"Workshop on Electronic Texts: Proceedings" edited by James Daly, reports on a conference where experts explored ways to convert old texts and images into digital formats and keep them safe for the future. The book is about the challenges of using electronic texts for research, making them easy to use, and employing technology wisely in libraries. It covers topics such as how to turn paper documents into digital files, different ways to convert texts, and the legal issues with copyright. The work stresses the importance of balancing the amount of material digitized without sacrificing quality and establishing rules for electronic texts, as well as meeting the needs of users as technology advances. It provides a broad picture of how things were changing towards electronic record-keeping in the world of humanities.
Workshop on Electronic Texts: Proceedings, 9-10 June 1992
By Library of Congress
Witness a monumental shift in how libraries preserve and present historical knowledge, as experts grapple with the promises and pitfalls of digitizing our collective past.
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About the AuthorThe Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office.
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office.
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