1. The Göttingen Gutenberg Bible goes digital Digitization of Cultural Heritage and History Primary Resources Norbert Lossau, Göttingen State and University Library / Digitization Center (GDZ) http://www.gutenbergdigital.de http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/GDZ

2. 2 Topics I òThe Göttingen Digitization Center (GDZ) ØBackground Information ØCurrent Digitization Projects ØThe digital conversion process at the GDZ for primary resources ØOnline Access

3. 3 Topics II òThe Digitization of the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible ØConcept for “Gutenberg digital” ØDigitization Equipment and Computer Hard- /Software environment - Conservation and Image Quality Issues ØDigitization Process ØThe product “Gutenberg digital” - Guided Tour

4. 4 The Göttingen Digitization Center (GDZ), funded by the German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) òNational Supply Centre for libraries and academic institutions in Germany òCo-ordinating national efforts towards standardisation and best practices for digitisation

5. 5 òEngaged in evaluation and development of tools and techniques for image capture, text conversion (OCR), bibliographic description, source description, document management, and the provision of remote access via World Wide Web

6. 6 Current Digitization Projects (Selection)... 

7. n Digitization of travelbooks and early North- Americana 1500 volumes more than 1/2 Mio pages http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gdz/en/projects/itinnorda_en.html

8. n Digitization of mathematical literature C.F. GAUSS more than 1,2 Mio pages http://www.emis.de/projects/JFM/

9. European Commission-Project „ DIgitised European PERiodicals“ http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gdz/dieper

10. 10 The Digital Conversion Process at the GDZ for Primary Resources ØImage Capture ØMetadata ØJoint development of a new Document Management System (DMS), AGORA

11. 11 Image Capture ØTechnical parameters: 600 dpi resolution, 1 bit b/w (text material), TIFF Vers. 6, ITU G4 compression (grayscale scanning on demand) ØScanning from microfilm (contracting to external service vendors) AND ØScanning from the Original: in-house with book scanners (Zeutschel OS 7000, Minolta PS 7000)

12. 12 Metadata òMetadata during the digital conversion process Øbibliographic catalog data Østructural (describing) data Øselective fulltext of navigational units (TOC...)

13. 13 Metadata The need for international standards Dublin Core, SGML/XML, RDF...

14. 14 Our way at the GDZ Resource Description Format / eXtensible Markup Language = 1 file with all metadata + image references (bibliographic, structural, selective fulltext) in an open standard for electronic documents

15. 15 Download File Document Structure Description Metadata RDF/XML Text of ToC, Index Items, Lists Processing RDF/XML in the actual Workflow of the GDZ Document Management System (Metadata in RDBMS) Import Export GDZ Tool Pica2XML GDZ Tool DD2XML GBV / OCR   

16. 16 Bibliographic catalog data in RDF/XML, compatible to Dublin Core

17. 17 òJoint development of a new Document Management System, AGORA ØSpecification and Evaluation: GDZ ØDevelopment: Satz-Rechen-Zentrum (SRZ), Berlin

18. www.agora.dewww.agora.de Administration Agora Admin Administration Agora Admin Images Documents RDBMS (ODBC) Documents RDBMS (ODBC) Text Verity Text Verity System Agora Servlet HTML Templates Web Export Printing on Demand PDF, XML Export Printing on Demand PDF, XML Agora Konverter Jobs: TIFF, GIF, BMP... Agora Konverter Jobs: TIFF, GIF, BMP... Agora : Import

19. 19 Online Access I òIntegrated online access via our Union Library Catalog (PICA/GBV) for all library media (print, microform, digital...) (http-protocol)

20. 20 Online Access II òDirect access via our GDZ Document Server (Simple, Advanced Search, Browsing List)

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24. 24 The Digitization of the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible ØConcept for “Gutenberg digital” ØDigitization Equipment and Computer Hard- /Software environment - Conservation and Image Quality Issues ØDigitization Process ØThe product “Gutenberg digital” - Guided Tour

