Digitization of documents in the Biblioteca y Hemeroteca de Puerto Rico.

Abstract

Interview with Prof. Javier Almeyda Loucil (MIS), Chief Librarian of the Biblioteca y Hemeroteca Puertorriqueña, Library System, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Conducted by Prof. Purisima Centeno Alayón (MIS), section editor, on June 22, 2022.

Nowadays, digital information is part of the citizen environments of the 21st century, however, many information resources were developed before the digital age. To offer access to students and academics, these can be digitized, providing 24/7 access and, at the same time, contributing to the preservation of the original material, avoiding its manipulation. Professor Almeyda answers questions about the document digitization project of the Biblioteca y Hemeroteca Puertorriqueña, what motivated this effort, how it has been developed, and what its future looks like. We recommend you listen to it.