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home digital scriptorium skip to content home ds catalog menu toggle search wikibase sparql query annual meeting member directory about menu toggle about ds annual meeting ds catalog statistics and reports history staff governance membership information ds 2 0 project research and documentation ds notes insights menu toggle august 2026 news and updates a sneak peek into the fleischer collection at university of rochester july 2026 news and updates the maqāmah genre and audition certificates union college s manuscript copy of al ḥarīrī s maqāmāt june 2026 news and updates dmsi recap sparql and the path from description to data may 2026 news and updates work in progress april 2026 news and updates rules for writing march 2026 news and updates support ds menu toggle the friends of digital scriptorium the william g noel eureka fund menu toggle eureka fund call for applications help menu toggle faq using the ds catalog search interface using the ds catalog wikibase using the ds catalog linked data query service for ds member contributors wikibase introduction data model and metadata mapping catalog portal digital scriptorium annual membership meeting 2026 home support digital scriptorium menu toggle the friends of digital scriptorium the william g noel eureka fund eureka fund call for applications about menu toggle ds catalog statistics and reports ds notes insights but we only have a few manuscripts the ds catalog and visibility for institutions with smaller collections a small and incomplete network of manuscript sales how ds elucidates provenance and bookselling relationships via linked open data and some connections among manuscript collectors and sellers in the early 20th century a sneak peek into the fleischer collection at university of rochester an extra set of eyes how ds can help improve manuscript records beyond the brief april 2025 news and updates april 2026 news and updates august 2025 news and updates august 2026 news and updates collecting surfacing comparing the power of the ds catalog connecting the dots investigating a medieval binding fragment for digital scriptorium data enrichment through reconciliation and annotation december 2025 news and updates dmsi recap sparql and the path from description to data drawing the lines cataloging scope and the question of legal documents ds catalog querying and visualization made easy collection trends in islamicate manuscripts ds the peripheral manuscripts project and the value of manuscripts in the midwest february 2025 news and updates february 2026 news and updates identifying and representing manuscripts in the ds catalog january 2026 news and updates july 2025 news and updates july 2026 news and updates june 2025 news and updates june 2026 news and updates magna carta in the ds catalog march 2025 news and updates march 2026 news and updates may 2025 news and updates may 2026 news and updates measuring the popularity of manuscripts what items are of interest to users of the ds catalog november 2025 news and updates october 2025 news and updates rules for writing september 2025 news and updates the maqāmah genre and audition certificates union college s manuscript copy of al ḥarīrī s maqāmāt three islamic manuscripts at the california state library work in progress about ds history staff governance membership information ds 2 0 project research and documentation member directory faq help menu toggle using the ds catalog search interface for ds member contributors privacy policy wikibase introduction feedback using the ds catalog wikibase using the ds catalog linked data query service data model and metadata mapping main menu catalog portal digital scriptorium annual membership meeting 2026 home support digital scriptorium menu toggle the friends of digital scriptorium the william g noel eureka fund eureka fund call for applications about menu toggle ds catalog statistics and reports ds notes insights but we only have a few manuscripts the ds catalog and visibility for institutions with smaller collections a small and incomplete network of manuscript sales how ds elucidates provenance and bookselling relationships via linked open data and some connections among manuscript collectors and sellers in the early 20th century a sneak peek into the fleischer collection at university of rochester an extra set of eyes how ds can help improve manuscript records beyond the brief april 2025 news and updates april 2026 news and updates august 2025 news and updates august 2026 news and updates collecting surfacing comparing the power of the ds catalog connecting the dots investigating a medieval binding fragment for digital scriptorium data enrichment through reconciliation and annotation december 2025 news and updates dmsi recap sparql and the path from description to data drawing the lines cataloging scope and the question of legal documents ds catalog querying and visualization made easy collection trends in islamicate manuscripts ds the peripheral manuscripts project and the value of manuscripts in the midwest february 2025 news and updates february 2026 news and updates identifying and representing manuscripts in the ds catalog january 2026 news and updates july 2025 news and updates july 2026 news and updates june 2025 news and updates june 2026 news and updates magna carta in the ds catalog march 2025 news and updates march 2026 news and updates may 2025 news and updates may 2026 news and updates measuring the popularity of manuscripts what items are of interest to users of the ds catalog november 2025 news and updates october 2025 news and updates rules for writing september 2025 news and updates the maqāmah genre and audition certificates union college s manuscript copy of al ḥarīrī s maqāmāt three islamic manuscripts at the california state library work in progress about ds history staff governance membership information ds 2 0 project research and documentation member directory faq help menu toggle using the ds catalog