Abstract: Studies of digital manuscripts generally focus on the technical capabilities of collecting institutions, digital storage and preservation, recovery of corrupted or out-dated material, and provision of access. The potential content of future, digital or part-digital, collections, and their capacity to support sustained scholarly research, has been comparatively neglected by scholars and archival institutions alike. … Continue reading Retaining Traces of Composition in Digital Manuscript Collections: A Case for Institutional Proactivity  –  Millicent Weber