Monte Cassino Digitorium

Navigation Update

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:06:40 +0000

To allow for easier browsing of the Monte Cassino Digitorium, you can find the links to the rest of the pages of the site under the “Site Navigation” menu on the right of this page.

We thank you for your patience as we work on the redesign of this blog to integrate it into the rest of the site.

Letter of Inquiry

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:56:53 +0000

We are currently undergoing preparations to apply for grants at a number of institutions. If you would like to see an example of our inquiry letter, please click below:

MCD_inquiry_letter.pdf

Contribution Request and Digitization Guidelines

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:16:49 +0000

The Monte Cassino Digitorium is currently soliciting contributions from institutions which contain manuscripts written in the Cassinese script during the abbotships of Desiderius and Oderisius I (c. 1058 to 1105 A.D.)

For information on the criteria which we ask our contributors to adhere to, please see our Guidelines and Workbook:

MCD_Guidelines_and_Workbook.pdf

Sources used in compilation of workbook:

Esposito, J., Kellerman, S., & Wentzel, L. Digitization metadata. Worksheet presented at the Born Digital Or Morphed: Digital Preservation Workshop, MARAC 2006 (Spring).

Preparation for Release

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:13:23 +0000

The Monte Cassino Digitorium is preparing for the release of its prototype. To allow the transparent browsing of files contained within the site, the directory listing has been enabled. View all of the files associated with the Monte Cassino Digitorium here.

Draft Index

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:09:06 +0000

Draft index file is located here. Text drafts of individual pages are still being hosted on Google Docs, and will be updated as they are edited.

Main Directory

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:10:30 +0000

The primary directory for files pertaining to the Monte Cassino Digitorium is located here.