Scanning the Past: A Modern Approach to Ancient Culture.

Gagos, Traianos; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ526252

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Publication Date: 1996

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Scanning the Past: A Modern Approach to Ancient Culture.

Gagos, Traianos; And Others

Library Hi Tech, v14 n1 p11-22 1996

Describes projects launched in the 1990s (at Duke University and the University of Michigan, for example) that are attempting to digitize images of ancient papyrus collections and to provide indexed electronic access to them. The five largest American projects of this kind have formed a consortium which addresses issues of policy and user instruction. (BEW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Ancient History, Computer Graphics, Consortia, Electronic Libraries, Historiography, Library Collections, Library Policy, Manuscripts, Online Systems, Preservation, Primary Sources, Research Projects

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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