Vatican to Put Entire Library Online for All to Access

[Jordan]

http://www.news.com.au/technology/vatican-gets-eternal-life-puts-its-entire-library-online/story-e6frfro0-1226592665885

[retroHelen]

That's an eye-boggling task!! 9 years work and 2.8 petabytes of stuff.

Many archive libraries have done this and it is a good idea where there are delicate handwritten documents that should not be overly handled. Hope it is fairly accessible and not just by very expensive subscription.

The Vatican has some very important Papal edicts/Bullas that changed the course of history as well as important old Bible manuscripts.

[Jordan]

That's an eye-boggling task!! 9 years work and 2.8 petabytes of stuff.

Many archive libraries have done this and it is a good idea where there are delicate handwritten documents that should not be overly handled. Hope it is fairly accessible and not just by very expensive subscription.

The Vatican has some very important Papal edicts/Bullas that changed the course of history as well as important old Bible manuscripts.

Hopefully (but not likely) they will do as the others have and make them free.

http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/