ARMENIAN LIBRARIES DIGITALIZED
AEMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
YERVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: Four libraries are being digitalized
in Armenia. Director of the National Library Tigran Zargaryan told
the reporters today that first magazines and periodicals will be
digitized. Currently the number of digitalized books reaches about
1 million but the number will grow.
“The digitalization process have started since 2001 and currently the
1-2% of the Armenian literature has been digitalized,” Zargaryan said.
He said the digitized books are being read from all the corners of
the world.
He said it has been done under the auspices of the Open Society
Institute and currently state-funded. “The digitalization process
will not result in job cut but vice versa,” Zargaryan said.
The digitalized books may be read at and
websites.
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