Abstracts: Workshop 1 "After the Digital Revolution", John Rylands Library (Manchester)

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The digital revolution has profoundly affected the ways we encounter archival documents. Yet, archivists and literary scholars rarely "sit at the same table," and this lack of dialogue has an impact on issues of access, particularly in the case of born-digital materials. The special issue in Archives and Manuscripts will explore these issues, and attempt to find solutions that involve both archivists and scholars.
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CFP: Workshop 1 "After the Digital Revolution", John Rylands Library (Manchester)

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How can we improve the preservation and access to born-digital records in literary and publishers’ archives?
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