medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Paul Chandler wrote:
>
> Obviously the project has crucial quality control issues. There is
> talk of libraries de-accessioning little-used books, or those
> requiring rebinding or conservation, in favour of the Google digital
> versions. As Christopher notes, this would often be a bad idea;
> indeed, it could prove disastrous to scholarship.
What is more likely is that they will just refuse access to the originals.
Unless you belong to the 'club', of course. The effect on scholarship will
be more insidious, but just as disastrous.
John Briggs
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