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Preserving the Scholarly Record: Special Digitization Projects at Penn, Princeton, Gorgias Press, and De Gruyter

Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, February 28, 1PM EST

The Library of Alexandria was a great idea at the time. But how did that work out? It’s a story, a cautionary tale like so many others that has sadly been repeated for time immemorial. Digital technology has provided new opportunities not just to renew and expand access to information, but also to preserve the scholarly record. Join us to learn about the digitization of important at-risk content, content that has long been unavailable or at least not easily accessible, by four scholarly publishers:

• University of Pennsylvania Press: American Philosophical Society
• Princeton University Press: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts
• Gorgias Press: The Private Collection of George Kiraz in Syriac and Eastern Christianity
• De Gruyter: Akademie Verlag, the largest East German (GDR) scholarly publisher

Even with digital technology, too often the song remains the same – as highlighted recently in a very impressive study by Martin Eve at Crossref . Regarding the report, William Kilbride of the Digital Preservation Coalition commented, “We’ve been arguing for years for urgent investment to ensure research remains viable against the fluctuating fortunes of the publishing industry.”

Please join us to hear an impressive panel discuss their uncommon digitization projects (and comment on ‘the fluctuating fortunes of the publishing industry’)!    

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SPEAKERS:

Mary Francis: Director, University of Pennsylvania Press

Paige Clunie: Digital Partnerships Manager, Princeton University Press

George Kiraz: Founder, Gorgias Press

Saskia Wenzel: Senior Manager, Publisher Partner Program, De Gruyter

Michael Zeoli: Director, Publisher Partner Program, Paradigm Publishing Services