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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 □+□+□+□+□ 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 □+□+□+□+□ 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 □+□+□+□+□ 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 □+□+□+□+□ 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 KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal