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We often stumble upon hidden rarities from our historic collection of over 7 million herbarium specimens, but every now and then, a real treasure turns up. That includes a specimen from the man who arrived at the theory of evolution, independent of Charles Darwin.
Digitisation has become one of the key tasks for the curatorial roles within the British Library. This is supported by two main pillars: the accessibility of the collection items to everybody around the world and the preservation of unique and sometimes, very fragile, items. Digitisation involves many different teams and...