A-B-C Productions Europe Doo equips the Book House of Tajikistan with modern digitalization technologies

As part of the implementation of the joint grant project of the Government of Tajikistan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) "Improvement of Equipment for Storage, Digitization and Use of Library Collections", the corporation "A-B-C Productions Europe Doo" completed the delivery and installation of professional scanning equipment in the National Book Depository of Tajikistan.

The institution now has three modern planetary scanners: two models ElarScan A2-600RA and ElarScan A2-600KS. This equipment will allow for the careful digitization of unique publications of the national collection, which includes more than 1 million storage units, including historical manuscripts and the first printed publications in the Tajik language.

As reported by the official news agency "Khovar", the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan Matlubakhon Sattoriyon noted that "the project creates a very good basis for the modernization of librarianship and its alignment with modern requirements. Digitalization of printed works and the transition of libraries and library institutions to modern technologies is one of the areas of the cultural policy of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in particular, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon... The implementation of the project can become a sustainable step towards improving the conditions of storage, digitalization and use of books in other library institutions."

The Book House of Tajikistan is the center of state bibliography and printing statistics in the republic. The institution is responsible for the registration of all types of printed products published in Tajikistan, as well as for conducting scientific research in the field of book science, bibliography, information technology and library science.

ElarScan book scanners were chosen for their innovative features and ease of use. ElarScan A2-600RA is equipped with replaceable flat and V-shaped pressure glasses, which allow you to align the original pages both in flat scanning mode and in V-mode with partial opening of 120 degrees. The motorized cradle has drives for adjusting the height of each panel with the ability to automatically adjust to the thickness of the original.

ElarScan A2-600KS, in turn, is equipped with a flat integrated glass, which ensures ideal smoothing of pages and the fastest possible stream scanning of stitched originals in flat mode.

The use of modern equipment will significantly improve the preservation of archives, increase the level and quality of digitalization, and will also contribute to the preservation of the cultural heritage of Tajikistan, access to its unique publications and international exchange.