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The British Library is digitizing one of the most important 15th-century manuscripts to survive the Reformation.

Ananova, Jun 28, 2001
Commentary by Stephen Downes

Parts of the Sherborne Missal, valued at $21 million, are now on display on touch screens in the Kings Cross exhibition galleries. The Medieval treasure was given to the library by the Duke of Northumberland , who stipulated that funds would have to be raised for its digitization. Though some people claim that microfilm is the true preservation medium -- stable, dependable, and unchanging -- digitization projects have taken off around the globe.ALSO: The New Jersey Institute of Technology has p

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