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DBNL and SPi Partner to Digitize Books on Dutch Literature

Wednesday 03. December 2008 - The Digital Library of Dutch Literature (DBNL) and SPi today announced a long term partnership to digitize a large collection of books on Dutch Literature.

Under the terms of this multi-year project, DBNL will utilize SPi’s services to scan and convert into searchable PDF an estimated total of 40,000 hardcopy books approximating over 10 million pages. These books span three centuries of Dutch literary creations in prose, poetry, and drama.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. René van Stipriaan, Editor-in-Chief of DBNL, said, “These literary creations are reflections of Dutch culture through the ages. The searchable digital archive will not only be of immense value to researchers but will also make more accessible to the younger generations the works of Dutch literary masters which would foster a deeper and richer understanding of our heritage. The collection of PDF files will be helpful for our back office to accelerate our main activity which is the production of reliable and structured XML. SPi, with its world-class digitization and conversion capabilities, has been a trusted partner of DBNL and we are pleased to work with SPi in this critical digital dissemination project.”
Mr. Bill Schieffelin, Senior Vice President, Sales and Global Account Management, commented, “SPi is proud to be associated with DBNL in this landmark project. SPi and DBNL have been working together since 2003 and we have digitized more than 800,000 pages during this time. Our objective is to provide superior value by customizing our services to meet the needs and requirements of DBNL.”