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Friday, 1st November 2002

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Digitization Projects
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution/LA Times
"H-P puts Vatican Treasures on the Net"
From the article, Hewlett-Packard Co. has a divine new client. Considering the slowdown in corporate spending, it's a blessing. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based technology giant and the Holy See said Tuesday that they had placed selected treasures from the Vatican's Apostolic Library on the Internet...Biblical scholar Anthony Tambasco, a professor of theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., was eager to explore the site, given that the church highly restricts access to the library, even for scholars. His initial impression was that the site was difficult to navigate and its offerings were frustratingly limited. For instance, only one page from the rare "B" version of the "Codex Vaticanus" Bible is available online. And although much of the site is in English and other languages, large portions of it -- including an enticing section called "Vatican Secret Archives" -- are only in Italian. "This is not of much use to scholars," he said. "It's more like a museum exhibit." HP spokeswoman Alison Connor said the site would eventually become more comprehensive. "This is just for the rollout," she said. "They are just scratching the surface.
See Also: Direct to Vatican Library Web Site (Click the "The Treasures of the Library" link to View Exhibit)

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