Digitization Project for Korean Rare Books held Abroad
Summary: The project consists in examining, collecting and digitising Korea-related materials located overseas so as to establish a Korean Studies research information infrastructure and preserve a cultural heritage to be passed on to the future generation.
Type of Project: The documents come from a wide range of collections held in different countries around the world.
Countries Involved: 42
Website: www.nl.go.kr/korcis
Detail
[Website] | [Description] | [Partners] | [Duration] | [Access to Data and Documents] | [Volumetry]
Website
Description
The project consists in examining, collecting and digitising Korea-related materials located overseas so as to establish a Korean Studies research information infrastructure and preserve a cultural heritage to be passed on to the future generation.
Partners
- National Library of Korea, Republic of Korea
- Harvard-Yenching Library, United States
- British Library, United Kingdom
- 39 others
Duration
- Ongoing (since 2006)
Access to Data and Documents
Available for free for use and non-commercial reuse .
Metadata is available for consultation on an on line catalogue, and available for reuse for free for non-commercial use.
Volumetry
100 000 documents