We're coming to the end of a major digitization project to image about 100 of our Judaica manuscripts. I took the time to write out what it takes to digitize lots of manuscripts (spoiler: a lot of time and effort on the part of a lot of people) and how this project led us to hire a short-term conservator.
"Just digitize it!?" A peek into the labor and workflows of the Judaica digitization project
Image from KTIV showing Columbia's digitized manuscripts At Columbia University Libraries, and at the Norman E. Alexander Library in particular, one of our major goals is to provide access to materials to as broad a user base as possible. With one of the largest Judaica manuscript collections in