 25.5.2011
- Special offer of the day: latest digilib beta with Tomcat all-in-one version - download, unpack, open terminal/cmd.exe, change to download directory, execute catalina.sh/.bat run, open your browser on http://localhost:8080/digitallibrary/jquery/digilib.html?fn=test.
- 7.1.2011
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A new File release (1.8.3). Much internal code has been rewritten and cleaned
up. There is a new PDF-generation Servlet (in beta) that generates PDF files
from arbitrary images (try
/digitallibrary/servlet/PDFCache?fn=path/to/images&pgs=1-3&dh=1000)!
SVG rendering (which never worked properly) and some other old stuff has been removed. Some library dependencies have changed, check your setup when upgrading. - 15.7.2010
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Source code development moved to a Mercurial repository! See the
instructions to
access it.
Code of public release versions should be put also in CVS but don't rely on it... - 3.9.2009
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A new File release (1.7.0) and updates to the Ant
build file.
P.S. Please note that a lot happens in between file releases. Check out from CVS to be up to date. - 9.2.2007
- Finally a new File release (1.6.0). And an Ant build file.
- 6.12.2005
- digilib has it's own icon now!
- 22.11.2005
- New "Tips" section in the Wiki
What is digilib
- digilib is a web based client/server technology for images. The image content is processed on-the-fly by a Java Servlet on the server side so that only the visible portion of the image is sent to the web browser on the client side.
- digilib supports a wide range of image formats and viewing options on the server side while only requiring an internet browser with javascript and a low bandwidth internet connection on the client side.
- digilib enables very detailed work on an image as required by scientists with elaborate zoom features like an option to show images on the screen in their original size.
- digilib facilitates cooperation of scientists over the internet and novel uses of source material by image annotations and stable references that can be embedded in URLs.
- digilib is used in the ALCATRAZ framework of image, text and annotation tools and many other projects.
- digilib is Open Source Software under the General Public License, jointly developed by the Max-Planck-Insitute for the History of Science, the University of Bern and others.
Where can I get digilib
digilib source code, binaries and documentation can be found on the digilib project pages on BerliOS.