Abstract
Hidden gems and pointing fingers
Highlights
One of my favourite professors implored her students to always be kind to archivists: ‘They know the archive and if they like you, they will help you find the hidden gems of the collection’. The subject of this special issue, Delpher, can be seen as the modern, digital equivalent of an archivist: the platform provides researchers with access to the extensive digital collections of the KB and several other Dutch institutions, helping them find the gems in the collection
Van Groesen notes in his article on early modern
Just like Van Groessen and Der Weduwen, the other authors do point to problems surrounding thecompleteness of Delpher as a whole, and that of smaller specific corpora, handselected by researchers
Summary
One of my favourite professors implored her students to always be kind to archivists: ‘They know the archive and if they like you, they will help you find the hidden gems of the collection’. The subject of this special issue, Delpher, can be seen as the modern, digital equivalent of an archivist: the platform provides researchers with access to the extensive digital collections of the KB and several other Dutch institutions, helping them find the gems in the collection. There are certainly aspects to Delpher that leave room for improvement – as several of the contributors to this special issue will point out.
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