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-DFG Viewer
-==========
-
-The DFG Viewer is a browser web service for displaying digitized books from
-remote library repositories. It has an OAI-PMH interface for exchanging meta-
-and structural data in the METS/MODS and METS/TEI formats.
-
-As a result, users are provided with a uniform interface for viewing digitized
-media. They can browse documents, view and download the individual digital
-representations in various resolutions and use further options if the library
-provides additional data.
-
-
-About the DFG Viewer
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-
-The DFG Viewer is based on the free CMS TYPO3 and the Digital Library Framework
-of Kitodo.Presentation. It is open source software itself and can be used free of
-charge by anyone interested. This can either be done via the web service
-operated by the Saxon State and University Library Dresden or by means of a
-local implementation. You can find comprehensive documentations, examples and
-useful tips regarding both application scenarios at the project's home page.
-The development of the DFG Viewer is predominantly funded by the German Research
-Foundation (DFG, http://www.dfg.de/en/).