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Ricardo Acebes Jiménez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Library

The partnership project between Complutense University of Madrid Library and Google Book Search aims to digitize and provide open access to historical documents. Benefits include mass digitization, collaboration with other libraries, and dissemination of cultural knowledge. The project involves collection analysis, cataloging plans, and digitization programs for preservation and access improvement.

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Ricardo Acebes Jiménez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Library

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  1. Partnership in Academic Excellence The partnership project betweenthe Complutense University of Madrid Libraryand Google Book Search Ricardo Acebes Jiménez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Library

  2. Libraries with historical collection need to manage efficiently access, conservation and preservation. • The situation has changed thanks to computers, digital format and Internet. • University Complutense Madrid Library is convinced of the possibilities and benefits digitizing and opening access to historical documents and content for itself and society.

  3. Agreement with Google - Benefits • Objetive: mass digitization of the library’s public domain collection to freely consult it on the Internet • 2 copies: 1 for the University, 1 for Google • Use part of the digitized documents in other cooperation projects

  4. Agreement with Google - Benefits • Colaboration with other libraries • Dissemination of knowledge and cultural memory • Paralell benefits

  5. Agreement with Google - Aims • Access, dissemination, preservation • Increase the use of the collection • Offer a quality information system • Catalogue the yet unprocessed historical materials • Establish a conservation plan

  6. Designing and planning the digitization project • Collection analysis • Situation reports • Cataloguing plan • Selection criteria guide • Inspection of the collection • Binding the books from the 19th century catalogue • Digitization program • Technological developments

  7. Books with thin paper covers (provisional paperback) and without additional decoration Books with very acidic and fragile paper

  8. Individual conservation boxes

  9. Specific library developed application used in storerooms with a PDA

  10. Partnership in Academic Excellence Thanks The partnership project betweenthe Complutense University of Madrid Libraryand Google Book Search Ricardo Acebes Jiménez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Library

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