http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/07/10/digitizing-ancient-documents-future-preservation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digitizing-ancient-documents-future-preservation Archaeology news from Southeast Asia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/07/10/digitizing-ancient-documents-future-preservation/#comment-942 Raman Jain Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:58:26 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/?p=2145#comment-942 We hv a similar project underway for the past 9 yrs where we have been digitizing approx 700-800 yrs old ancient manuscripts in sanskrit/prakrut language. We used/developed suitable fonts/software and hv done so far about 12000 A4 size pages. Constant upgradation of hardware/media (CD/flashdrives etc)has put tremendous pressure upon us as over a period of 10-20-30 yrs none perhaps will be able to retrieve information from computers or CDs, etc. We are therefore now printing 1000 copies each and will send all these printed manuscripts to various libraries for preservation. Incidentally these are religious manuscripts hence we will not put on internet because of sacredness. We hv a similar project underway for the past 9 yrs where we have been digitizing approx 700-800 yrs old ancient manuscripts in sanskrit/prakrut language. We used/developed suitable fonts/software and hv done so far about 12000 A4 size pages. Constant upgradation of hardware/media (CD/flashdrives etc)has put tremendous pressure upon us as over a period of 10-20-30 yrs none perhaps will be able to retrieve information from computers or CDs, etc. We are therefore now printing 1000 copies each and will send all these printed manuscripts to various libraries for preservation.
Incidentally these are religious manuscripts hence we will not put on internet because of sacredness.

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