Digital Archive Cataloguing & Heritage Preservation Greece | Libsolution Platform
Expert digitization of cultural heritage, historic manuscripts, and corporate archives adhering to international archival standards (ISAD(G), Dublin Core) with Libsolution repository platform.
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage & Enabling Digital Discovery
infoLib is Greece's leading technical partner for preserving, digitizing, and cataloguing rare manuscripts, historical archives, institutional collections, and corporate records.
How Does infoLib Deliver Archival Digitization & Cataloguing in Greece?
infoLib operates a specialized digitization and archival cataloguing division equipped with planetary overhead book scanners and our proprietary Libsolution digital repository platform. We deliver non-destructive scanning, ISAD(G) and Dublin Core metadata cataloguing, polytonic OCR, and OAI-PMH compliant digital archives for public discovery.
Non-Destructive Scanning
Planetary overhead scanners with cold LED illumination engineered to protect fragile bindings and historic paper.
- Books, maps, newspapers, manuscripts
- Gentle V-cradle angle protection
- Up to 600 DPI optical raw resolution
Professional Archival Cataloguing
Certified archivists and librarians documenting collections according to global metadata standards.
- ISAD(G) hierarchical structures
- Dublin Core & MARC21 mapping
- Controlled authority vocabularies
Advanced Multi-Language OCR
Optical character recognition optimized for monotonic and historic polytonic Greek, delivering full-text searchable PDFs.
- Polytonic Greek font recognition
- Searchable PDF/A archive format
- Granular metadata extraction
Libsolution Archival Repository
Comprehensive system for managing, cataloguing, and publicly showcasing digital collections with interactive book-reader.
- Interactive Web Book-Reader
- Role-based access & archival security
- Interoperability via OAI-PMH with Europeana & National Aggregator
- Live deployments at Hellenic Parliament, MIET-ELIA, ASKI, etc.
Long-Term Digital Preservation
Preservation master archiving in uncompressed TIFF formats with automated cryptographic checksum verification.
- Bit-rot digital degradation defense
- Multi-site redundant storage
- ISO digital preservation compliance
Corporate Document Archiving
Bulk digitization of enterprise contracts, invoices, HR files, and corporate minutes for rapid legal retrieval.
- Instant sub-second document lookup
- Physical office space reduction
- Full regulatory and tax compliance
Libsolution: Complete Platform for Managing, Preserving & Showcasing Archival Collections
For over 20 years, infoLib has developed and refined Libsolution, Greece's premier archival management system natively unifying ISAD(G) and UNIMARC standards. Trusted by flagship institutions including the Hellenic Parliament, MIET-ELIA (>500,000 records), Academy of Athens, Eleftherios Venizelos Foundation (venizelosarchives.gr), and ASKI Social History Archives (askiarchives.eu).
- Integrated Web Book-Reader: High-speed interactive page-flipping for rare books, manuscripts, and newspapers directly inside the browser.
- OAI-PMH & National Aggregator: Full interoperability with the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and Europeana.
- Hierarchical Archival Tree & Granular Security: Multi-level user permissions per collection and fonds, with automatic dynamic watermarking.
| Archival Capability | infoLib Professional Preservation & Libsolution | Standard Commercial Document Scanning |
|---|---|---|
| Scanning Equipment | Professional planetary overhead scanners with V-cradles protecting spine bindings | Destructive sheet-fed scanners that require cutting or damage fragile bindings |
| Metadata Standards | Rigorous adherence to ISAD(G), Dublin Core, and international archival norms | Basic file naming in desktop folders without standardized metadata |
| OCR & Searchability | Specialized OCR engines tuned for polytonic Greek and historic typography | Basic low-accuracy OCR with no recognition of historic language variants |
| Access Platform | Proprietary Libsolution web repository with interactive book reader and OAI-PMH | Static delivery on external hard drives with no software management interface |
| Domain Expertise | Team of certified archivists and library science professionals with 15+ years experience | General scanning clerks without archival science qualifications |
Archival Digitization FAQs
Key information regarding document safety, archival standards, and repository deployments.
What types of archives does infoLib specialize in digitizing?
We specialize in historic manuscripts, rare books, newspapers, cultural maps, photographic collections, museum exhibits, as well as institutional and corporate historical records.
How do you protect fragile or damaged manuscripts during scanning?
We utilize planetary overhead scanners with adjustable V-cradles (100°-120° angle) and low-pressure glass plates. The documents are never flattened forcefully, and cold LED lighting eliminates heat exposure.
What is the Libsolution platform?
Libsolution is infoLib's proprietary digital repository and archive management platform. It allows institutions to organize, catalogue, search, and publicly showcase digitized heritage collections with a modern interactive book-reading interface.
Can our collections be exported to Europeana and national portals?
Yes. Libsolution natively supports OAI-PMH harvesting and EDM/Dublin Core metadata export, enabling seamless interoperability with Europeana, national libraries, and academic networks.
Do you offer on-site scanning services?
Yes. For highly confidential or irreplaceable national treasures that cannot be transported off-premises, we deploy fully equipped mobile digitization teams directly to your facility.
What digital formats are delivered upon project completion?
We deliver three standardized tiers: uncompressed TIFF preservation masters, searchable PDF/A access files with OCR text layers, and optimized web derivative images integrated into the Libsolution repository.
Preserve and Showcase Your Cultural Heritage
Partner with infoLib's experienced archival scientists and digitization engineers to safeguard your valuable collections for future generations.