Digitization
The KB is joining forces to realize digitization and subsequently making the collections available through a collective, digital portal. In cooperation with the university libraries we wish to continue working on the plan to digitize Dutch book production. We wish to make the fully searchable texts accessible to researchers through high quality search functions and to create simpler access for the general public. Eventually our aim is to ensure that the “printed” Netherlands collection is accessible to everyone.
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e-Depot and Digital Preservation
The e-Depot is a digital archiving environment that ensures long-term access to digital objects. The e-Depot is supported by sustained research and development efforts geared towards maintaining the integrity of stored digital objects. These research tasks include technology watch, (inter)national collaboration and the study of all preservation aspects in relation to the e-Depot, such as metadata, file format research, ingest control and the development of strategies for permanent access.
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Preservation
As the national library, the KB functions as expertise centre in the field of conservation and the execution of conservation activities, a.o. by coordinating the national Metamorfoze-project for the preservation of paper collections.
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For libraries - information infrastructure
As a National Library, the KB performs some national tasks, maintains services for libraries and organises conferences and seminars.
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