User Collaboration for Improving Access to Historical Texts
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User Collaboration for Improving Access to Historical Texts
The paper will describe how web-based collaboration tools can engage users in the building of historical printed text resources created by mass digitisation projects. The drivers for developing such tools will be presented, identifying the benefits that can be derived for both the user community and cultural heritage institutions. The perceived risks, such as new errors introduced by the users,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: LIBER Quarterly
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2213-056X,1435-5205
DOI: 10.18352/lq.7981