Minority language digital library projects: EMILL & Digibyb
Digital minority language library (digibyb)
In the summer of 2003 the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning started with a pilot project for the creation of a digital library on European Minority Languages with text, image and sound. The project was financed by the Royal Dutch Academy of Scientists. The pilot was carried out with Frisian digital material and was succesfully concluded in June 2005.
The aim was to develop a digital library to index, classify and catalogue scientific sources concerning European minority languages and knowledge of and from academic researchers. The scientific content concerns the following areas: linguistics, sociolinguistics, literature, media, legislation, education, culture history and language policy.The pilot served as a development model for partners in other European linguistic communities. A databank on specialists and projects has also been included.
www.DBFrysk.org
European Minority Languages Library (EMILL)
The European follow up of the digibyb project is the EMILL project. It aims to develop a digital library to index, classify and catalogue scientific sources concerning European minority languages and knowledge of and from academic researchers. The content will be scientific and concerns the following areas: language and literature, education, law, media, sociolinguistics and history of culture. This pilot serves as a development model for partners in other European linguistic communities. The Biblioteca Virtual Galega is as partner, representative of the Galician linguistic community. A databank on organizations will also be included. The language of communication is English and the minority language of the participating language community.
The Mercator Research Centre is in search for more partners on the European Minority Languages Library project, also called EMILL. It is the intention to proceed and extend the project in a European context with EU funds. The goal of the EMILL project is to establish a network of digital libraries of minority languages and the creation of a European portal. Ideal partners for the project are libraries in a minority language community. Either they have a lot of experience with a digital library, or they are just looking into the possibilities, in both cases this project can be very interesting.
If you are interested in the project please contact our projectmanager
In the summer of 2003 the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning started with a pilot project for the creation of a digital library on European Minority Languages with text, image and sound. The project was financed by the Royal Dutch Academy of Scientists. The pilot was carried out with Frisian digital material and was succesfully concluded in June 2005.
The aim was to develop a digital library to index, classify and catalogue scientific sources concerning European minority languages and knowledge of and from academic researchers. The scientific content concerns the following areas: linguistics, sociolinguistics, literature, media, legislation, education, culture history and language policy.The pilot served as a development model for partners in other European linguistic communities. A databank on specialists and projects has also been included.
www.DBFrysk.org
European Minority Languages Library (EMILL)
The European follow up of the digibyb project is the EMILL project. It aims to develop a digital library to index, classify and catalogue scientific sources concerning European minority languages and knowledge of and from academic researchers. The content will be scientific and concerns the following areas: language and literature, education, law, media, sociolinguistics and history of culture. This pilot serves as a development model for partners in other European linguistic communities. The Biblioteca Virtual Galega is as partner, representative of the Galician linguistic community. A databank on organizations will also be included. The language of communication is English and the minority language of the participating language community.
The Mercator Research Centre is in search for more partners on the European Minority Languages Library project, also called EMILL. It is the intention to proceed and extend the project in a European context with EU funds. The goal of the EMILL project is to establish a network of digital libraries of minority languages and the creation of a European portal. Ideal partners for the project are libraries in a minority language community. Either they have a lot of experience with a digital library, or they are just looking into the possibilities, in both cases this project can be very interesting.
If you are interested in the project please contact our projectmanager