Digital Latin Library Project
In 2012, the American Philological Association, with the endorsement and collaboration of the Medieval Academy of America and the Renaissance Society of America, applied for and received a planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to work toward creating a new, openly accessible, online library of Latin texts.
For the purposes of this project, "library" refers to the services (e.g., cataloging), working space, and texts one expects in a traditional library, but in a digital form. The centerpiece of the project is a Linked Open Data architecture that will serve as a kind of card catalog for all Latin texts available on the web, whether openly or behind a paywall. That architecture will facilitate the development of applications to use, search, and analyze textual data. There will also be a digital working space where scholars and students of Latin can work with texts and various resources. The library will also publish new critical editions, commentaries, text notes, etc., under the aegis of one or more of the three learned societies involved in the project.
The planning stage will end in July 2013, at which time the APA, MAA, and RSA will evaluate the project and decide whether or not to pursue funding for the implementation stage.
Working Group
- Samuel J. Huskey, Project Leader (APA Information Architect, University of Oklahoma)
- Roger Bagnall (Leon Levy Director, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World—NYU)
- Kathleen Coleman (Harvard University)
- Cynthia Damon (University of Pennsylvania)
- Tom Elliott (Associate Director for Digital Programs and Senior Research Scholar, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World—NYU)
- Denis Feeney (Princeton University, APA President)
- Michael Gagarin (University of Texas, APA VP for Publications and Research)
- Jim Ginther (St. Louis University, Representative of the Medieval Academy of America)
- Sander Goldberg (UCLA, APA Textbooks Series Editor)
- Jeffrey Henderson (Boston University, APA Immediate Past President)
- Robert Kaster (Princeton University)
- John Miller (University of Virginia)
- Jim O'Donnell (Georgetown University)
- Diana Robin (Newberry Library, Representative of the Renaissance Academy of America)
Last updated on January 29, 2013.
