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Tibetan literature converted into e-file
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Source: CCTV.com | 03-27-2009 13:02
Special Report: Tibet in 50 YearsAfter three years of strenuous effort, the Gansu Ethnic Teachers' Institute is wrapping up the first phase of its ambitious project aimed at converting the complete collection of ancient Tibetan literature into electronic files.
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Gansu Ethnic Teachers' Institute is wrapping up the first phase of its ambitious project aimed at converting the complete collection of ancient Tibetan literature into electronic files. |
According to the institute's Tibetan Culture Research Center, the scope of the project covers all the available Tibetan-language literature in China. The subjects range from theology and philosophy, to medicine and history.
Some of the volumes have been borrowed from monastery libraries for scanning. Already nearly 6,000 volumes have been scanned during the first phase of the work. The project will produce a wide-ranging electronic database for researchers of Tibetan studies.