Prototyping a Digital Library of the Middle East
The DLME is an ambitious project to connect the digital repositories of Middle Eastern cultural heritage currently siloed around the globe by creating a central portal empowering anyone with an internet connection to easily search and discover these collections.
| An initial technical proof-of-concept launched publicly on January 31, 2018. The guiding principle of the project is service to people in the region: to help reveal, share, and protect cultural materials and the living and historical cultures they represent. An initial technical proof-of-concept linking digital objects from multiple US-based collections launched publicly on January 31, 2018. |
Project Details
Location: Worldwide
Organiser(s):
Council on Library and Information Resources
Project partner(s): Digital Library of the Middle East, Council on Library and Information Resources, Digital Library Federation, Stanford University Libraries, Antiquities Coalition, Qatar National Library
Funder(s):
Whiting Foundation
Funding received: $170,000
Commencement Date: 04/2013
Project Status: Completed
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