Planning
The project has a duration of five years. The first titles will become available in 2010. The project will be completed in phases.
Initiation phase: November 2006 - January 2007
- Preparation and appointment of the project team
First phase: February 2007 - December 2008
- Compilation of selection criteria
- Inventory of users’ wishes
- European invitation to tender for digitization and OCR
- Development of the infrastructure
- Development of the web service
- Selection, analysis, and digitization
Second phase: January 2009 - December 2009
- Selection, analysis and digitization
- Development of advanced search options
Third phase: January 2010 - August 2011
- Selection, analysis, digitization and making available of eight million pages wich will take place in stages
- Development of advanced search options
Conclusion project: September 2011 - December 2011
- Completion of the project