Preservation Of Manuscripts Research Articles

Csokonai és Debrecen

The paper asks how the literary legacy of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805) has been handed down: why did Csokonai’s legacy remain so intact that it is still accessible to modern research (a significant part of the material is currently housed in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), and how did Csokonai become such a timeless marker of Debrecen’s urban space and local identity in the 19th century and later? The answer lies in the fact that there were people in Csokonai’s immediate Debrecen environment (his family and circle of acquaintances) who, immediately after his death, considered it important to preserve his intellectual legacy. The role played by Csokonai’s mother in this process should be highlighted. Later, after his mother’s death, there was a person (László Gaál) who not only preserved his own memories, but also passed on Csokonai’s legacy and his own memories to the persons and institutions of the slowly centralising scientific community in Pest, who were able to shape the outlook and canon. In other words, the survival of Csokonai’s legacy and its emphatic inclusion in the literary historical canon was the result of the cooperation of local and central factors. This did not mean, however, that Csokonai was discovered by the city of Debrecen itself: the discrepancy between the preservation of manuscripts and the preservation of the Csokonai-related material world is striking. While the former reaches the most important places of the institutionalised literary memory almost as fast as lightning, the musealisation of objects does not follow, and the Csokonai Circle (Csokonai Kör), which was founded in Debrecen only much later, in 1890, vainly tried to collect such relics, but could hardly find anything that could be authentically connected to Csokonai.

Impact of Molecular Identification of Palm leaves on the preservation and conservation of Palm Leaves-Tala patra Manuscripts

Palm leaves manuscripts preservation is the main target of this research work. Therefore, this research study aimed at molecular identification of palm leaves by DNA Barcoding to assess the potential level on manuscript preservation. This study aims to amplify the rbcL and matK genes in palm leaves collected from different regions of Bangalore. The DNA was isolated by CTAB method and the amplification was done by PCR analysis. DNA barcoding proved to be an efficient tool for proper discrimination of the related species by generating standers that can be used universally. rbcL: A gene found in the chloroplast genome, encoding a large subunit of the enzyme ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase. matK: Another chloroplast gene coding for maturase K, involved in splicing group II introns. The discrimination is done by accurately sequencing the standard gene region in a very short time (Hebert et al., 2003). rbcL and matK have been having most recommended and vasty studied DNA barcodes for plants, as they are proved by PWG (Pair wise group) to be potential standardized barcodes for plant DNA barcoding. These barcodes are used to properly identify and discriminate any native or foreign plant species (Maloukh et al., 2017). This work guides us the impact/role of molecular identification-DNA Barcoding of palm leaves on the preservation of Palm leaves manuscripts

Integrating social media technology for the awareness of ancient manuscript preservation

Purpose This paper aims to explore opportunities for using social media technology to support the awareness in the digital environment of ancient manuscript preservation, as well as to share Indonesian libraries’ experiences in leveraging those media. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on a literature review to discuss the implementation of social media platforms for preserving and raising awareness of cultural heritage in the form of ancient manuscripts. This paper also observes how some Indonesian libraries use their social media accounts to preserve and raise awareness of ancient manuscript collections. Findings Social media technology provides opportunities for libraries to help perform their cultural heritage preservation function in various and interesting ways. Multiple Indonesian libraries rely on social media technology to preserve and raise awareness of their ancient manuscript collections. Some of those interesting strategies are uploading posts related to the libraries’ ancient manuscript collections; posting “snapshots” of sections of ancient manuscripts; documenting ancient manuscript conservation practices; documenting the involvement of communities in preserving ancient manuscripts; announcing upcoming events and activities related to ancient manuscript studies; and posting interesting news, information and updates about ancient manuscript collections. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing literature and empirical studies by providing insights into the adoption of social media technology to help preservation and raise awareness of ancient manuscripts in the digital environment. This paper can help those libraries wanting to use their social media accounts to increase and develop their preservation efforts, especially when it comes to ancient manuscript collections.

