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The Hakob Meghapart Project, named after the first Armenian to print books in the Armenian language, \u201c… includes all materials printed inArmenian up to the year 1800, among them: books, maps, calendars-amulets, licenses, pictures with Armenian titles and other kinds of printed matters, in other words, all that was printed in Armenian letters.\u201d Moreover, foreign language books of the sixteenth century, which contained Armenian texts or included\u00a0 Armenian languages and passasges, are also included.\u00a0 This massive collection is divided into six period sections and one \u201cundated books\u201d section: 1512-1600; 1600-1700; 1700-1725; 1725-1750; 1750-1775; 1775-1800.\u00a0 The undated books section, \u201cwhose date of publication is not given bibliographic source or since the book was defective, it was not possible to clarify the date.<\/p>\n
Access<\/strong>: http:\/\/greenstone.flib.sci.am\/gsdl\/cgi-bin\/library.cgi?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=publishe&l=en&w=utf-8<\/a><\/p>\n Celebrating 400 years of Armenian printing, this website\u00a0 houses digitized materials, which were selected for historical value and cultural importance.\u00a0 The digitized collection includes books, anthologies, and articles.\u00a0 Researchers can search the collection using the following search options: \u201cbrowse documents by title,\u201d by clicking on the title tab; \u201cbrowse documents by author,\u201d by clicking the author tab; \u201cbrowse documents by item type\u201d; \u201cbrowse documents by source\u201d; \u201cbrowse documents by date,\u201d by clicking on the date tab.\u00a0 The digitized materials are in **** format and be downloaded.\u00a0 Researchers can access this collection directly at:<\/p>\n http:\/\/greenstone.flib.sci.am\/gsdl\/cgi-bin\/library.cgi?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=400years&l=en&w=utf-8<\/a><\/p>\n The Digital Library of Classical Armenian Literature was established in 1999 as a \u201c… platform for the collection, digitization, preservation, and presentation to worldwide audiences some of the enormous cultural wealth contained in the rich holdings of the Armenian national repositories all over the world.\u201d The digital library contains the works of 625 authors and approximately 2000 titles.\u00a0 According to the curators of the digital library, this online repository\u00a0 provides additional information, not found in other digital depositories: \u201c… provides a complete metadata and bibliographic references on each author and each work.\u00a0 The digitized works do not appear as mere images of the printed books in jpg or PDF formats, but represent fully searchable texts,\u201d allowing researchers to search for keywords and phrases withing the collection.<\/p>\n Access<\/strong>: http:\/\/digilib.am\/digilib\/<\/a><\/p>\n In terms of online digital depositories, the scope of this digital library is quiet expansive.\u00a0 According to the web editors of this digital library, Haybook [Armenian e-books] provides “… access to free electronic resources about literature, language and history.”\u00a0\u00a0 Moreover, Haybook, “…gathers all available electronic resources about Armenian culture on the web and also provides provides information about Armenian digital libraries.\u00a0 This digital library is divided into approximately fifteen sections:\u00a0\u00a0 Novels, Short Stories, Theater, Poetry, History, Classical Armenian, Language, for children, Dictionaries, Art, Religion, Digitized Armenian Manuscripts, Armenian History in English, Armenian songs and music, and online resources.<\/p>\n Access<\/strong>: http:\/\/haybook.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n The digital library at the National Library of Armenia has a treasure trove of digitized materials.\u00a0 Among the digitized materials, researchers should pay particular attention to the following sections:\u00a0 Armenian Rare Books [1512-1800] Collection<\/strong>, Armenia Early Printed Books (1901-1920)<\/strong> Collection<\/strong>, and Digitized Map Collection<\/strong>, and the National Library of Armenia\u2019s publications age<\/strong>.\u00a0 All of the titles listed in the publications page are available in PDF documents and can be downloaded directly.\u00a0 As for October 2012, unfortunately, the links to the digitized periodicals and the scrolls section are broken.\u00a0 The digital collections at the National Library of Armenia offer unparalleled access to Armenia publishing culture and literary traditions.<\/p>\n400 Years of Armenian Printing<\/h3>\n
Digital Library of Classical Armenian Literature<\/h3>\n
Haybook: Armenian e-books<\/h3>\n
National Library of Armenia: Digital Library<\/h3>\n