Showing posts with label Cambridge University. Show all posts
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Aug 27, 2009

Online Archives to Save Cultures

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From the Article:

Some of the world’s most endangered chants, poems and songs could soon be protected with the help of the internet, Cambridge University experts have said.

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Since January, they have been working to create a digital archive of vocal expressions from some of the most obscure cultures on the planet.

The experts at the World Oral Literature Project hope that with the help of digital technology, communities can document their songs and chants and submit them to be archived.

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Source: Press Association

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