12 Nov 2011
Laura Carletti Abstract
Following the recent survey which is part of a larger research project, Laura Carletti has kindly given permission to publish the abstract of a paper she presented to the Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts conference held back in September. The full title is:
“Enhancement of niche cultural and social resources through crowd-contribution: the creation of the Ghostsigns online archive.”
You can download it here and more work in this area will hopefully follow as Laura progresses with her research.
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