Bibliothèques d’Orient
Summary: Bibliothèques d’Orient presents the interactions between Eastern Mediterranean countries and France over several centuries, with a particular focus on the period 1798-1945. From the moment it opens, this collaborative digital library bring together about 7,000 documents accompanied by almost 100 scientific contextualisation. These items can be accessed through 7 categories: Crossroads, Communities, Religions, Knowledge, Politics, Imagination and Personalities.
Type of Project: Bringing together documents held in a range of institutions.
Countries Involved: 3 (9 partners)
Website: https://heritage.bnf.fr/bibliothequesorient/homepage
Detail
[Website] | [Description] | [Partners] | [Duration] | [Access to Data and Documents] | [Volumetry]
Website
Description
Bibliothèques d’Orient presents the interactions between Eastern Mediterranean countries and France over several centuries, with a particular focus on the period 1798-1945.
From the moment it opens, this collaborative digital library bring together about 7,000 documents accompanied by almost 100 scientific contextualisation. These items can be accessed through 7 categories: Crossroads, Communities, Religions, Knowledge, Politics, Imagination and Personalities.
Partners
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, France
- IDEO, Egypt
- IFAO, Egypt
- CEAlex, Egypt
- Others (EBAF, BO, IFPO, IFEA, SALT)
- Further partners are planning to join
Duration
- Ongoing (started 2015)
Access to Data and Documents
Materials are available for free through IIIF, available for free for non-commercial use, and for a fee for commercial use.
Metadata is available for reuse for free for commercial and non-commercial use.
Volumetry
7 550 documents