Jane Austen fans rejoice at new, international digital collection of her fiction manuscripts

A three-year joint project of the University of Oxford and King’s College London, Jane Austen’s Fiction Manuscripts is now thrilling her fans worldwide. According to the Web site Introduction,

The focus of the present digital edition is three-fold: the virtual reunification of this significant collection of fiction manuscripts by means of high-quality digital photographic images; the linking of these images to fully encoded and searchable diplomatic transcriptions; and the creation of as complete a record as possible of the conservation history and current physical state of these frail objects. Through virtual reunification, scholars and interested users are provided for the first time with the opportunity to compare the forms and texts of these dispersed manuscripts – their different physical construction, shifts in handwriting and presentation – to examine passages of erasure and revision, to question editorial readings in the transcriptions, and to make their own new discoveries about Austen’s working practices across her writing career.

Reading the digital ocean

According to this story from the Weekly News Digest of Information Today, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library has, through a partnership with Google, the University of California and the UC San Diego Libraries, digitized and made publicly available around 100,000 volumes of oceanography works from its collection.

Share Your Treasures with Canada!

From the announcement on the CHIN Web site about its new initiative, Canada's Got Treasures!:

The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) at the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) launches a new interactive online space, Canada’s Got Treasures! Using YouTube and Flickr, the website invites museums, heritage institutions and people from across the country to upload their photos and videos of objects, artworks, buildings, people or locations that are culturally significant to Canadians. Once uploaded, they will be featured on the Canada’s Got Treasures! VMC website for Canadians to experience and enjoy.

Canada’s Got Treasures! provides an excellent opportunity to showcase and promote the collections of your institution online. Visit http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/treasures and click on the “Upload Your Treasures” button and follow the simple steps.

Each week from May to November 2010, new treasures from our national museums and institutions will be revealed, with an accompanying related quiz to test your knowledge of Canadian history and heritage. These significant holdings, as well as submissions from heritage institutions and Canadians, will also be tracked on an interactive map.

We look forward to seeing your treasures online!

For assistance uploading your photos or videos, or for additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

The Virtual Museum of Canada Team
1.800.520.2446 (Toll Free)
vmc@virtualmuseum.ca
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/treasures

May/June 02010 issue of D-Lib Magazine is out

From the announcement on DIGLIB and other mailing lists (02010 05 18):

The May/June issue of D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org/) is now available.

This issue is a special issue on the theme of Digital Libraries in China. ...

The articles include:

Overview of Digital Library Developments in China by Xihui Zhen, Content Digital Innovations

Building the New-generation China Academic Digital Library Information System (CADLIS): A Review and Prospectus by Wang Wenqing and Chen Ling, The National Administrative Center for CALIS, Peking University

China National Science and Technology Digital Library (NSTL) by Qiao Xiaodong, Liang Bing and Yao Changqing, Institute of Science and Technology Information of China (ISTIC)

The National Digital Library Project by Wei Dawei and Sun Yigang, National Library of China

Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography version 1 now available

Version one of the Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship.

http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/dcpb.htm

This bibliography presents over 360 selected English-language articles, books, and technical reports that are useful in understanding digital curation and preservation.

Most sources have been published between 2000 and the present; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 2000 are also included. Where possible, links are provided to sources that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints for published articles in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical.

The bibliography is the work of Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

Source: DIG_REF@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU and other mailing lists (02010 05 16)