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author | Robert Casties <casties@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de> |
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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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20 * `digilib` is Open Source Software under the Lesser General Public License, |
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21 jointly developed by the |
1290 | 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/) |