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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On behalf of Lynn Ransom, Executive Director, Digital Scriptorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/digital-scriptorium.org/__;!!IBzWLUs!QmYrfwqcsIpEF_805pZl0Bse7X9eZILqvzmlpBBaD7ixBoBtcEQ2Ls1CrvMv0_0-3J9pdzAFqYkN-0n8NqSU$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#196AD4">Digital
Scriptorium</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"> (DS) is offering information sessions once again!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">DS is a growing consortium of North American institutions with collections of global premodern manuscripts, dedicated to building an online union catalog of
manuscripts in member collections. Fully implemented in 2024, the new </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/search.digital-scriptorium.org/__;!!IBzWLUs!QmYrfwqcsIpEF_805pZl0Bse7X9eZILqvzmlpBBaD7ixBoBtcEQ2Ls1CrvMv0_0-3J9pdzAFqYkN-z8XzPaH$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#196AD4">DS
Catalog</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"> has been designed to reduce barriers to participation and ensure sustainability in a linked open data platform. It currently represents over 25,000 manuscripts
and fragments from 45 member institutions, with more being added regularly. Since June 2024, we have had over 12000 active users from 110 countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">If you represent a North American institution with premodern manuscript holdings and would like to find out more about DS, please consider attending one of
3 information sessions via Zoom. In these sessions, we will discuss the benefits of membership and what is involved in contributing your institution's data to the DS Catalog (spoiler alert: not a lot!) and take your questions about participating in DS. Sessions
will be held on Tuesday, June 24 (1-2pm ET); Wednesday, July 9 (11am-12pm ET); and Thursday, July 17 (3-4pm ET).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">To sign up for an information session, please complete </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/A3bR8mPFuJiyco9LA__;!!IBzWLUs!QmYrfwqcsIpEF_805pZl0Bse7X9eZILqvzmlpBBaD7ixBoBtcEQ2Ls1CrvMv0_0-3J9pdzAFqYkN-28RX4rt$"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">this
form</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Membership in DS is an investment in linking manuscript resources across institutions and out into the global
linked data environment to advance discovery of and access to these unique witnesses of the world’s shared intellectual and cultural heritages. The DS Catalog connects researchers around the world to member collections and promotes a network of scholarship
shared among participating institutions. Membership is open to all North American institutions holding a collection or collections of premodern manuscripts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">For more information about specific aspects of DS, please visit the following pages:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and the sliding fee structure</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal" style="color:#26282A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
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is included in the DS Catalog</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal" style="color:#26282A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/digital-scriptorium.org/about/ds-2-0/__;!!IBzWLUs!QmYrfwqcsIpEF_805pZl0Bse7X9eZILqvzmlpBBaD7ixBoBtcEQ2Ls1CrvMv0_0-3J9pdzAFqYkN-2oz6Qpr$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#196AD4">The
DS Catalog redevelopment project</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal" style="color:#26282A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/digital-scriptorium.org/faq/__;!!IBzWLUs!QmYrfwqcsIpEF_805pZl0Bse7X9eZILqvzmlpBBaD7ixBoBtcEQ2Ls1CrvMv0_0-3J9pdzAFqYkN-2icGINd$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#196AD4">Answers
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<p class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Lynn Ransom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydpae120b58yiv3865794654ydp86365225yiv2904969072msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Executive Director, Digital Scriptorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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