Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) is the leading provider of document conversion services, software, digital publishing solutions, eBook production, and Structured Product Labeling worldwide. Based in New York, since 1981, DCL's US-based project management team applies their specialized talents to solving clients' problems with a particular emphasis on highly-complex projects. Our mission is to meet the needs of our clients, respecting both schedule and budget, while providing the highest level of accuracy and quality on a consistent basis.
Our expertise includes the ability to handle a wide variety of both structured and content-based DTDs and schemas, as well as perform simultaneous conversions to multiple target formats. Our bundled services are customized to meet the specific needs of our clients, and are also available a la carte. DCL's capabilities also include the management of large-scale, multi-vendor conversions, as well as consulting, quality assurance, and on-site project management of do-it-yourself teams.
DCL's proven five-step, automated production process ensures that we "Get it right ...Every time."
Solutions at a Glance
Document Conversion
Conversion from all formats to all formats, Quality Assurance (QA), content reuse analysis & harmonization, content tagging, metatagging, transcription, and translation services for all industries.
Digital Publishing
Composition, conversion, copyediting, proofreading, typesetting, formatting, pagination for publishers & organizations of all types including NLM XML & Bookshelf XML for JATS, PubMed Central & other repositories.
eBook Production
Conversion of novels, non-fiction, children's books, textbooks, enhanced eBooks, fixed layout & mobile content; all formats including EPUB, MOBI, PDF supporting all devices such as Android, NOOK & NOOK Color, iPad/iPod/iPhone, Linux computers, mobile phones, online in Ibis Reader & Bookworm, Windows, Mac.
Quality Assurance
Stand-alone assurance service providing independent reviews of converted results or to provide oversight for a do-it-yourself (in-house) or outsourced project. Can be performed pre-conversion to catch errors early in the process or post-conversion to ensure no errors appear in the in the final product.
Composition/Rendering
Services for publishing to PDF, HTML, supporting all source & target DTDs.
DCL On Demand Services
DCL has launched a new suite of online solutions. They are designed to meet the needs of our customers who have basic conversion projects requiring no special handling or consulting. Backed by DCL's 30+ years of excellence providing conversion and related services, DCL On Demand will provide easy access to the same time-tested conversion process, rapid service and 99.99% accuracy level guarantee.
These solutions include:
EPUB On Demand — a one-book-at-a-time conversion service to EPUB & MOBI, compatible with all eReader devices
Harmonizer On Demand — Content reuse analysis of a single format, up to 5000 pages
Convert On Demand — Word & PDF to XML conversions, up to 1000 pages
SPL On Demand — An self-service portal to our current SPL offering
Upload your files online and let the conversion begin!
Creating online documents for electronic publishing is a growing trend that can be a tedious and expensive process. With so many eBook formats and publishing options to choose from, individuals looking to create eBooks can find themselves overwhelmed by all the decisions they have to make. Data Conversion Laboratory knows how important your time and resources are, which is why we have created, EPUB On Demand, a one-book-at-a-time conversion service to EPUB & MOBI. This new online portal delivers the same superior document conversion services that DCL has been providing for over thirty years.
Be sure to check out The Content Wrangler's review of our EPUB on Demand service!
Coming Soon! DCL's self-service Redundant Data Clean-Up system, Harmonizer™ On Demand will help clear the clutter in order to reduce costs, improve accuracy, and expedite turnaround.
DCL's ground-breaking Harmonizer™ software eliminates redundant content from document sets of any size. It allows DCL to harmonize text variations to your standard by objectively measuring, locating, and eliminating duplicate or extraneous content. This advanced software finds unintended differences in text phrasing, spelling, and punctuation; often finding errors that had been buried deeply in a document for many years, allowing you to easily harmonize variations early in the process. Reducing the amount of content can significantly reduce translation costs.
Coming Soon! Convert on Demand is DCL's complete repertoire of on-demand conversion services, from any format to any format, one file at a time.
Coming Soon! SPL on Demand is a self-service SPL conversion system that allows clients to get complete structured output for product labels quickly and easily.