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Wednesday, 7th July 2010

National Library of Jamaica Gone Digital

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With the click of a mouse in the comfort of their homes, Jamaicans can now access historical materials, including maps, photographs and plans, which are stored on the website of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ).

In an era when more and more information is being sought on the Internet, the NLJ has moved to facilitate the process, by digitising its collections as well as downloading and storing Jamaican publications on its website.

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"Of course, this is a pilot project, so we really are not collecting everything on the Internet about Jamaica, but we are collecting select publications at this point while we test the process," she adds.

Another activity of the library is converting historical materials to a digital format, so that persons can access them via the website. [Executive Director of the NLJ], Mrs. [Winsome] Hudson says that some of the materials that have been converted date back to the 17th Century and beyond. Among the oldest publications, she points out, is the first published map of Jamaica, printed after Columbus had discovered the country.

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Source: Jamaica Information Service (via Twitter)

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