Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Oxford, Vatican digitization project

WELL GOOD:
Oxford University, Vatican libraries to digitize ancient texts

Reuters April 14, 2012

The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV) said on Thursday they intended to digitize 1.5 million pages of ancient texts and make them freely available online.

The libraries said the digitized collections will centre on three subject areas: Greek manuscripts, 15th-century printed books and Hebrew manuscripts and early printed books.

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Some other digitization projects are noted here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here and links.