A brief review of digitization as a modern and technical face of Manuscript Preservation

A brief review of digitization as a modern and technical face of Manuscript Preservation

Digital Transformation Techniques for Manuscripts

The world is witnessing continuous technological developments that have an impact on societies and institutions. Therefore, all countries seek to keep pace with these developments and introduce them into various fields. Digital transformation has become one of the most important necessities that all institutions must adopt today, as digital transformation is capable of creating a competitive technological environment to achieve the highest levels of quality at the lowest costs. Manuscripts are of interest to many scholars and researchers due to their scientific and artistic value. Preserving them means preserving national identity, especially with the emergence of technology. It has become imperative to preserve manuscripts from damage and loss and make them available to the largest number of beneficiaries. In the past, Arabs were among the most important peoples who contributed to the preservation of manuscripts. One of the most important challenges facing modern society is managing, preserving, and retrieving information from the vast amount of paper documents and files that are increasing daily. By using technology, the time taken to search for the required document or distribute documents to the relevant parties leads to a significant increase in the productivity of the institution. Information technology and electronic communication systems have revolutionized traditional methods of processing, preserving, and exchanging information. The presence of advanced technologies provides us with ease and accuracy in accessing information. Archiving as a general concept relies on storing and classifying papers in a way that makes it easy to refer back to them when needed. With the advent of computers, the process has become easier, providing more flexibility and ease in retrieval, as well as reducing the costs of preservation and storage. This technology has a direct impact on the archival profession, as archivists have turned to electronic means and imaging storage systems, as well as audiovisual methods, in an attempt to solve the storage and preservation problem. Modern digital technology affects all areas of life due to the integrated scientific environment it provides. All societies have begun to transition towards the digital age because of its remarkable development in information and communication technology. Keywords: Information, Manuscript, Technology, Scanning, Digitization

Tantangan utama preservasi naskah kuno berbasis digitisasi

Introduction. This research aims to determine the main challenges in preserving ancient manuscripts based on digitization. Research methods. This study used descriptive qualitative method. Data was obtained through literature studies based on scientific works published from 2013 to 2023. A total of 76 scientific works consisting of theses, national and international journals were obtained from the Google Scholar database with the keywords Naskah Kuno”, “Pelestarian Naskah Kuno”, “digitisasi naskah kuno.” Meanwhile in English it is like "Ancient Manuscripts, Preservation of Ancient Manuscripts, and digitization of ancient manuscripts. Results and Discussion. Digitized preservation of ancient manuscripts requires careful budget planning and there must be a third party willing to sponsor it on an ongoing basis. Human resources working in the field of ancient manuscript preservation must understand the factors that cause damage to ancient manuscripts; not phobic of technology; awareness to learn about the use of technology; and ready to improve technology skills. The results of digitizing ancient manuscripts are guaranteed to be accessible in their entirety as mandated by law. Avoiding technological obsolescence requires paying attention to the age of the media so that there is a guarantee of long-term use. Conclusion. This study shows five main challenges in the process of digitizing ancient manuscript preservation, including aspects of budget, policy, human resources, accessibility and technological obsolescence. In the future, preserving ancient manuscripts through digitization must focus on these five aspects, because they are interrelated.

Role of Phytochemicals Present in Borassus Flabellifer L. in the Conservation and Preservation of Manuscripts of Tala Patra (B. Flabellifer L.)

Role of Phytochemicals Present in Borassus Flabellifer L. in the Conservation and Preservation of Manuscripts of Tala Patra (B. Flabellifer L.)

Trend Penelitian terkait Digital Preservasi Naskah Kuno

Bibliometric analysis is a quantitative method for analyzing data in existing databases at journal publishers. This method is used to find out how much a particular topic has been researched and discussed by researchers in the field concerned. This method is to find out current research trends and what types of research are still lacking and need to be explored more deeply for future needs regarding digital preservation of ancient library manuscripts. The data presented comes from existing analysis drawn from the SCOPUS Journal database and then the data is also processed through the VOSviewer application. In the research trends regarding digital preservation that exist in this modern era, it is considered important to know the trends and directions of research related to this issue, especially as we currently live in a fast-paced modern world. This is also because we are in the digital era and digital preservation has become an important topic to discuss in recent years. Various kinds of challenges and opportunities are very interesting to discuss regarding the research topic of digital preservation of manuscripts in libraries.

