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American ambassador to Uganda Jerry Lanier is received by staff at the National Library of Uganda (NLU) where he launched the World Digital Library project and officially handed over the Scan Centre. Alan Shonubi, (in spectacles) the chairman of NLU looks on. Photo/MORGAN MBABAZI

American ambassador to Uganda Jerry Lanier is received by staff at the National Library of Uganda (NLU) where he launched the World Digital Library project and officially handed over the Scan Centre. Alan Shonubi, (in spectacles) the chairman of NLU looks on. Photo/MORGAN MBABAZI 

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Posted  Monday, April 5  2010 at  00:00

The Centre consists of a digital scanner that can scan documents of up to AI size, optical resolution of 200 to 800 DP I, real time lighting correction, a motorised 30cm, A-I sized flat-panel cradle that supports bound material, a separate 120 degree book holding cradle for rare materials, two computers associated with it for metadata processing, HP Colour Laser Jet CP 3525 da and Preservation and Conservation Unit.

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