25. Concept òThe ‘Base’ of “Gutenberg digital” in Göttingen ØClose and successful co-operation of different library departments: Manuscript and Early Imprints - Dr. Helmut Rohlfing Librarian for Religious Studies - Dr. Armin Mueller-Dreier Digitization Center - Martin Liebetruth, Dr. Norbert Lossau PLUS Substantial funding by the Lower Saxony State Ministry for Education and Culture

26. 26 Concept Primary Resources ØStarting Point: Primary Resources of the SUB Göttingen The Göttingen Gutenberg Bible (complete copy on vellum, 2 volumes)

28. 28 òPlus The Göttingen Model Book Concept Primary Resources

30. 30 òPLUS Helmasperger´s Notarial Instrument Concept Primary Resources

32. 32 òFree of charge available via Internet (Göttingen State and University Library) + òCD-ROM (Saur KG Publishing House) Concept Access

33. 33 ØThe “broad public” (national and international) AND ØScholars Concept Target group(s)

34. 34 Defining 2 main topics for the presentation ò1. Digital Facsimile: ØGöttingen Gutenberg Bible ØGöttingen Model Book ØHelmasperger´s Notarial Instrument Concept Content

35. 35 ò2. Added value I ØBringing 3 primary resources on 1 medium ØGutenberg Bible - a selection of well-known Bible verses in different languages ØGöttingen Model Book, Helmasperger´s Notarial Instrument - contemporary transcription + translations in modern German and English + selective scholarly commentaries Concept Content

36. 36 ò2. Added value II ØIlluminated pages of the Gutenberg Bible - excellent detailed views ØNumerous hyperlinks between the patterns of the Model Book and the colouring of foliage, initials and patterned grounds of the ill. pages Concept Content

37. 37 òPLUS ØIllustrated text about Johann Gutenberg, his Life, his Epoch-Making Achievements etc. (based on a work of Prof. Dr. Stephan Füssel, Mainz) Concept Content

38. 38 Digitization Equipment òConservation and Image Quality Issues Øa maximum consideration of conservation aspects AND Øa maximum quality of the digital facsimile

39. 39 Digitization Equipment Conservation Issues òNO Disbinding òContact free scanning (NO glass plate) òShort light exposure òNO relevant increase of temperature during scanning process...

40. 40 Digitization Equipment Image Quality Issues òHigh resolution òHigh color depth òColor management òStandard file format òNO compression Øhigh quality “Digital Master” concept

41. 41 Digitization Equipment òDigital Scan Back Picture Gate 8000 (8000x9700 pixel) with Analog Camera òSpecial working place (moveable book cradle, low-level vacuum system) òCool Area Light

42. The special working place Control panel Adjustable Book Cradle Low level vacuum system (perforated vacuum bar)

43. Analog Camera Linhof Kardan-E Digital Scan Back “Picture Gate 8000” Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N high resolution lens

44. The Bible placed in the book cradle, one vellum page lifted on the “vacuum bar”

45. 45 The Digitization Process: Martin Liebetruth of the Göttingen Digitization Center (GDZ)

46. 46 Computer Hard-/Software Environment ò2 x Power Macintosh G3 (1x756 MB and 1xGB RAM) òExternal Disc Array (140 GB) òCDR Jukebox (2 burner, 35 slots) òPicture Gate 8000 scanning software òColor Management System

47. 47 Digitization Process òScanning incl. Storage for the 1.282 pages: 6 months (1 person) ØFile sizes: 380 MB per ill. page, 180 MB per text page (archival master, 48 bit colour) Ø710 CDs with 315 GB òConceptual phase and designing/editing of the CD-ROM + Internet presentation: 4 (5) months

48. The “product” Gutenberg digital

49. 49 òTechnical implementation: Göttingen Digitization Center (Martin Liebetruth) and imhof multimedia consulting (imc, Göttingen) ØBilingual (German/English) ØProgrammed in HTML (+ Flash for illum. Pages) oView with standard Web Browsers ØFree Accessible Web Version (Göttingen Library) ØCD-ROM (Saur KG publishing house) for a reasonable price (50 USD)

50. Gutenberg digital Guided Tour 

68. Thank you for your attention......and have a look by your own at:  http://www.gutenbergdigital.de or in the  Exhibition Room of this Conference