Maintaining collective memory existence through Gelumpai Manuscripts preservation at the South Sumatra Museum

This research is based on the case of the well-preserved collection of Gelumpai Manuscripts, which is estimated to be centuries old and believed to date back to the year 1300 C. The manuscripts serve as authentic evidence of Islamic civilization in Palembang at that time and can strengthen historical value through the collective memory of the nation. The study aimed to determine the manuscript’s supporting factors and the Gelumpai Manuscript preservation process. The research method used was qualitative with a case study approach. The research object was the Gelumpai Manuscript, which used the Ka Ga Nga script. Data was obtained through interviews, field observations, and related documentation studies. The results showed that several supporting factors for the preservation of this manuscript included adequate humidity, ideal light intensity, and effective protection against pests and pollution. This means that the South Sumatra Museum has implemented the appropriate standard. The museum carried out preservation by coating the manuscripts with white oil and periodically cleaning and checking the collection in the storage room. Furthermore, this museum held conservation support activities such as Museum Goes to School, Museum Goes to Village, and Collaboration Exhibitions, which were held to educate the public about the specialty of the Gelumpai Manuscript. So, the society will work together to maintain the existence of the collective memory contained in the manuscript.

Renaming the Cuicatec Knowledge in the Codex Porfirio Díaz

Mesoamerican books inhabit multiple visual and bibliographical spaces that defy simple descriptions and straightforward categorization. Historical annals, divinatory calendars, speeches, poems, and songs informed the history, culture, and ritual life of pre- and post-contact societies. Since the sixteenth century, reproduction of Mesoamerican books has played a role in shaping ideas about race, ethnicity, and culture, as well as effects of settler colonialism in the Americas. Efforts to replicate Mesoamerican books for new audiences, however, have not always followed the same principle. Narratives of exploration, empire, and state formation have often appropriated the Mesoamerican book to fulfill political or religious agendas that have decontextualized the original use of pictorial and alphabetic manuscripts. The themes explored in this Dialogues propose new ways to think about analytical frameworks used to make sense of the content of Mesoamerican books in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Who possessed the intellectual credentials to write about and copy pictorial records? What aspects of Mesoamerican books have made the replication process so complex and contested? How have naming, cataloging, and preservation of manuscripts and their fragments shaped our understanding of ideas of authenticity, originality, authorship, and knowledge? How can digital technologies reshape our experience with pictorial records? Contributors engage with these questions not only to historicize violence and displacement associated with Indigenous books after European contact but to highlight the way the publication of facsimiles helped and continues to help establish intellectual credentials, center historical narratives and popular ideas about culture, and generate funding for individuals and institutions.

Introduction to the Dialogues on Reproduction and the Mesoamerican Book

Mesoamerican books inhabit multiple visual and bibliographical spaces that defy simple descriptions and straightforward categorization. Historical annals, divinatory calendars, speeches, poems, and songs informed the history, culture, and ritual life of pre- and post-contact societies. Since the sixteenth century, reproduction of Mesoamerican books has played a role in shaping ideas about race, ethnicity, and culture, as well as effects of settler colonialism in the Americas. Efforts to replicate Mesoamerican books for new audiences, however, have not always followed the same principle. Narratives of exploration, empire, and state formation have often appropriated the Mesoamerican book to fulfill political or religious agendas that have decontextualized the original use of pictorial and alphabetic manuscripts. The themes explored in this Dialogues propose new ways to think about analytical frameworks used to make sense of the content of Mesoamerican books in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Who possessed the intellectual credentials to write about and copy pictorial records? What aspects of Mesoamerican books have made the replication process so complex and contested? How have naming, cataloging, and preservation of manuscripts and their fragments shaped our understanding of ideas of authenticity, originality, authorship, and knowledge? How can digital technologies reshape our experience with pictorial records? Contributors engage with these questions not only to historicize violence and displacement associated with Indigenous books after European contact but to highlight the way the publication of facsimiles helped and continues to help establish intellectual credentials, center historical narratives and popular ideas about culture, and generate funding for individuals and institutions.

