APT Australasia Chapter is delighted to report that the first phase of scanning material from Professor Miles Lewis‘ library for the APT International online Building Technology Heritage Library has been completed.
The project report is downloadable here.
In summary, 206 documents have been scanned and uploaded, their size varying from 1 to 1073 pages, and the total is estimated at 35,133 pages. The material varies in date from 1755 to 1973. The origin of this material can be categorised as:
57 Australian
83 British
11 French
51 Usonian
4 other
Discussions continue with regard to opportunities for scanning further material from Professor Miles Lewis’ library for inclusion in the Building Technology Heritage Library.