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Handwriting Extraction

Somewhere in your collection right now, there's a ledger, a register, or a box of correspondence that hasn't been opened by a researcher in years — not because it isn't valuable, but because no one can search it. The handwriting that makes these materials so rich and personal is the very thing that keeps [...]

Handwriting Extraction2026-09-04T15:18:51+00:00

Preserving History: The Art of Digitizing Fragile Artifacts

In the quiet, climate-controlled rooms of archives and museums worldwide, a meticulous revolution is taking place. Historians, archivists, and technologists are uniting under a shared mission: to immortalize our most delicate cultural treasures before time, decay, or disaster can claim them. Digitizing fragile artifacts is far more complex than simply placing a document on [...]

Preserving History: The Art of Digitizing Fragile Artifacts2026-09-03T20:06:53+00:00

Protect your collections with digitization

  In the high-stakes world of information preservation, a single lost document can erase decades of institutional history, while a poorly digitized archive renders critical data inaccessible to the very researchers who need it most. I have seen libraries lose entire collections to mold and medical facilities lose vital patient records to water damage because [...]

Protect your collections with digitization2026-03-27T13:42:42+00:00

Rocking Atlantic City and Shaping the Future of Preservation: Our NJLA/NJASL 2026 Recap

Rocking Atlantic City & Shaping the Future of Preservation: Our NJLA/NJASL 2026 Recap The energy was high last week at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City for the NJLA/NJASL 2026 Conference! From February 17th to 19th, our team was stationed at Booth #220, ready to talk about the intersection of library history [...]

Rocking Atlantic City and Shaping the Future of Preservation: Our NJLA/NJASL 2026 Recap2026-03-04T19:45:02+00:00
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