The Digital Challenge - New perspectives for the Metamorfoze Programme

Abstract

2007 is an important year for the Metamorfoze programme. The budget has increased substantially, which allows the programme to be carried out on a much larger scale. Government archives are now included in the programme as well, and, last but not least, Metamorfoze is shifting towards digitization as a conversion method for mass-preservation projects instead of microfilming. This paper will give an overview of these new developments and plans for the future, but it will start with a short retrospective.