search interface for ds member contributors privacy policy wikibase introduction feedback using the ds catalog wikibase using the ds catalog linked data query service data model and metadata mapping american academy in rome arthur janet c ross library barbara goldsmith rare book room associate member boston public library member bryn mawr college member buffalo and erie county public library member california state library sutro library associate member university of california berkeley the bancroft library member university of california davis shields library associate member university of california riverside tomás rivera library special collections archives member university of chicago member city college of new york morris r cohen library archives and special collections associate member columbia university libraries and barnard college library member conception abbey library associate member cornell university member university of dayton member folger shakespeare library member fordham university archives and special collections member free library of philadelphia special collections member general theological seminary christoph keller jr library associate member the grolier club member harvard university houghton library supporting member haverford college member the huntington member indiana university bloomington lilly library member jewish theological seminary of america library associate member university of kansas kenneth spencer research library member lehigh university member university of missouri ellis library member the nelson atkins museum of art spencer art reference library associate member newberry library member new york academy of medicine associate member new york public library member new york university elmer holmes bobst library member oberlin college oberlin college library special collections member the ohio state university member ohio university member university of pennsylvania kislak center for special collections rare books and manuscripts supporting member pepperdine university member the athenaeum of philadelphia associate member princeton university member providence public library associate member rochester institute of technology member university of rochester member rutgers university new brunswick libraries member saint louis university member san francisco state university j paul leonard library associate member science history institute associate member smith college special collections mortimer rare book collection member university of texas at austin harry ransom center supporting member tufts university tisch library special collections member union college member vassar college member university of vermont silver special collections library associate member the walters art museum manuscripts and rare books member wellesley college member western michigan university member williams college member university of wisconsin madison member yale university beinecke library member welcome to digital scriptorium digital scriptorium ds is a growing consortium of north american institutions with collections of global premodern manuscripts ds is dedicated to building an online national union catalog built on linked open data technologies and practices for premodern manuscripts in us collections search the ds catalog the addition of current ds member institution data is ongoing recent data additions to the ds catalog include contributions from university of chicago lehigh university ohio university rochester institute of technology smith college wellesley college this now brings the ds catalog to over 30 000 records representing 48 different institutions collections we are also continuing to process records from other member institutions institutions are represented in the ds catalog depending upon contribution of their data to ds if you have any questions about ds or the ds catalog please contact us or feel free to subscribe to our newsletter for updates contact the ds team subscribe to the ds newsletter our annual meeting will be held on friday september 18 2026 both in person in rochester new york and online to learn more about the meeting and to register to attend either in person or online please follow the link below annual meeting information as an organization ds promotes awareness of and facilitates research related to the material objects of scribal cultures and provides access to hand written materials produced by these cultures and textual communities the ds catalog therefore includes materials focusing on these cultures from the era of the codex ds catalog scope and content standards you can use the ds catalog to access and research manuscript data across member institutions bookmark results and save searches link to external authorities for richer context and deeper data exploration query the ds wikibase sparql endpoint for advanced search and discovery within the ds catalog and beyond learn about the ds catalog project joining ds as an institutional member institutions in north america are invited to join the nearly 60 libraries colleges universities museums and cultural organizations that make ds strong and vibrant member benefits include transformation of your structured manuscript metadata into linked open data representation of your manuscript collections in wikidata the world s largest and freely accessible knowledge graph coming soon participation in a national community of scholarship and research supporting the study of our shared intellectual heritage through collaboration across institutional and regional boundaries learn more about becoming a ds member become a friend of digital scriptorium friends contribute financially to support our mission to provide cross institutional digital access to their collections of pre modern manuscripts and enhance access and appreciation of historically significant but often understudied manuscript materials your tax deductible contribution today supports tomorrow s sustainability of ds 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