Successful premier at the Frankfurt book fair
With the MyBib eRoom digital copies of printed works can be made available online under adherence of the copy right, printed pages can be presented true to the original and contents made completely searchable / during their visit in hall 4.2 the EMMA- publisher Alice Schwarzer and Peter Altekrüger, acting director of the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, presented their digital reading offers, which were implemented through this technology / seminars convey the necessary knowledge about copyright laws and technology
EMMAdigital puts 25.348 pages of the EMMA magazine on the internet. As of this year every single EMMA issue since 1977 is available free of charge but copyright protected in the EMMA-reading room. According to the publishers this decision was politically motivated. The poor quality of print and paper are causing the deterioration of the theatre magazines Bambalinas published between 1918 and 1934 in Argentina. With the digitization of all 762 magazines and 12 Suplemento Bambalinas the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) is saving them from complete loss. Distinctive examples for the numerous capabilities of the electronic reading room MyBib eRoom which was developed by Fraunhofer IAIS and ImageWare and was presented for the first time this year at Frankfurter book fair. Further information
