Constitution Island Association Selects Olive Software to Digitize Revolutionary War and Literature Archives
Researchers Will Access Over 100,000 Pages of Historic Content
Online
DENVER--(Business Wire)--
The Constitution Island Association, Inc., a non-profit
organization dedicated to preserving the history of the area
surrounding West Point, has selected Olive Software to digitize its
extensive archive of historic documents dating back to the
Revolutionary War.
Constitution Island played a key role in American History,
starting with the Revolutionary War. Olive will digitize 100,000 pages
of historic material chronicling 200 years of life on Constitution
Island, creating a fully indexed and searchable online archive open to
the general public.
"Constitution Island played a pivotal role during the
Revolutionary War. We wanted a way to preserve its rich history in a
manner that makes the collection of documents accessible while
maintaining their original appearance and context," stated Richard de
Koster, Executive Director of the Constitution Island Association.
"Olive made it easy for us to bring our collection to life. Soon,
scholars worldwide will be able to study these rare documents over the
Internet."
"The project brings a whole new dimension to rare documents from
the Revolutionary War period," commented Yuval Rachmilevitz, President
and CEO of Olive Software. "Olive provides anywhere, anytime access to
these unique and historic documents, allowing researchers to dig
deeper into original sources and uncover new insights."
Leading universities, libraries, and research institutions around
the world, such as Penn State, Princeton University, Washington
Research Library Consortium and The Brooklyn Public Library rely on
Olive to preserve their historic collections, while making them fully
searchable and available through a Web browser.
To view the collection, visit
http://208.42.237.78/Olive/FileCabinet2/Constitution
About Constitution Island Association
The Constitution Island Association (www.constitutionisland.org)
was founded in 1916. Constitution Island is part of New York State's
Revolutionary War History Trail. George Washington recognized the
island, the S curve, and the high ground on the Western shore to be of
strategic value to winning the Revolutionary War. In the 19th century
authors Susan and Anna Warner lived and wrote over 100 books on the
island.
About Olive Software
Olive Software (www.olivesoftware.com) is the leading provider of
digital edition and digital archiving solutions for the publishing
industry with more than 250 publishers and 650 titles worldwide.
Olive Software
Sasha Frey, +1-720-747-1220
Marketing Manager
sashaf@olivesoftware.com
or
Constitution Island Association, Inc.
Richard de Koster, +1-845-446-8676
Executive Director
info@constitutionisland.org
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