I came across this short but awesome animation from the National Digital Library of Slovenia  a few weeks ago and I haven't tired of watching it yet. As the cyclist pedals through a seamless narrative of ephemera and archived media, one begins to realise the potential of digitised historic materials. It doesn't really matter whether they are the throwaway everyday objects, that have survived, or the places of historic significance depicted, they have enormous potential for discussion and learning. The animation also illustrates how digital tools can help us revisit and re-interpret our history.

This is of course, all  made possible through the open digital access policy of the National Digital Library:

• dLib.si is a web library available to everyone using a computer or a mobile phone at any time and wherever;

• dLib.si can be freely accessed without any limitations;

• dLib.si brings to homes, workplaces, schools or universities written Slovene cultural treasures, specimen kept in the National and University Library and other Slovene libraries. At the same time it enables access to entire current expert articles and other texts.