Transcribing and digitizing eighteenth- and nineteenth-century letters for a historical digital repository.
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In fall 2011, the Scott Memorial Library purchased 53 letters belonging to an 1841 graduate of Jefferson Medical College, John Plimpton Green. The library staff transcribed and digitized the letters, creating an online collection in the university's institutional repository, Jefferson Digital Commons. This article will detail the process of transcribing and digitizing the collection along with sharing statistics and the benefits of this project to global researchers.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical reference services quarterly
دوره 33 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014