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Thinking Historically about Primary Sources: Case Study: Evans

Questions

This primary source lifecycle is the most confusing, but sketch a rough outline of it. Are any stages of it missing or incomplete? Are there any of the other barriers to access? 

Can you describe the primary source lifecycle of the American Bibliography in Hathitrust? Why are only some volumes full view?

Compare and contrast the Readex version of the Evans Collection and the Text Creation Partnership version of the Evans Collection. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each? How does each version intervene in the primary source lifecycle?

Do you see any political or ethical issues at stake in the creation and digitization of the Evans Collection? What does the History Matters review of the Readex database identify as the ethical issues?

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