PROPOSED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
National Library of Armenia is the largest repository of printed books and periodicals in the World. During past 200 years a lot of bibliographic lists were created, describing the history of Armenian prints all over the world. Historically Armenian printed heritage is widely preserved in the Turkish libraries.
Two important databases are in the process of development – “Armenian Books” and “Armenian Periodicals”. Where possible, full text images of the books or periodicals are attached to the relevant bibliographic record. Unfortunately not all books and periodicals are preserved in the collections of the National Library of Armenia. Many such prints should be present in the Turkish libraries, especially in the National Library of Turkey, or in the Istanbul public or academic libraries.
Visiting fellow from Turkey should be able to assist NLA bibliographers to have a picture on presence of unique Armenian prints in Turkish libraries. Later he/she should bridge NLA with the relevant library from Turkey to help in digitization of such prints.
Later a bibliographic list of Armenian prints will be produced.
EXPECTED PROFILE
Librarian or researcher who has:
- Knowledge in Armenian prints
- Willingness to explore collections of Turkish libraries to find Armenian prints
- A good command of English
- Knowledge of Armenian is an asset
CONDITIONS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The fellow is expected to be present at the NLA for 5 day per week, from 9:00-17:00.
PROPOSED TIME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP (JANUARY – JUNE 2017)
4 months between January and June 2017.