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1 digilib - the Digital Image Library
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2 ===================================
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4 A versatile image viewing environment for the internet.
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6 ## What is digilib?
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8 * `digilib` is a web based client/server technology for images. The image
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9 content is processed on-the-fly by a Java Servlet on the server side so that
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10 only the visible portion of the image is sent to the web browser on the client
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11 side.
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12 * `digilib` supports a wide range of image formats and viewing options on
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13 the server side while only requiring an internet browser with Javascript and a
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14 low bandwidth internet connection on the client side.
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15 * `digilib` enables very detailed work on an image as required by
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16 scholars with elaborate viewing features like an option to show images on the
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17 screen in their original size.
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18 * `digilib` facilitates cooperation of scholars over the internet and
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19 novel uses of source material by image annotations and stable references that
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20 can be embedded in URLs.
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21 * `digilib` is Open Source Software under the Lesser General Public License,
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22 jointly developed by the
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23 [Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science](http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de),
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24 the [Bibliotheca Hertziana](http://www.biblhertz.it),
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25 the [University of Bern](http://philoscience.unibe.ch) and others.
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27 ## Where can I get digilib?
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29 `digilib` source code, binaries and documentation can be found on the
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30 [digilib project pages](https://sourceforge.net/projects/digilib/)
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31 on [SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/):
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33 * [Source code](https://sourceforge.net/p/digilib/code/ci/default/tree/)
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34 * Daily built [WAR files](https://it-dev.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/downloads/digilib/daily-build/)
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35 * Daily built [Javadoc](https://it-dev.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/downloads/digilib/daily-build/javadoc/)
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36 * [Maven repository](http://it-dev.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/maven-repo/)