The Vatican Library site has been updated at last, and now contains lots more information and many beautiful images. Check out the Treasures of the Library or maybe the Gospels of the Peoples section.
An ITworld.com article about the project, HP, Vatican bring Apostolic Library online, says:
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has been tapped by Pope John Paul II to provide public online access to the Vatican's Apostolic Library, which will include posting images of manuscripts that have only been accessible to professional scholars and professors, HP said in a joint statement with the Vatican Tuesday.
As part of its philanthropy program, HP of Palo Alto, California, has been providing its infrastructure technology to assist the Vatican with adding Apostolic Library access to its existing Web site, as well as building faster access to the Vatican Library site and facilitating navigation of the bibliographic database, according to the statement.
Related Link:
New web site of the Vatican Apostolic Library presented - from Vatican Information Service, through EWTN.
Posted on October 29, 2002 03:42 PM. Filed under: books & lit.