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updated travis-ci config for automatic WAR releases.
author Robert Casties <casties@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de>
date Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:49:15 +0100
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1 ![digilib](images/digilib-logo-big.png)
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3 ## What is digilib?
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5 * `digilib` is a web based client/server technology for images. The image
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6 content is processed on-the-fly by a Java Servlet on the server side so that
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7 only the visible portion of the image is sent to the web browser on the client
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8 side.
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9 * `digilib` supports a wide range of image formats and viewing options on
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10 the server side while only requiring an internet browser with Javascript and a
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11 low bandwidth internet connection on the client side.
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12 * `digilib` enables very detailed work on an image as required by
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13 scholars with elaborate viewing features like an option to show images on the
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14 screen in their original size.
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15 * `digilib` facilitates cooperation of scholars over the internet and
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16 novel uses of source material by image annotations and stable references that
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17 can be embedded in URLs.
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18 * `digilib` facilitates federation of image servers through a standards compliant
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19 [IIIF](http://iiif.io) Image API.
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20 * `digilib` is Open Source Software under the Lesser General Public License,
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21 jointly developed by the
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22 [Max Planck Institute for the History of Science](http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de),
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23 the [Bibliotheca Hertziana](http://www.biblhertz.it),
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24 the [University of Bern](http://philoscience.unibe.ch) and others.
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26 ## Where can I get digilib?
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28 `digilib` source code, binaries and documentation can be found on the
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29 [digilib project pages](https://github.com/robcast/digilib)
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30 on [GitHub](https://github.com)
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31 or [SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/digilib/):
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33 * [Source code](https://github.com/robcast/digilib)
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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/)