Dead Sea Scrolls will be Digitally Available

The Washington Post reports that the Israel Antiquities Authority and Google are digitizing the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. One of the most fascinating and talked about archeological discoveries of the 20th century, scholars and the public will have online access to the electronic versions of the artifacts which will enable study without the risk of accelerated deterioration by exposure to light and variable air conditions. The report indicated that approximately 30,000 fragments from 900 scrolls will be digitized. 

Digitizing Founding Father's Papers

Americans will have easy access to the nation's Founding Fathers' papers thanks to the collaborative efforts the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grantmaking arm of the National Archives, and The University of Virginia (UVA) Press. NHPRC will provide a grant of $2 million to digitize volumes of documents and post them on a special web site. For more information, visit the National Coalition for History.