You might want to know about this new initiative to help record MSS
fragments and to restore the connections between parts that have been
separated
June S
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From: GWARA, SCOTT <GWARAS(a)mailbox.sc.edu>
Date: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Dear Ex-Libris members,
Dr. Eric J. Johnson and I are pleased to announce the launch of
*manuscriptlink*, the first internet tool designed to create virtual
codices from dismembered manuscript fragments. Imagine the power of
restoring an estimated 1500 “lost” manuscripts from tens of thousands of
leaves in collections worldwide. This is the goal we’ve set out to
achieve. *Ours
is a grass-roots effort.* We seek any and all institutional partners to
join us on this *long-term* project. There are *no costs*, except
digitization, but the benefits are incalculable. Our current list of
Founding Partners is appended below. Jointly, these institutions are
contributing images of more than 2000 manuscript fragments from hundreds of
medieval books. We are grateful for their leadership.
The University of South Carolina’s Center for Digital Humanities expects
our website to be active in Spring 2014. Our invitation, mission statement,
project design specs, and Board of Directors can be found below. In case
this information appears garbled, it can also be found (with images) at
this link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71591396/manuscriptlink%20public%20anno…
PLEASE join this initiative and help all of us recover a lost medieval
library … Eric and I can be reached at:
gwaras(a)mailbox.sc.edu
johnson.4156(a)osu.edu
Best wishes,
Scott & Eric
Dr. Scott Gwara, Professor of English, University of South Carolina,
Co-Director of *manuscriptlink*
Dr. Eric J. Johnson, Assistant Professor and Associate Curator, Rare Books
& Manuscripts Library,
The Ohio State University, Co-Director of *manuscriptlink*
manuscriptlink. restoring a medieval library
Dr. Scott J. Gwara, University of South Carolina
Dr. Eric J. Johnson, The Ohio State University
*Project Office:* Dept. of English, University of South Carolina, Columbia,
SC 29208 USA
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21 November 2013
Dear Librarians, Teachers, and Scholars,
The University of South Carolina and The Ohio State University are pleased
to announce the launch of manuscriptlink, a powerful collaborative research
tool for librarians, teachers, and scholars worldwide. This innovative
project will reunite digital surrogates of dismembered medieval manuscript
leaves into virtual codices, thereby restoring hundreds—if not thousands—of
manuscripts lost through the dispersal of individual manuscript pages. With
its innovative technology, suite of image-navigation tools, archive of
images, and comprehensive metadata, manuscriptlink will reveal a “virtual”
medieval library, unlocking a treasury of information. Manuscript
aggregation will engage a host of Humanities disciplines, including art
history, literature, book design and production, religious culture,
translation, and even more. *Imagine the immense cultural value of
restoring a lost medieval library amounting to thousands of volumes.* Imagine,
too, the impact of a large-scale collaboration in which even the smallest
repositories will see their holdings gain new value as part of an
international consortium.
We invite your participation in this endeavor to expand and enliven the
landscape of Medieval Studies, and to enhance the reach of your library
collections. By contributing images of manuscript leaves and
fragments—aristocratic or ordinary, ornate or modest—you will aid
meaningfully in the formation of a vast and consequential archive of
medieval culture. Readers will be able to consult your fragments and
related constituents as virtual codices, literally turning through the
pages to examine your visible contribution to manuscript history. Our
project will enable you to recapture and redefine your fragments’ textual
significance, and to enrich the resources for researching and teaching the
medieval world.
Please become a part of this manuscript community at no cost. We ask simply
for image contributions, and we may be able to photograph your pages for
you. Our project leaders will interpret your images, aggregate them into
virtual books, and make them available for the international community. We
and our team of experts will share all our expertise, discoveries, and
metadata with every contributor.
To inquire further into the manuscriptlink project or to express interest
in participating in this initiative, please contact the project
co-directors Dr. Scott Gwara (University of South Carolina) or Dr. Eric
Johnson (The Ohio State University). Our contact information appears below.
