Kiwi Company Attracts Global Leader As Partner

Kiwi Software Company Attracts Global Leader As Partner

Hamilton-based Digital Library Consulting joins forces with leading German company CCS.

August 18 2009. Hamilton, New Zealand. – Kiwi software will be used to help open the world’s biggest libraries and other institutions to the world thanks to an agreement announced between Hamilton-based Digital Library Consulting and Content Conversion Specialists (CCS) from Hamburg, Germany.

“CCS is a world leader in the field of digitising library and other collections so this is a very exciting development for Digital Library Consulting,” said the company’s founder and managing director Stefan Boddie.

“Having worked with us on a number of international projects, with organisations like the National Library Board of Singapore and New Zealand’s National Library, CCS have seen real value in our Veridian software product which provides the online interface for users to search and view items in a digital collection.”

An example of Digital Library Consulting’s software was the interface used to search and view the National Library of New Zealand’s popular online newspaper archive Papers Past http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.

Mr Boddie said the agreement would see CCS using Digital Library Consulting’s Veridian product in major digitisation projects in Europe, Asia and America.

“Given CCS have worked with other companies in this field, their decision to use Veridian is evidence we have a product that is very competitive on a world stage,” said Mr Boddie.

There is growing worldwide demand for digitisation services as libraries and other institutions seek to preserve valuable collections digitally, said Mr Boddie. “Of course these collections are of little value unless people can access, search and view them easily – which is what software does, enabling these collections to be opened to the world.”

Richard Helle, Managing Director at CCS, said his company were looking forward to collaborating with Digital Library Consulting. “Our clients digitise their stock with precision and great commitment. Veridian helps them to make this effort visible and the collections usable.

“We are delighted that this technology - proven successful in large scale projects - is now available to a much larger market.”
About Digital Library Consulting

Based in Hamilton, New Zealand, Digital Library Consulting is an expert in the field of building digital collections. Their Veridian software product enables the collection, creation and distribution of digital libraries. They have worked with a number of leading tertiary institutions and libraries throughout the US, New Zealand, Africa and the Pacific.

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