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2.7K views · 51 reactions | Since the mid-20th century, Icelanders have celebrated Jólabókaflóð by exchanging books on Christmas Eve and spending the night reading and eating chocolate. | The History Archives | Facebook

At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We never destroy a book by cutting off its binding. Instead, we digitize it the hard way--one page at a time. We use the Scribe, a machine our engineers invented, along with the software that it runs. Our scanning centers are located in universities and libraries around the world, from Boston Public Library to the University of Toronto. Eliza is one of our fastest and most accurate scanners. Next she will execute quality control checks and