We hope to hear from you soon …
Sincerely,
Scott & Eric
Dr. Scott Gwara, University of South Carolina: gwaras(a)mailbox.sc.edu;
803-920-3582
Dr. Eric J. Johnson, The Ohio State University: johnson.4156(a)osu.edu;
614-688-8795
manuscriptlink Co-directors
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manuscriptlink Co-Directors
Dr. Scott J. Gwara, Professor of English, University of South Carolina
Dr. Eric J. Johnson, Assistant Professor and Associate Curator, Rare Books
& Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
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manuscriptlink Board of Directors
Dr. Susan Boynton Professor of Historical
Musicology, Columbia University
Dr. Frank Coulson Professor of Classics and
Director of Palaeography, Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical
Studies, The Ohio State University
Dr. Christopher de Hamel Donnelly Fellow Librarian, The Parker
Library, Corpus Christi College Cambridge
Dr. Tony Edwards Professor of Medieval
English Manuscripts, University of Kent (UK)
Dr. Scott J. Gwara Professor of English,
University of South Carolina
Dr. John Haines Professor of History &
Culture and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto (CAN)
Dr. Valerie Hotchkiss Head of the Rare Book &
Manuscript Library, Professor of Medieval Studies and Religious Studies,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Eric J. Johnson Assistant Professor and
Associate Curator, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State
University Libraries
Dr. F. Erik Kwakkel Faculteit der
Geesteswetenschappen, Centre for the Arts in Society, Oude Britse
letterkunde
Dr. David Lee Miller Director, Center for Digital
Humanities and Carolina Distinguished Professor of English, University of
South Carolina
Dr. Daniel P. O’Donnell Founding Director, Digital
Medievalist; CEO & Chair, *Text Encoding Initiative*; Professor of English,
University of Lethbridge (CAN)
Dr. Lynn Ransom Schoenberg Institute for
Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Barbara Shailor Vice Provost, Yale
University and Director, Beinecke Library, Yale University *em.*
Dr. Michael Suarez Director, Rare Book School,
and University Professor of English, University of Virginia
manuscriptlink Founding Partners
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ARKANSAS
Fayetteville, University of Arkansas, David W. Mullins Library
COLORADO
Boulder, University Library, University of Colorado, Boulder
CONNECTICUT
Hartford, Trinity College, Watkinson Library
FLORIDA
Tampa, University Library, University of South Florida
GEORGIA
Atlanta, Bentley Rare Book Gallery, Kennesaw State Univ.
ILLINOIS
Rock Island, Augustana College, Thomas Tredway Library
Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, Rare Books and
Manuscript Library
INDIANA
South Bend, University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
KANSAS
Lawrence, University of Kansas, Spencer Research Library
MASSACHUSETTS
Northampton, Smith College, Neilson Library
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, Elmer L. Andersen Library
MISSISSIPPI
Oxford, University of Mississippi, J. D. Williams Library
MISSOURI
Kirksville, Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State Univ.
Springfield, Missouri State University, Meyer Library
OHIO
Cleveland, Case Western Reserve Univ., Kelvin Smith Library
Columbus, The Ohio State University, Thompson Library (Founding
Partner and Leadership Partner)
Columbus, Pontifical Institute Josephinum
Gambier, Kenyon College, Olin Library
Granville, Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Lima, Lima Public Library
Oberlin, OH, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
Oberlin, Oberlin College, Harvey Mudd Center
NEW YORK
Binghamton, Binghamton University, University Art Museum
Corning, Corning Community College, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
Library
Hamilton, Colgate University, Case-Geyer Library
Poughkeepsie, Vassar College, Main Library
NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, Ackland Museum of Art
Davidson, Davidson College, E. H. Little Library
Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
PENNSYLVANIA
Scranton, University of Scranton, Weinberg Memorial Library
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston, College of Charleston, Addlestone Library
Columbia, Columbia College, J. Drake Edens Library
Columbia, Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, University of South Carolina, Hollings Library
(Founding Partner and Leadership Partner)
Greenville, Bob Jones University, Mack Library
Greenville, Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Greenville, Furman University, James B. Duke Library
Rock Hill, Winthrop University, Pettus Archives
TENNESSEE
Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis, Rhodes College, Barret Library
TEXAS
Austin, University of Texas Austin, Harry Ransom Center (HRC)
Dallas, Southern Methodist University, The Bridwell Library
Houston, University of Houston, M. D. Anderson Library
UTAH
Salt Lake City, Marriott Library, University of Utah
VERMONT
Burlington, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library
VIRGINIA
Lynchburg, Randolph College, Herbert C. Lipscomb Library
Lynchburg, Randolph College, Maier Museum of Art
Roanoke, Hollins University, Wyndham Robertson Library
Sweet Briar, Sweet Briar College, Mary Helen Cochran Library
Dr. Scott James Gwara, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
*2013 Inaugural Breakthrough Leadership in Research Prize, University of
South Carolina*
* 2014 Bernard Amtmann Fellow, Bibliographical Society of Canada*
* 2013 Folter Fellow in Historical Bibliography, Bibliographical Society
of America*
* 2013 William H. Helfand Fellow, The Grolier Club*
Department of English
1620 College St.
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 USA
Tel. 803-920-3582
FAX: 803-777-9064
Webpage:
http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/people/pages/gwara.html
--
June Samaras
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