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World Digital Library Partner Meeting Munich, Germany November 14-15, 2011

This document discusses the content priorities and selection guidelines for the World Digital Library (WDL). It highlights the importance of collections relating to national histories, cultures, and the Memory of the World collections. It also addresses unresolved issues such as 3-D items, archival collections, folklore, and intangible heritage.

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World Digital Library Partner Meeting Munich, Germany November 14-15, 2011

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  1. World Digital Library Partner Meeting Munich, Germany November 14-15, 2011 Content Priorities and Selection John Van Oudenaren WDL Director

  2. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Content Priorities and Selection • WDL Content Selection Guidelines • Developed by Content Selection Working Group, Cairo, Egypt, January 13-15, 2009 • General, high-level guidelines • “Sources for the study of humanity” • Collections relating to national histories and cultures but also relating to other countries • Particular attention to Memory of the World collections • Possibility of designated high-profile themes, e.g., “history of writing”

  3. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Content Priorities and Selection • Some unresolved issues needing further discussion: • What to do about 3-D items? • What to do about archival collections? • Folklore and intangible heritage • Possibility of regional and/or functional groups to supplement work of general committee

  4. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Arabic Scientific Manuscripts Committee • Sponsored by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology • Two meetings in London, 2008 • Involvement of scholars and curators • Additional impetus from the Qatar Foundation

  5. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Arabic Scientific Manuscripts Committee • Focus on two aspects: • “Development and capacity building, e.g., National Library and Archives of Egypt • “Top treasure” manuscripts mainly in Europe, Turkey, to some extent the United States • Potential areas of emphasis identified: • Works by the astronomer al-Sufi (903-986) • Arabic maps and cartography • Manuscripts about machines and mechanical devices

  6. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Chinese Language Committee • Co-chaired by National Library of China and Library of Congress • Meeting in Washington, January 2009

  7. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Chinese Language Committee • Areas of focus identified: • Archival materials and architectural designs relating to the Garden of Perfect Brightness (destroyed in the European interventions of 1860 and the Boxer uprising of 1900) • Books printed during the Taiping Kingdom (1851-1864) • Books on astronomy and divination • Pre-1900 Chinese maps • Rare books from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) • Jesuit publications from the 16th and 17th centuries • Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) block-printed works with illustrations • Need to involve other Asian, U.S., and European libraries (some already contributing Chinese content)

  8. World Digital Library www.wdl.org Mesoamerican Codices Committee • Meeting in Mexico City, May 2009, hosted by CONACULTA and Library of Congress • Identified all significant Mesoamerican codices from: • Mexico • United States and Canada • Europe • Commissioned overview paper by Professor Karl Taube, University of California at Riverside

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