Creating the Digital Florentine Codex

Mesoamerican books inhabit multiple visual and bibliographical spaces that defy simple descriptions and straightforward categorization. Historical annals, divinatory calendars, speeches, poems, and songs informed the history, culture, and ritual life of pre- and post-contact societies. Since the sixteenth century, reproduction of Mesoamerican books has played a role in shaping ideas about race, ethnicity, and culture, as well as effects of settler colonialism in the Americas. Efforts to replicate Mesoamerican books for new audiences, however, have not always followed the same principle. Narratives of exploration, empire, and state formation have often appropriated the Mesoamerican book to fulfill political or religious agendas that have decontextualized the original use of pictorial and alphabetic manuscripts. The themes explored in this Dialogues propose new ways to think about analytical frameworks used to make sense of the content of Mesoamerican books in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Who possessed the intellectual credentials to write about and copy pictorial records? What aspects of Mesoamerican books have made the replication process so complex and contested? How have naming, cataloging, and preservation of manuscripts and their fragments shaped our understanding of ideas of authenticity, originality, authorship, and knowledge? How can digital technologies reshape our experience with pictorial records? Contributors engage with these questions not only to historicize violence and displacement associated with Indigenous books after European contact but to highlight the way the publication of facsimiles helped and continues to help establish intellectual credentials, center historical narratives and popular ideas about culture, and generate funding for individuals and institutions.

Reinterpreting Mesoamerican Codices in México a través de los siglos

Mesoamerican books inhabit multiple visual and bibliographical spaces that defy simple descriptions and straightforward categorization. Historical annals, divinatory calendars, speeches, poems, and songs informed the history, culture, and ritual life of pre- and post-contact societies. Since the sixteenth century, reproduction of Mesoamerican books has played a role in shaping ideas about race, ethnicity, and culture, as well as effects of settler colonialism in the Americas. Efforts to replicate Mesoamerican books for new audiences, however, have not always followed the same principle. Narratives of exploration, empire, and state formation have often appropriated the Mesoamerican book to fulfill political or religious agendas that have decontextualized the original use of pictorial and alphabetic manuscripts. The themes explored in this Dialogues propose new ways to think about analytical frameworks used to make sense of the content of Mesoamerican books in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Who possessed the intellectual credentials to write about and copy pictorial records? What aspects of Mesoamerican books have made the replication process so complex and contested? How have naming, cataloging, and preservation of manuscripts and their fragments shaped our understanding of ideas of authenticity, originality, authorship, and knowledge? How can digital technologies reshape our experience with pictorial records? Contributors engage with these questions not only to historicize violence and displacement associated with Indigenous books after European contact but to highlight the way the publication of facsimiles helped and continues to help establish intellectual credentials, center historical narratives and popular ideas about culture, and generate funding for individuals and institutions.

Enduring Absence

Mesoamerican books inhabit multiple visual and bibliographical spaces that defy simple descriptions and straightforward categorization. Historical annals, divinatory calendars, speeches, poems, and songs informed the history, culture, and ritual life of pre- and post-contact societies. Since the sixteenth century, reproduction of Mesoamerican books has played a role in shaping ideas about race, ethnicity, and culture, as well as effects of settler colonialism in the Americas. Efforts to replicate Mesoamerican books for new audiences, however, have not always followed the same principle. Narratives of exploration, empire, and state formation have often appropriated the Mesoamerican book to fulfill political or religious agendas that have decontextualized the original use of pictorial and alphabetic manuscripts. The themes explored in this Dialogues propose new ways to think about analytical frameworks used to make sense of the content of Mesoamerican books in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. Who possessed the intellectual credentials to write about and copy pictorial records? What aspects of Mesoamerican books have made the replication process so complex and contested? How have naming, cataloging, and preservation of manuscripts and their fragments shaped our understanding of ideas of authenticity, originality, authorship, and knowledge? How can digital technologies reshape our experience with pictorial records? Contributors engage with these questions not only to historicize violence and displacement associated with Indigenous books after European contact but to highlight the way the publication of facsimiles helped and continues to help establish intellectual credentials, center historical narratives and popular ideas about culture, and generate funding for individuals and institutions.

