Touch&Turn (2003 - 2004)
Mediation of rare books over the InternetThe Internet opens up new possibilities for interchanging digital copies between different institutions.
has initiated the project "Mediation of rare books over the Internet" to make the interchange of rare books possible over the Internet.
The project, started in April 2003, is co-funded by the European Programme eTEN involving 8 partners from Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy and Sweden.
The project mission is to develop and validate an online platform for mediation of digitised books and manuscripts and create a network in which the most impressive possessors of literary rarities in Europe take part.
This will imply to:
- initiate mediation between the parties within the project
- identify which branches could be interested of the mediationservice
- evaluate the potential of the online platform
- evaluate the technology as such
- prepare for a deployment in Europe
The online platform will make digital books / manuscripts produced with the T & T technology accessible to the general public, educational institutions and professionals alike. The platform will include facilities for:
- Search functions for digitised rare books /manuscripts
- Samples of digitised rare books / manuscripts
- Discussion forum
- Newspage and FAQ about new editions, and exhibitions
- Educational area of the T & T software and digitisation
- Download area for T & T software and upgrades
Partners
- Karl-Franzens University Library in Graz, Austria
- Zentral und Landesbibliothek Berlin, Germany
- Swedish Institute at Athens, Greece
- University Library of Crete, Greece
- Baldini Library, Italy
- Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Italy
- National Library of Rome, Italy
- Uppsala University Library, Sweden
For more information:
Katarina Przybyl
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