The Victorian Women Writers Project: The Library as a Creator and Publisher of Electronic Texts

Date

1996

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Volume Title

Publisher

The Public-Access Computer Systems Review

Abstract

Describes the Victorian Women Writers Project, a full-text poetry database created and published on the World Wide Web by Indiana University Libraries. Electronic formats such as graphical, character-based, and proprietary files are discussed, along with standards for formatting, including ASCII, HTML, and Text Encoding Initiatives. Decisions must consider archival nature and accessibility.

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Keywords

Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Authors, Electronic Libraries, Academic libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Authors, Electronic Libraries

Citation

Willett, Perry. "The Victorian Women Writers Project: The Library as a Creator and Publisher of Electronic Texts." The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 7, no. 6 (1996): 5-16.