The Function of Old Manuscript Reading and Its Preservation in the Sasak Community of West Sakra District

This research aims to determine the functions and methods of preserving old manuscripts in the Sasak community in the west Sakra district. This research is motivated by the existence of manuscripts that have a function in the culture of the Sasak community in the West Sakra sub-district and proves whether the use of certain manuscripts is limited to community suggestions or whether there are other purposes. Data collection was carried out by observation and interviews with an emic approach and analyzed using functional theory. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the Jatiswara script serves as a ‘circumcision’ diving ritual for boys because diving is an Islamic process as described in the Jatiswara text, namely the mulene game slam ‘a person’s Islam is not perfect if it has not been circumcised. The Indarjaya script serves as a remedy for people who are ‘unable to speak’. It is depicted in the story of the daughter who could not speak, namely the princess nengke kayun ngandike ‘the princess wants to talk’. While the Selandir script serves as a ritual remedy for kepaq people ‘cannot walk’. It was described in Selandir’s text that reads still lemper bise lumaris ‘still unable to walk. Meanwhile, the manuscript preservation process is carried out in two ways, namely internal and external. Internally, preservation is carried out by direct inheritance and copying of manuscripts. Meanwhile, external preservation is carried out by establishing customary institutions, puppetry, digitization, translation, and transformation of manuscripts.

Inventory, Preservation and Digitalization of Manuscripts as a Historical Source in Jambi

<em><em>Inventory, preservation and digitization activities at the Jambi City Museum are activities motivated by information on the large number of manuscript collections at the Jambi Museum which have not been preserved and digitized. Therefore, the purpose of this service is to analyze and describe inventory, preservation and digitization activities at the Jambi City Museum. This community service uses a Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach. The results of this dedication show that many of the manuscripts that are in the Jambi City Museum and which are still in the private collection of the community are historical sources for Jambi City. To record these manuscripts, an inventory was carried out. Meanwhile, to maintain the preservation of manuscripts at the Jambi City Museum, physical and non-physical preservation activities as well as digitization of manuscripts were carried out. This article argues that there are still some deficiencies which are considered for evaluation by the Jambi City Museum regarding the preservation of manuscripts as historical sources in Jambi. Both related to improving the quality of human resources, the availability of tools and equipment for preservation, as well as the involvement of various parties in the process of preserving manuscripts.</em></em>

STRATEGI DAN TANTANGAN PELESTARIAN MANUSKRIP DI PERPUSTAKAAN RUMOH MANUSKRIP ACEH

Preservation is a process or way of protection and damage. This research was conducted at the Aceh Manuscript Rumoh Library (PRMA). This study aims to determine the strategies and challenges of preserving manuscripts in the Aceh manuscript house library. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques used by observation, interviews, and documentation. Researchers conducted interviews with one librarian who manages PRMA. The results of the study found that the preservation was carried out by PRMA by carrying out physical preservation and content preservation. Preservation of manuscripts is carried out by carrying out maintenance, conservation and restoration. Damage to manuscripts is caused by damage factors such as biological factors, physical factors, chemical factors, humans, and natural disasters. The strategy undertaken by PRMA is to continue to improve room cleanliness, provide equipment, facilities, and also attend seminars or training for library managers. The challenge for PRMA in carrying out conservation is the constraints on facilities, tools, and materials. Not all librarians are experts at preserving, so libraries need to recruit employees who are capable of preserving it so that the treasures can be enjoyed and used for a long time. Digitalization or media transfer is also a challenge for libraries. By transferring media, the information contained in the manuscript can be used and the value of the information is maintained.

