The University of Michigan has unveiled the PictureIt Rare Book Reader, an on-screen reader that is similar to others that I have seen, but faster, smoother, and simply beautiful to see and use.
The first book available online is volume one of John James Audubon’s Birds of America:
Click the image to open the reader
The software will be released under a Creative Commons license at some point in the future.
found via the Blog for Library Technology
