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ARMENIAN REVIEW DIGITIZATION PROJECT RECEIVES GULBENKIAN GRANT
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By Contributor // January 14, 2014
WATERTOWN, Mass.--The Armenian Review recently received a grant
from the Gulbenkian Foundation of Portugal to support its project
to digitize the entire Armenian Review collection, from 1948 to the
present, in an effort to promote preservation and accessibility. The
goal of the digitization project is to allow readers and researchers
keyword searchable online access to every article published in the
journal's nearly 200 issues.
The Armenian Review recently received a grant from the Gulbenkian
Foundation of Portugal to support its project to digitize the entire
Armenian Review collection.
The grant of $12,000, coupled with another donation of $5,000 from a
generous private donor, will defray a major portion of the digitization
costs that will create an online index and a searchable database of
the Armenian Review, the leading journal of Armenian studies, which
has published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on Armenian
history, sociology, political science, and literature.
"The editorial team is excited by this new opportunity provided by
the Gulbenkian Foundation. It will help us get closer to our goal of
establishing a digital footprint and make the Review available for
online researchers. That being said, the challenge is bigger now for
the journal to develop and organize its digital archive by updating
its web platform, preparing abstracts for each articles published since
1948, and generating a solid plan to further expand its accessibility
and overall operations in the coming years," said Asbed Kotchikian,
the editor-in-chief.
Allowing researchers from across the country and around the world
to use these materials remotely will greatly ease the process of
writing books and articles in the future. For instance, a historian
in Armenia--which had no access to the Review under Soviet rule--will
be able to access 65 years of academic studies on his or her computer.
More broadly, the promotion of the Review's online access will increase
the visibility of Armenian studies in scholarly research and discourse.
The most recent issue of the Armenian Review contains Rouben
Shougarian's assessment of Turkish-Armenian Track I and II
diplomacies. In another article, Albert Stepanyan reexamines and
analyzes sections from Moses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians.
The third and fourth pieces are a dialogue between Taner Akcam,
and Ugur Umit Ungör and Mehmet Polatel. The dialogue starts with a
review essay by Akcam examining and critiquing Ungör's and Polatel's
book Confiscation and Destruction: The Young Turk Seizure of Armenian
Property. The issue also features book reviews and a review essay by
Levon Chorbajian, who reviewed four books dealing with the Armenian
Genocide and its aftermath.
The current issue of the Armenian Review may be ordered by
itself or as part of a subscription to the journal from its
website,www.armenianreview.org. All subscription, order, and renewal
inquiries should be addressed to the publisher by either writing
to the Armenian Review, Inc., 80 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA
02472-2012; by e-mailing [email protected]; or by calling
(617) 926-4037. Individuals who would like to contribute to the
digitization project may [email protected].
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/01/14/armenian-review-digitization-project-receives-gulbenkian-grant/
By Contributor // January 14, 2014
WATERTOWN, Mass.--The Armenian Review recently received a grant
from the Gulbenkian Foundation of Portugal to support its project
to digitize the entire Armenian Review collection, from 1948 to the
present, in an effort to promote preservation and accessibility. The
goal of the digitization project is to allow readers and researchers
keyword searchable online access to every article published in the
journal's nearly 200 issues.
The Armenian Review recently received a grant from the Gulbenkian
Foundation of Portugal to support its project to digitize the entire
Armenian Review collection.
The grant of $12,000, coupled with another donation of $5,000 from a
generous private donor, will defray a major portion of the digitization
costs that will create an online index and a searchable database of
the Armenian Review, the leading journal of Armenian studies, which
has published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on Armenian
history, sociology, political science, and literature.
"The editorial team is excited by this new opportunity provided by
the Gulbenkian Foundation. It will help us get closer to our goal of
establishing a digital footprint and make the Review available for
online researchers. That being said, the challenge is bigger now for
the journal to develop and organize its digital archive by updating
its web platform, preparing abstracts for each articles published since
1948, and generating a solid plan to further expand its accessibility
and overall operations in the coming years," said Asbed Kotchikian,
the editor-in-chief.
Allowing researchers from across the country and around the world
to use these materials remotely will greatly ease the process of
writing books and articles in the future. For instance, a historian
in Armenia--which had no access to the Review under Soviet rule--will
be able to access 65 years of academic studies on his or her computer.
More broadly, the promotion of the Review's online access will increase
the visibility of Armenian studies in scholarly research and discourse.
The most recent issue of the Armenian Review contains Rouben
Shougarian's assessment of Turkish-Armenian Track I and II
diplomacies. In another article, Albert Stepanyan reexamines and
analyzes sections from Moses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians.
The third and fourth pieces are a dialogue between Taner Akcam,
and Ugur Umit Ungör and Mehmet Polatel. The dialogue starts with a
review essay by Akcam examining and critiquing Ungör's and Polatel's
book Confiscation and Destruction: The Young Turk Seizure of Armenian
Property. The issue also features book reviews and a review essay by
Levon Chorbajian, who reviewed four books dealing with the Armenian
Genocide and its aftermath.
The current issue of the Armenian Review may be ordered by
itself or as part of a subscription to the journal from its
website,www.armenianreview.org. All subscription, order, and renewal
inquiries should be addressed to the publisher by either writing
to the Armenian Review, Inc., 80 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA
02472-2012; by e-mailing [email protected]; or by calling
(617) 926-4037. Individuals who would like to contribute to the
digitization project may [email protected].
From: A. Papazian