'Freezing' as a Manuscript Preservation Method at Sonobudoyo Museum Library

'Freezing' as a Manuscript Preservation Method at Sonobudoyo Museum Library

Sutherland, Kathryn. Why Modern Manuscripts Matter

Why Modern Manuscripts Matter makes a strong case for the preservation of manuscripts and authorial ephemera, not just for the reasons that we already know, but for future uses that we have not yet even begun to imagine. As Sutherland carefully illustrates, the history of manuscript scholarship already includes many surprising turns and revaluations of materials that were previously thought unimportant. The Introduction and Chapter 1 provide a clearly written, useful overview of the past and current state of modern manuscript studies and preservation for readers seeking background knowledge on this field. Chapter 2 discusses Samuel Johnson’s prescient understanding of the commercial potential of the writing life. Johnson’s constructed authorial persona played into the public’s fascination with celebrity authors and increased the importance of material objects owned or made by them. Collectors began to value written drafts as ‘an expression of a self’ (p. 83). Chapter 3 provides an overview of how the two-hundred-year-old mania for collecting celebrity autographs and other ephemera, including human hair and jewellery, often divorces these materials so completely from their original contexts that they lose much of their significance. However, Sutherland argues that these items – even very mundane artifacts such as paper pins and clips – can regain meaning when properly catalogued and displayed, and therefore should not be overlooked by professional archivists. Chapter 4 explores what Frances Burney’s manuscript archive reveals about her writing practices, particularly her tendency to regard previously published texts as endless works in progress. In Chapter 5, Sutherland argues that Sir Walter Scott’s manuscripts trouble our assumptions about manuscript authenticity and authority. Sutherland describes Scott’s archive as evidence of a highly collaborative and staged process in which no single draft of a work can stand as most authoritative. Chapter 6 suggests that Jane Austen’s manuscripts demonstrate stronger links to Romantic ideals about fragmentary writing than has usually been assumed and that this underlying experimental feature of her work, in turn, influenced the Modernists. In these case studies of Burney, Scott and Austen, Sutherland convincingly shows that examining their manuscript archives provides us with a stronger understanding of their writing habits and innovations.

UPAYA DIGITALISASI NASKAH KUNO DI PERPUSTAKAAN YAYASAN PANGERAN SUMEDANG

Indonesia is recognized as a country with the greatest wealth of ancient manuscript heritage in the world. The diversity of cultures and customs stretching from Sabang to Merauke makes Indonesia has hundreds or even thousands of ancient manuscripts. Today, ancient manuscripts are considered the nation's cultural heritage with high historical value and their existence is stored as carefully as possible in libraries and museums. Even so, writing that is tens or even hundreds of years old makes ancient manuscripts vulnerable to damage. This cannot be ignored because ancient manuscripts have a source of information and real evidence of the past civilization of the nation's ancestors. Therefore, it is necessary to take concrete action to preserve ancient manuscripts, one of which is by media transfer or digitalization methods. This qualitative research focuses on ancient manuscripts stored in the Yayasan Pangeran Sumedang library. Including 4 informants who have background knowledge regarding the preservation of ancient manuscripts. The results of this research show that the Yayasan Pangeran Sumedang library is digitizing as an ancient manuscript preservation activity. In its implementation, the library applies standard operational steps in media transfer activities, namely (1) Pre-digitization, (2) Digitization, and (3) Post-digitization. This research shows that the final product of the digital media transfer activities carried out at the Yayasan Pangeran Sumedang library is an e-book. This digital version of ancient manuscripts is intended for all levels of society, with the hope that ordinary people can access the knowledge contained in ancient manuscripts. Not only that, the repackaging of this ancient manuscript also targets the younger generation to become increasingly interested in reading the history of the nation's ancestors